WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, has been awrded for its Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliance and for its high performance SSL VPN offering.

Presented by Network Computing and Computing Security magazines, the WatchGuard XTM 8 Series, a high-performance multifunction firewall appliance, received the top award of “Unified Threat Management Solution of the Year.”

Adding to this cadence of industry accolades, SC Magazine, the leading authority on IT security, gave the WatchGuard SSL 560 a five-star review as well as their coveted “recommended” designation in a group test of SSL VPN appliances. 

The WatchGuard SSL 560 received 5-stars in all the review categories: Features, Ease of use, Performance, Documentation, Support, Value for Money, and Overall Rating.

 “These awards reiterate what so many of our customers and channel partners say – WatchGuard solutions provide unparalleled protection and functionality that simply cannot be beat in terms of performance, capability and total cost of ownership,” said Eric Aarrestad, Vice President of Marketing at WatchGuard Technologies.