Untangle, Inc. announced the latest release of its award-winning flagship
product, NG Firewall. NG Firewall 16.0 includes significant
updates including the addition of WireGuard VPN which allows for VPN options to
fit any type of networking deployment and administrative preferences, better
addressing any organization's critical VPN connectivity needs.
In
today's world of increased remote work, VPN technology is being heavily relied
upon to help users and businesses connect safely to a network. In fact, a recent SMB security survey reveals that SMBs rank
firewalls (82%) and VPN technologies (47%) as the most important features when
considering which IT security solutions to purchase.
WireGuard VPN as an Alternative to OpenVPN and IPSecVPN
With
the addition of WireGuard VPN to NG Firewall, Untangle becomes part of a select
handful of vendors to adopt WireGuard into its software solutions. WireGuard
uses state-of-the-art cryptography to secure user networks and delivers fast,
performant connectivity, designed for ease-of-implementation and simplicity of
configuration. Site-to-site network connectivity is simple to set up with an
easy copy and paste between servers. There are WireGuard VPN clients for all
major operating systems, including mobile devices. WireGuard technology
provides superior connectivity for a remote workforce by maintaining a secure
connection even when the device changes networks, for example, from WiFi to a
mobile/cellular.
"NG
Firewall is a powerhouse SMB solution and with the WireGuard VPN addition,
customers have access to a modern, fast and secure VPN solution to connect
corporate offices together, or enable many of today's remote workers," said
Heather Paunet, Senior Vice President of Products at Untangle. "Allowing a choice
between WireGuard, OpenVPN and IPsec VPN, we empower administrators to set up
exactly the networking environment they want to, taking into account ease of
configuration, performance and preference regarding cryptographic
technologies."
Additional NG Firewall 16.0 Highlights
- IPsec VPN and OpenVPN
Improvements: Improves the user experience
and employee productivity by increasing the speed of VPN connections while
reducing VPN connection disruptions.
- UEFI Support: Allows
administrators a greater selection of newer hardware appliances to deploy
NG Firewall software on.
- Threat Prevention App:
Enhancements to the Threat Prevention app provide new settings to
customize the app behavior and to monitor the app activity.
- General Updates:
Improved system performance, disk management and SSL certificate handling.
To learn more about NG
Firewall or WireGuard VPN, please visit:
https://www.untangle.com/untangle-ng-firewall/resources/release/