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3.8 out of 5
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What is WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention?

Data breaches pose a serious threat to organizations of all sizes, as the number of incidents and associated costs are on the rise. Whether a data leak was intentional or not, it can also cause permanent reputation damage to your organization. WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a comprehensive service that helps keep your confidential data private. It prevents data breaches and enforces compliance by scanning text and files to detect sensitive information attempting to exit your network.

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WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention mindshare

As of June 2025, the mindshare of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category stands at 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Valuable Features

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention provides essential features like email warning configurations for compliance, preventing unauthorized data transmission. It effectively reduces risks by enforcing allocated policies. Users find their support staff exceptional, with seamless integration capabilities. Deployment of small models for SD-WAN enhances security measures, offering a solid return on investment.
  • "Basically, we have received a good return on investment."
  • "We have received a good return on investment."
  • "If we don't want specific data sent out, the tool will stop that data based on the policy we have allocated to it. It has reduced the risks of sending data where it shouldn't be. I haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration capabilities."

Room for Improvement

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention could benefit from a pocket-size data limitation and enhanced graphical reporting tools for management presentations. VLAN restrictions and complex mass rule adjustments are concerns, with suggestions for drag-and-drop functionality to simplify configuration changes. While the detection capability is limited, it faces a broad industry challenge. Improved support and more affordable pricing in certain regions are desired, as well as better long-term subscription costs, especially in India.
  • "The major problem is pricing and licensing loss. In India, the cost for renewal after three years is 75% of the hardware cost, which is a significant problem."
  • "Particularly in India, the cost for renewal after three years is 75% of the hardware cost, which is a significant problem."
  • "WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention needs to improve its support."

Pricing

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention is often viewed as expensive and typically bundled within comprehensive licensing packages rather than as a standalone solution. Users frequently opt for multi-year total security plans, finding them most suitable for industries like healthcare. There is uncertainty regarding the exact costs, with many noting the lack of local assembly contributing to price concerns. Enterprise buyers often find it necessary to consider full package deals rather than individual licensing options.
  • "WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention's pricing is expensive. I rate it a seven out of ten."
  • "It is kind of expensive. I buy it on the appliance. I always buy three-year total security."

Popular Use Cases

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention is utilized primarily for compliance and security across various sectors. Users rely on it to prevent breaches involving sensitive data like credit card details and national insurance numbers. Despite encryption challenges diminishing its effectiveness and difficulties in configuring it for unique data types, it remains comparable to data loss protection seen in Office 365. It is particularly valued in banking for safeguarding information security.

Service and Support

Customers report mixed experiences with WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention support. Some find the technical support excellent and responsive, with strong vendor relationships, allowing issues to be escalated if necessary. Others experience variability, with some vendors being less reliable. Incidents are rare, often handled quickly, and require minimal annual contact. Some customers appreciate the support's helpfulness and efficiency, with convenient arrangements for on-site assistance through distributors, like those based in Mumbai.

Deployment

Users found WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention's initial setup to be straightforward and quick, often completed in a day or two. Integrations are simple and easy to comprehend. Some users noted the difference between the GUIs of WatchGuard System Manager and WatchGuard, requiring familiarity with both. Deployment is typically simple, with policy configuration done in a few hours. Depending on the company, setup usually takes about two hours, with assistance from a team of specialists.

Scalability

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention is described as suitable for small to medium enterprises, supporting their user base efficiently. While some users find it very scalable, others note that upgrading is necessary when surpassing certain infrastructure limits like VLAN capacity or user count, requiring new hardware. Generally, maintenance is straightforward with the right expertise, and potential cost benefits are available for hardware exchanges. Regular upgrades are considered every few years to maintain performance standards.
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Learn more about WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention was previously known as WatchGuard DLP.

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention customers

Royal Yachting Association, Sunray Engineering

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Owner at It logic
Verified user of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention
Jan 26, 2025
Improves security in the banking sector with a fast setup and helpful support

Pros

"We have received a good return on investment."

Cons

"Particularly in India, the cost for renewal after three years is 75% of the hardware cost, which is a significant problem."

What is our primary use case?

I'm using it in the banking sector only. Basically, I'm using it for security and other purposes, including data loss prevention. Security is the main purpose in banks.

What is most valuable?

