WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity,
today announced the launch of ThreatSync+ NDR and WatchGuard
Compliance Reporting. ThreatSync+ NDR is uniquely suited for
businesses of any size that operate with smaller IT teams or
limited cybersecurity resources. The first in a new ThreatSync+
family of products, ThreatSync+ NDR automates and simplifies
continuous monitoring, detection, and remediation of threats using
an advanced AI detection engine. It cuts through the noise of
billions of network flows to surface actionable risks and threats
quickly and efficiently. This open XDR solution delivers visibility
into east/west and north/south network traffic that was previously
only available to large enterprises with the resources to manage
their own security operations center (SOC).
Modern AI for Superior Threat Detection and Response
ThreatSync+ NDR utilizes an advanced AI engine with a
dual-layered neural network approach, a key technology from
WatchGuard’s acquisition of CyGlass in 2023. The AI engine in
ThreatSync+ correlates and presents anomalies as risk-scored and
prioritized incidents, giving managed service providers (MSPs) and
IT security pros an intuitive dashboard that includes incident
location, devices, users, and timelines, empowering them to focus
on the most critical threats, review guidance on mitigation, and
ultimately, better protect their organizations.
"WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR provides an additional layer of
advanced protection that was previously out of reach," said Don
Gulling, founder and chief executive officer at Verteks Consulting.
"In the past, delivering NDR was difficult due to its complexity
and high operating costs. Because WatchGuard's cloud-based
architecture doesn't require us to install or manage any hardware,
we can quickly, easily and cost-effectively deploy ThreatSync+ NDR
for our customers. With the affordable, world-class AI-based
protection offered by WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR, we can now bring
our customers increased protection while also creating significant
growth opportunity for our business.”
ThreatSync+ NDR In Action
ThreatSync+ NDR watches for attacks as they unfold in the
network and excels at finding attacks that have eluded perimeter
defenses including ransomware, vulnerability and supply chain
attacks. Attackers cannot see ThreatSync+ NDR because it uses AI to
search out the attackers' actions buried in the network traffic. At
the same time, attackers cannot hide because they must use the
network to expand their attack. That means NDR is uniquely capable
of detecting unfolding attack stages, including command and control
calls, lateral movement in the network, reconnaissance scans done
on networks and subnets, data-staging movement in the network,
malware and encryption packages being deployed in the network, and
data exfiltration.
ThreatSync+ NDR Is Accessible and Cost-Optimized
- Rapid Deployment
with No Hardware: Other NDR tools are complex to operate and
force the deployment of multiple hardware clusters. ThreatSync+ NDR
operates in the WatchGuard Cloud, deploys in less than an hour per
location — and instantly when using WatchGuard Firebox firewalls —
requires no new on-premises hardware, and its simplicity makes it
easy to manage for small IT teams.
- ThreatSync+ NDR
delivers enterprise-class machine learning. It is one of the
market's most advanced AI detection engines, with specialized AI
models to detect cyber threats like ransomware, vulnerability-based
attacks, supply chain attacks, and more. It watches continuously,
24x7, looking for the attacks that get through perimeter
defenses.
- ThreatSync+ NDR
automates and simplifies continuous monitoring, detection, and
remediation. It uses AI to reduce the IT workload, and the
solution's dashboards, guidance, and reporting enable any IT team
member to operate it.
- Open XDR.
ThreatSync+ NDR works seamlessly with WatchGuard Firebox and adds
to WatchGuard ThreatSync XDR intelligence and remediation. It also
supports third-party firewalls and industry-standard routers and
switches, making it effective in any organization.
“The launch of ThreatSync+ NDR is the latest example of
WatchGuard’s continued focus on our partners’ opportunity to better
protect customers and expand their service offerings by adding to
our Unified Security Platform,” said Ben Oster, vice president of
product management at WatchGuard Technologies. “ThreatSync+ NDR
makes it exceptionally easy to bring the latest innovations in
cybersecurity to businesses of every size so that MSPs meet the
evolving threat landscape with up-leveled defenses and create new
service revenue streams.”
WatchGuard Compliance Reporting
All too often, NDR and XDR tools do not include a compliance
reporting capability or rely on expensive, complex Governance Risk
and Compliance (GRC) products. WatchGuard Compliance Reporting
fills that gap with a simple-to-use report creation framework, and
automated report creation.
WatchGuard Compliance Reporting puts the hundreds of network
controls activated from ThreatSync+ NDR to work with automated or
manual reporting. The network controls defined by NIST, ISO, CISA
and Cyber Essential standards are easily enabled at deployment.
WatchGuard Compliance Reporting allows IT and compliance teams to
further report on the regulatory laws built from these standards.
Compliance reports that come out-of-the-box include FFIEC,
NIST-171, CMMC, GPDR, IEEE, and many more. Reports are also easily
configured in compliance with custom standards imposed by a cyber
insurer, industry standards like Motion Picture Association (MPA)
compliance, or supply chain vendor third-party risk
assessments.
Expanding WatchGuard’s XDR Strategy with the New ThreatSync+
Family of Products
The WatchGuard ThreatSync architecture centralizes our XDR
products and strategy for beneficial shared knowledge and insights
across the Unified Security Platform® architecture. As XDR
capabilities grow and evolve, so will WatchGuard’s ThreatSync
family. Its core capabilities create the unified remediation and
response engine necessary for XDR, and these benefits are available
with each sale of qualifying WatchGuard products at no additional
charge. The ThreatSync+ AI engine layers on advanced threat
detection and analysis and supports third-party participation for
an open XDR solution. Customers can add ThreatSync+ licenses to
customize their XDR approach so that it fits their unique needs,
beginning with ThreatSync+ NDR and including other ThreatSync+
products in the future.
For more information about WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR, click
here.
Additional Resources:
- WatchGuard
ThreatSync+ NDR Datasheet
- WatchGuard
ThreatSync+ NDR Use Case White Paper
- Threat-Ransomware
Report Feature Brief
- Compliance Reporting
Datasheet
About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WatchGuard®
Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in unified cybersecurity. Our
Unified Security Platform® architecture is uniquely designed for
managed service providers to deliver world-class security that
increases their business scale and velocity while also improving
operational efficiency. Trusted by more than 17,000 security
resellers and service providers to protect more than 250,000
customers, the company’s award-winning products and services span
network security and intelligence, advanced endpoint protection,
multi-factor authentication, and secure Wi-Fi. Together, they offer
five critical elements of a security platform: comprehensive
security, shared knowledge, clarity & control, operational
alignment, and automation. The company is headquartered in Seattle,
Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia
Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more,
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Chris Warfield
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc
+1.206.876.8380
chris.warfield@watchguard.com
Chris Marsh
Voxus PR
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