2019-09-22T06:41:00Z

What needs improvement with WatchGuard Application Control?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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GV
Real User
Top 20
2023-10-20T15:08:35Z
Oct 20, 2023

I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further.

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PA
Real User
Top 10
2023-04-05T12:13:00Z
Apr 5, 2023

The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying. However, it is painless to use. A future release that is more focused on Linux would be great. Also, it would be helpful if it provided more diagnostic information on the OS side. So, a Java application that works for every other OS would be helpful.

ScottEastman - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
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2023-03-09T14:09:55Z
Mar 9, 2023

The solution does what it does. I don't notice any real shortcomings. The licensing can be a bit expensive.

ANGEL CHALJUB - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-01-26T16:59:56Z
Jan 26, 2023

The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better.

Rui Barbosa - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2022-09-20T14:47:00Z
Sep 20, 2022

What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side.

SC
Real User
Top 20
2020-05-19T07:27:04Z
May 19, 2020

There should be more reports available on different subjects. There is a set of predefined Dimension reports but there needs to be more available on aspects like security and Wi-Fi.

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MSP
2020-05-17T07:17:00Z
May 17, 2020

They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good.

RA
Real User
Leaderboard
2019-10-28T06:33:00Z
Oct 28, 2019

There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control. Because of this, the administrator has to check the logs to find out. It would be better if the user could call the administrator and explain that the page has been blocked by Application Control, and give the details, like the category and the reason, at that time. In the Web Blocker module, you can define a message that is sent to the user on their browser.

GV
Real User
2019-09-22T06:41:00Z
Sep 22, 2019

The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it. In the future, it would be nice if they could offer deadlock with an addition of desk geolocation.

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