WatchGuard Technologies has introduced the WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle, a streamlined solution aimed at making zero trust frameworks accessible for organizations of all sizes.
Historically, businesses have faced challenges in integrating identity, endpoint, access, and network tools, leading to increased costs and operational complications. The new bundle aims to reduce these issues by providing a cohesive, cloud-delivered solution that continuously validates security measures.
Increasing Security Threats
The launch comes amid a rise in sophisticated cyber threats targeting identities and endpoints. WatchGuard’s recent Internet Security Report indicates a significant 40% increase in evasive malware from the previous quarter, with 70% of malware now being distributed through encrypted channels.
These developments highlight the necessity for continuous checks on identities, device validation, and session-level enforcement to operate seamlessly together rather than as isolated tools.
Advancing Zero Trust Capabilities
For over a decade, zero trust has been a challenging goal for many organizations, often being complex and disruptive
For over a decade, zero trust has been a challenging goal for many organizations, often being complex and disruptive. Building on WatchGuard’s recent FireCloud Total Access release, which offers secure access through a cloud-based approach, the Zero Trust Bundle provides a practical solution to adopt zero trust without the complexity of traditional enterprise solutions.
Andrew Young, chief product officer at WatchGuard, stated, “Zero Trust works when tools work together. Our Zero Trust Bundle unifies identity, device, access, and XDR so our partners can deliver stronger security and scalable services.”
Bundle Components
The WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle integrates identity assurance, device integrity, and secure access in a unified, cloud-delivered architecture. This system can be deployed with minimal impact and includes:
- Total Identity Security – Implementing adaptive MFA, SSO, risk scoring, and Dark Web Credential Monitoring.
- EPDR (Endpoint Protection, Detection & Response) – Ensures continuous device health checks and automated prevention.
- FireCloud Total Access – Offers cloud-based FWaaS, SWG, and ZTNA as alternatives to traditional VPNs.
Unified Operations for Efficiency
Operating through WatchGuard Cloud and ThreatSync XDR, the bundle delivers unified correlation, automated containment, and efficient multi-tenant operations for managed service providers (MSPs).
A key feature is the Dark Web Credential Monitoring, enhancing authentication processes by spotting compromised credentials early on.
Bringing Zero Trust to Wider Markets
A unified approach is especially beneficial for SME and MSP sectors by offering zero-trust capabilities
According to Pete Finalle from IDC’s Security and Trust practice, “WatchGuard’s architecture stands out because its identity, device trust, and session enforcement capabilities function natively through a single, consolidated control plane.”
This unified approach is especially beneficial for SME and MSP sectors by offering zero trust capabilities typically unavailable to these segments.
Delivering Enterprise-Grade Solutions
Offering enterprise-level outcomes without the complexity, the Zero Trust Bundle ensures accurate, risk-based access decisions, maintains device integrity, and provides secure access solutions devoid of VPN bottlenecks.
Additionally, it enables MSPs to deliver repeatable services more profitably.
A Scalable Path Forward
The Zero Trust Bundle replaces the former Passport offering, establishing a scalable and modern approach to advancing zero trust maturity.
Felicia King from QPC Security noted, “By bringing identity protection, device validation, and access control into one framework, WatchGuard makes zero trust something we can deploy quickly, strengthening our security outcomes without adding complexity.”
WatchGuard® Technologies now announced the WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle – a streamlined solution that finally makes zero trust achievable for organizations of all sizes. For years, businesses have struggled to piece together identity, endpoint, access, and network tools, creating high costs, operational friction, and daily disruption. The WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle solves this by unifying these capabilities into a simple, continuously validating, cloud-delivered framework.
The launch comes as attackers are increasingly targeting both identities and endpoints. WatchGuard’s latest Internet Security Report shows evasive malware up 40% quarter-over-quarter and 70% of malware now delivered over encrypted channels, making traditional controls less effective. These trends highlight the need for continuous identity checks, device validation, and session-level enforcement working together, not as separate tools.
WatchGuard’s FireCloud Total Access
Organizations have pursued zero trust for more than a decade, but it has remained difficult to build and often disruptive to business. Building on WatchGuard’s recent launch of FireCloud Total Access, which modernises secure access through a cloud-delivered approach, the Zero Trust Bundle offers a practical, deployable path to zero trust without the complexity or overhead of legacy enterprise solutions.
“This is our first powerful step into unifying zero trust and modernising network security,” said Andrew Young, chief product officer and senior vice president of product at WatchGuard. “Zero Trust works when tools work together. Our Zero Trust Bundle unifies identity, device, access, and XDR so our partners can deliver stronger security and scalable services. Over time, our zero trust story will extend directly into the network stack itself, creating one continuous, adaptive security model.”
Zero Trust simplified: What’s included in the bundle
The WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle brings identity confidence, device integrity, and secure access together in a single, cloud-delivered architecture that can be deployed with minimal overhead.
A single purchase delivers the complete zero-trust solution, and a single agent deploys it seamlessly across the environment. Key components include:
- Total Identity Security – Adaptive MFA, SSO, risk scoring, and Dark Web Credential Monitoring to identify exposed credentials early
- EPDR (Endpoint Protection, Detection & Response) – Continuous device health checks, automated prevention, and Zero-Trust Application Control
- FireCloud Total Access – Cloud-delivered FWaaS, SWG, and ZTNA replacing VPNs with fast, context-aware access
WatchGuard’s identity foundation
These solutions operate through WatchGuard Cloud and ThreatSync XDR, which together deliver unified correlation, automated containment, simplified licensing, automation, and multi-tenant operations for MSP efficiency – all governed by a continuously validating Zero Trust Control Plane.
A key enhancement to WatchGuard’s identity foundation is Dark Web Credential Monitoring. Built into AuthPoint Total Identity Security, this feature extends zero trust earlier in the authentication process by proactively checking for compromised credentials before attackers can use them.
Available to the SME and MSP segments
“WatchGuard’s architecture stands out because its identity, device trust, and session enforcement capabilities function natively through a single, consolidated control plane,” said Pete Finalle, research manager for IDC’s Security and Trust practice.
“This level of cohesion creates a better together story that is not typically available to the SME and MSP segments, and is a significant advancement in bringing zero trust to a broader audience.”
Clear, immediate value for organizations and MSPs
The Zero Trust Bundle delivers enterprise-grade outcomes without enterprise-grade complexity:
- Accurate, risk-based access decisions
- Hardened devices kept in a known-good state
- Secure access without VPN bottlenecks
- Faster containment with unified signals
- A profitable, repeatable service model for MSPs
Zero trust maturity
“By bringing identity protection, device validation, and access control into one framework, WatchGuard makes zero trust something we can deploy quickly,” said Felicia King, vCTO/vCISO of QPC Security. “It strengthens the security outcomes we deliver to clients without adding complexity.”
The Zero Trust Bundle replaces the legacy Passport offering and provides a scalable, modern path for advancing zero trust maturity with minimal friction.
