Business Security Software

While Sophos Firewall is generally reliable, the areas that could be improved include:

The reporting tools, which can be limited in customization and depth.

The initial setup can be somewhat complex for users unfamiliar with firewall configurations.

Occasionally, some advanced features take time to fully understand and optimize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sophos Firewall helps us tackle the big headaches around keeping our network safe—blocking malware, managing what users can access online, and stopping any unwanted intrusions. What really stands out is how it links up our endpoints and firewall, so threats get spotted and handled quicker. This means fewer security worries, less downtime, and my team can keep an eye on everything from one place without juggling multiple tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

although its a great product but its veru costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the appid that helped me control over traffic—regardless of port, protocol, or encryption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I don’t like is that the web UI can feel very clunky, especially if you have a lot of elements or a big report open. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As we are an MSP, we have a big variety of customers, and their needs for data backup and retention vary. HYCU helps a lot with our management, making us feel safe and confident that we can assist any future customer with their data needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Check Point management can be intimidating for newcomers, this is due to the fact that there are a lot of options for customisation. It can take some time to fully grasp the full potential of the SmartConsole. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrated Threat Prevention Blades (IPS, Anti-bot, Anti-Virus. Threat Emulation, Threat Extraction), Check Point NGFWs offer a very strong and real-time protection against Zero-day attacks, malware and APTs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no NGF and SDWAN does not have Spanish support from Netgate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Practicality to develop, almost all solutions in one box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing that I dislike the most It's the Firmware Stability , in terms that , versions may contain some bugs that would make you to rollback to a previous version and Couse mayor setback on the task, new firmware releases sometimes introduce unexpected bugs, especially in major updates (like 7.2 or 7.4).

I often wait several months after a release before upgrading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FortiGate NGFW is helping me solve several critical problems in my network infrastructure, especially in the areas of routing, secure remote access, and user traffic visibility.

One of the biggest advantages for me is how easy and intuitive it is to configure IPsec VPNs. Whether it's for site-to-site connections or remote users, FortiGate provides a clear interface and strong encryption options that make the process both secure and user-friendly. I can quickly set up VPNs with just a few steps and be confident in the stability and protection of the tunnels.

Additionally, FortiGate's routing capabilities are robust, allowing me to manage complex network topologies efficiently. The GUI and CLI give me full control over static routes, policy-based routing, and dynamic protocols, making it ideal for both small and large deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being in an environment that has mobile users bringing their own devices and using public wifi the pay per device model is difficult to stomach. Over 150 of our licenses are just user's cell phones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tunneling, traffic shaping, and more. It is like an eye in the sky. The dashboard on our parter portal allows us to see all of our appliances at once and manage from afar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Setting up and configuration of Checkpoint CloudGuard security can be complex particularly if you have limited cloud security expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Checkpoint CloudGuard Network Security solves the problem of securing cloud infrastructure by providing advanced threat prevention and traffic inspection across hybrid cloud environments. It benefits us by ensuring that cloud workloads are protected from cyberattacks maintaining compliance and simplifying security management with automated policy enforcement and centralized visibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It provides a comprehensive set of features, organizations with highly specialized or unique requirements may find certain customization limitations. It's crucial to assess whether the service meets specific customization needs. Depending on the level of traffic and specific configurations, the costs associated with Azure Firewall usage can accumulate. Cost is depends on how many services accessed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure Firewall addresses key challenges in cloud network security, benefiting me by providing centralized security management, controlling outbound traffic, filtering based on applications and threat intelligence, ensuring high availability, and seamlessly integrating with Azure services. This results in improved security, compliance, and operational efficiency for organizations leveraging Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I installed the trial edition of NOVA Backup, and while it is a reliable backup solution, it has certain restrictions. For example, it does not enable application-aware processing, which is required for effective backups of specific apps. Overall, it's a nice start, but I need more advanced features to meet my demands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I experienced challenges with data backup, but it effectively resolved my issues. It offered simple backup settings, a user-friendly interface, and fast recovery times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is nothing much about firewall products personally to me but need to go with phase by phase when comes to deploying and managing. As new beginner need to learn many things in order to deploy this products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is used like managing layer 7 security. Like filtering out Http & https traffic from external clients when accessing internal resources. I deployed in DMZ side and it is very helpful to me when managing network traffic restrictied to dmz which avoid to harm our internal network traiffx when it comes from outside network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can get kinda pricey, especially if you start adding a bunch of extras. Also, the logs can be overwhelming, like, too much info sometimes and not super clear unless you already know what you’re looking at. Would be nice if they had better filtering or summaries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mainly it helped us stop stressing about securing traffic between our cloud stuff. Before, we had a patchwork of tools and manual rules and it was just messy. With Palo Alto’s NGFW, it’s all in one place, easy to manage, and way faster to set up policies that actually work. It also helped us keep compliance in check without spending forever doing audits. Just makes things smoother and less painful overall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing special. Actually, I'm very satisfied with GassWire. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So basically, I use GlassWire to monitor my network usage. I have limited internet connection. So I need to manage my data package for the entire month. By using GlassWire, I can get an overall idea about which apps on my laptop use more data and, according to that, adjust their usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

not limited to forti VM, but fortinets quality control on patches can leave a little to be desired. not the end of the world if you pay attention, but perhaps isn't as robust as other vendors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

protects the perimeter of our public cloud environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing as of now! We are satisfied currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cloudflare helped us apply country blocking rules to restrict traffic from Countries of concern. Potentially expanding our secure infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the programs I use for remote while connected to NordVPN run a little slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Security for company infomation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some aspects that some users might find less favorable: Cost of advanced features, limited customization in reports, responsiveness of customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

for my experience recommended Firewalls WAtchguard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WatchGuard Network Security, like any security solution, can present some problems, but it also offers numerous benefits. Common issues include configuration complexity, potential conflicts with other security tools or applications, and the need for constant updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Policy evaluation order (URL & Cloud App Control vs. Firewall vs. DLP) can be non-intuitive for new admins; mis-sequenced rules sometimes produce “shadowed” policies that look correct in the portal but never hit in practice.Log retention in the portal tops out at 30 days unless you stream to external SIEM/Splunk, which adds extra lift and cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) solves the challenge of securing user internet traffic without relying on traditional perimeter-based security.

It provides cloud-delivered protection against web threats, data loss, and unauthorized access—regardless of user location—by enforcing consistent security policies across remote and on-site users.

As an implementation engineer, this benefits me by simplifying deployments, reducing the need for complex hardware setups, and enabling faster rollouts with centralized policy management. It also enhances visibility and control while supporting Zero Trust architecture, which aligns with modern security needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user GUI while very powerful is very clunky and not intuitive. Drastic changes in the workflow and operational mechanisms need to be done to make the learning curve much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

we were able to manage failover scenarios from our multiple ISP solutions and customize them based on the source of the traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The quality of the support team is not good, and not providing the support on time and making too long to support.

It is tough to export the logs and reports and not user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everyone should use this product so make our data safe. Firewall will help us in many ways like vpn,load balancing, content filtration, Ip filtration, logs and reports. So we have many features in buying the firewall so choose the best products like Huawei. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We got more problems before using this firewall. We need to balance the load manually, and that makes us very hard. We were allowing all our employees to use all websites and that is not fair. So these are the reasons to switch to a firewall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.