Untangle, the award-winning network security company, has just announced the latest version of its flagship product NG Firewall. The new version contains a number of updates, including the addition of WireGuard VPN, which will help employees and businesses stay safe in a world where remote work is becoming more important. According to a study by Global Workplace Analytics, 25-30% of the global workforce will be working from home several days a week by the end of 2021. However, while this provides additional flexibility, it also comes with costs. risks. There are already several reports of cyber attacks taking advantage of the remote work trend to steal sensitive information. Finding the right firewall and VPN is likely to become increasingly vital to the survival of the business.
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Untangle was probably drawn to WireGuard VPN because of its cutting-edge cryptography and ease of use. Additionally, the fact that WireGuard has VPN clients for all major operating systems provides additional flexibility for business customers. “NG Firewall is a powerful solution for SMBs and with the addition of WireGuard VPN, customers have access to a modern, fast and secure VPN solution for connecting corporate offices to each other or allowing many workers today,” explained Heather Paunet, Vice President product manager at Untangle. "By allowing the choice of WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IPsec VPN, we allow administrators to configure exactly the network environment they want, taking into account ease of configuration, performance, and cryptographic technology preferences." The addition of WireGuard VPN is not the only new feature coming to NG Firewall 16.0. Users of the latest version will also benefit from faster VPN connection speeds, UEFI support, improvements to the Threat Prevention app, and a number of general updates to improve system performance.