WatchGuard NDR architecture analyzing north-south and east-west traffic across two business locations and a cloud workload, with asset discovery, behavioral detection, WatchGuard Cloud, and ThreatSync response

The network intelligence layer

See threats movinginside the network.

WatchGuard NDR applies AI and machine learning to network-flow data to uncover suspicious behavior across physical, private, cloud, and multivendor networks.

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Why it matters

Perimeter and endpoint controls cannot see every network conversation.

Attackers can move laterally between systems, communicate with command-and-control infrastructure, scan internal networks, or transfer data through devices that cannot run an endpoint agent. NDR continuously analyzes north-south and east-west traffic to expose those behaviors and prioritize action.

Choose the appropriate visibility

Three ways to bring NDR into the environment.

Coverage can begin with Firebox telemetry and expand to broader multivendor, cloud-workload, Microsoft 365, and compliance needs.

NDR for Firebox

Behavioral detection and response based on network activity, VPN, and DHCP telemetry from supported Fireboxes.

WatchGuard NDR

Broader visibility using flow data from compatible switches, routers, firewalls, and supported cloud networks.

Total NDR

The broadest package, adding supported Microsoft 365 activity and expanded compliance reporting to network detection.

Core capabilities

Protection with a defined purpose.

Each capability addresses a specific part of the risk while sharing useful visibility with the broader WatchGuard ecosystem.

Behavioral traffic analysis

Flow-based machine learning identifies unusual access, beaconing, scanning, command-and-control activity, and suspicious data movement.

East-west visibility

Internal traffic analysis helps reveal lateral movement and ransomware propagation that perimeter-only monitoring can miss.

Asset and identity visibility

Network observations identify subnets, important systems, unmanaged assets, and rogue devices, while supported Active Directory event collection adds user and group context to suspicious activity.

Multivendor collection

Supported Fireboxes provide telemetry directly, while collection agents can receive NetFlow or sFlow from compatible switches, routers, and third-party firewalls.

Prioritized intelligence

Smart Alerts, policy alerts, network threat scoring, and guided remediation help focus attention on the risks that matter most.

Connected response

ThreatSync workflows can support actions such as blocking malicious addresses, isolating supported endpoints, or disabling compromised users.

The accountable layer

What Kenmie brings to the solution.

Technology becomes an operating security service when it is scoped, configured, monitored, maintained, and supported around the customer’s environment.

Map locations, subnets, traffic sources, and critical systems

Select the appropriate NDR coverage and licensing level

Connect Firebox, supported multivendor flow telemetry, and Active Directory events where applicable

Define monitored zones, devices, policies, and alert routing

Review threat scores, Smart Alerts, and remediation guidance

Coordinate approved response and security improvements

Business outcomes

Security that is easier to understand and operate.

Visibility into traffic moving inside the networkEarlier warning of lateral movement and ransomwareAwareness of rogue and unmanaged devicesPrioritized findings connected to response

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