Nowadays, we are using small models for SD WAN also, depending on security purposes. Basically, we have received a good return on investment.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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ScottEastman - PeerSpot user
Project Consultant at SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED
Verified user of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention
Jun 12, 2024
Reduces the risks of sending data where it shouldn't be going

Pros

"If we don't want specific data sent out, the tool will stop that data based on the policy we have allocated to it. It has reduced the risks of sending data where it shouldn't be. I haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration capabilities. "

Cons

"WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention needs to improve its support. "

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to ensure that no data breach, such as credit card details and national insurance numbers, leaves the company. However, we have to allow some information to go through because we send a lot of information to the National Healthcare Service.

What is most valuable?

If we don't want specific data sent out, the tool will stop that data based on the policy we have allocated to it. It has reduced the risks of sending data where it shouldn't be. I haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration capabilities. 

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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RM
Owner / CEO at Midwest Technology Specialists LLC.
Verified user of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention
Oct 12, 2021
Good support and easy to set up, but it catches very little

Pros

"I find that their tech support is excellent. And as a reseller, my relationship with my point of contact is also strong. WatchGuard does a good job of maintaining that. "

Cons

"WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention catches so little. When I've implemented it, it just can't look at the traffic in a thorough enough manner to capture as much as it should. And I find that I'm disenchanted with all data loss protection solutions I've tested and looked at. "

What is our primary use case?

The big issue with data-loss protection is the end-to-end encryption between the user and whatever site they're connecting to. And that diminishes the effectiveness of the data loss protection because it can't inspect all of the data contents. Formatting is still reliant on numbers, letters, and sequences recognizable as credit cards, driver's license birthdays, etc. There's a lot of other sensitive material that could be at a client site, for example, that doesn't have a known methodology. It can be challenging to set it up to recognize instances of information unique to an environment. Unfortunately, it's even the case with a company like Microsoft. I would compare it to the data loss protection within Office 365 and say that it has the same inherent problems that you see with any encrypted email.

What needs improvement?

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention catches so little. When I've implemented it, it just can't look at the traffic in a thorough enough manner to capture as much as it should. And I find that I'm disenchanted with all data loss protection solutions I've tested and looked at. WatchGuard certainly is not any better or worse than the others. It's just not a technology I have much faith in. 

You can get awfully granular in the setup, but it reminds me of antivirus software. True antivirus software catches very little. It's rare that antivirus software identifies a true virus. Everything's becoming more complicated, so now you need to look at detection and correlated threat response systems that are more effective than traditional antivirus. Data loss protection, I'm afraid, is kind of in that space.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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AR
President at Precision Solution Group, LLC
Verified user of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention
Mar 26, 2021
Amazing support, good stability, and useful for compliance

Pros

"It is something that we need for compliance, and it has been useful. Their support staff is also amazing."

Cons

"They need to stop the VLAN limitation. They have a VLAN limitation on the size of their boxes. It is the worst thing ever. They basically sell their boxes by the size and the number of VLANs it can handle, which is a real issue. You spend a couple of thousand dollars for a firewall, and you can only do 30 VLANs, which is extremely silly, as a matter of fact. It would be really great to have something for easier mass rule changes. It also needs a drag-and-drop function so that you don't have to constantly duplicate firewall rules. It would be nice to have such a feature because you got one WatchGuard, and you want to mirror its config and change a couple of things in another one and move some things around. It is not as easy as you would necessarily think. It is kind of expensive, and its pricing can be a little better for sure."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to meet our compliance.

What is most valuable?

It is something that we need for compliance, and it has been useful. Their support staff is also amazing.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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PeerSpot user
IT Audit Group Head at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention
Mar 5, 2020
Helpful email filtering security features and has an easy to understand integration

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is that when we send emails and it gives a warning, you can configure those email addresses so that they can only send outside the email."

Cons

"There is a problem with the RAM - it's eating up resources. The RAM utilization sometimes reaches up to 80% - 95%, and what we do is just restart the firewall. "

What is most valuable?

One of the most valuable features is that when we send emails and it gives a warning, you can configure those email addresses so that they can only send outside the email.

What needs improvement?

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention could be improved if they would add a pocket-size, meaning limitations on the data size, where for example an email address can only send 25MB for a month.

In terms of additional tools, I would like to see more graphical reporting tools, with graphs, etc., that are very easy to comprehend. This is especially important if you are reporting to top management so they will fully understand what is happening in the firewall. You don't need to use technical terms or definitions, just show them the graph. That would be good.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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