I primarily use SonicWall NSv to protect cloud servers. I created firewall rules, check traffic, enable IPS, and use it for VPN access.

My main use case was securing the cloud server. I use SonicWall NSv to control incoming and outgoing traffic and to block threats in the cloud.

In one setup, I had to deploy SonicWall NSv on Azure. I created a virtual machine from a SonicWall image, assigned a network interface, and connected it between the internet and the cloud servers. After deployment, I configured basic firewall rules and NAT. In another setup, I configured SSL VPN for remote users. I created user accounts, assigned them to the VPN group, and configured the portal. The user connected through the SonicWall NSv VPN client and accessed the cloud server securely.

The best feature SonicWall NSv offers is its simple and clean interface that makes it easy to create rules, check logs, and manage security, even in the cloud. The IDS and IPS features work well and block common attacks, scanning attempts, and malicious traffic before it reaches the cloud servers. SonicWall NSv manages very stable VPN connectivity, as seen in the SSL VPN example where remote users can connect securely to cloud resources without issues.

There are many features available, including application control features that can detect and control applications in the traffic. This helps block unnecessary or risky applications. Additionally, SonicWall NSv supports NAT and routing very easily, which is important for hosting applications in the cloud. The most valuable aspect is that it is lightweight and flexible compared to other cloud firewalls, and you can scale the VM size up or down based on your needs.

SonicWall NSv has reduced the risk of attack, which is very impactful for any organization, especially larger organizations. With IPS and threat protections enabled, the risk of attack and malware on cloud workloads is reduced significantly. You can have centralized management where you control everything centrally, giving you one place to manage all cloud security rules, VPNs, IPS, and monitoring. This makes management easier for the IT team. Since it is a virtual firewall, you do not need physical hardware, which reduced costs and removed the hardware maintenance effort. It has improved cloud security, reduced attack risk, allowed secure remote access, saved hardware costs, and made management simple for the IT team.

There is minimal room for improvement, perhaps one to two percent. The reporting and analytics should be improved. The reports could be more detailed and easier to customize.

I have been working in my current field as a network security consultant for more than five years.

SonicWall NSv has been stable in our environment. We had no major downtime. From user feedback, it has been rated around eight to nine out of ten for stability.

One challenge was the initial setup. Some options were not very clear in the beginning, so it took some time to configure everything properly. The second challenge was performance. When the traffic increased, we had to upgrade the VM size, otherwise it would slow down. Performance totally depends on the VM size.

Customer support for SonicWall NSv is excellent.

One challenge was the initial setup. Some options were not very clear in the beginning, so it took some time to configure everything properly. The information provided was very knowledgeable and very helpful.

The return on investment was approximately five thousand to eight thousand dollars in savings.

The licensing cost was a bit higher compared to other options, but it is negligible.

SonicWall NSv is very helpful to deploy and manage. Everything can be managed easily and it is very simple, so I cannot justify switching to other options.

My advice is to select the correct VM size. There could be a little bit of improvement regarding the VM size selection to ensure optimal performance. My overall rating for this product is eight out of ten.

I usually use SonicWall NSv for the primary security perspective, including hybrid and multi-cloud security gateway, micro-segmentation, and east-west traffic control. I also use it to secure SD-WAN and virtualized branches, as well as for regulatory compliance and auditability.

I can give you an example for micro-segmentation and traffic control from my previous company. Imagine you have a standard three-tier web application hosted within a single virtual private cloud in AWS or Azure. Before SonicWall NSv segmentation, there is a risk because these three tiers often exist in the same flat virtual network and are separated only by basic security groups. Any successful attack, such as a zero-day exploit, would grant the web tier direct access for the attacker to gain a foothold inside the network because the security groups may only enforce simple port rules, such as allowing the app tier to talk to the database tier on port 1430.

In the solution, SonicWall NSv serves as a network segmentation gateway that can be deployed between these tiers. For example, SonicWall NSv can be deployed as a zoning and policy enforcement gateway with east-west security. By forcing all intra-cloud traffic to east-west to traverse SonicWall NSv, we gain full visibility. We can inspect the encrypted traffic using DPI-SSL between our own servers, and we can check attack containment. If the web tier is compromised, the attacker is immediately blocked by SonicWall NSv IPS signatures, and we maintain regulatory compliance.

Previously, I worked with a company where we had clients from the financial sector. We used a simple illustration about Innova Financial, a medium to large financial service company that is subject to regulations like PCI DSS. They used SonicWall NSv to secure their mission-critical cloud platform in Microsoft Azure.

SonicWall NSv offers great features. I cannot pinpoint a single best feature, but the best feature is the ability to deliver the full, high-efficiency inspection power of a physical SonicWall, including zero-day defense using Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection to the cloud, efficiently removing the performance versus cloud trade-off typically associated with virtual firewalls.

Regarding deep memory inspection and real-time zero-day defense in SonicWall NSv, deep memory inspection is distinct from traditional sandboxing methods because it is focused on what is happening in the memory during file execution time, rather than just observing file system behavior. The deep memory inspection process addresses all challenges by employing a proprietary technique within the secure analysis environment, focusing on CPU-level analysis and real-time verdict. Those are the key points.

SonicWall NSv's user interface is quite clear and easy to navigate. If someone has not worked with SonicWall and this is their first experience with the platform, I would highly recommend it. It is very easy to navigate and very user-friendly.

SonicWall NSv has positively impacted our organization because we gained clear visibility into our network, and it helps to identify potential security issues that we had. We were able to remediate those issues, and so far, we have had a great experience with SonicWall NSv. We were able to manage approximately 99% of network-based attacks through this platform.

From my perspective, SonicWall NSv currently works very well, but I believe it would be better if you could integrate SonicWall NSv UI with AI. Every platform is now integrating with AI, at least in collaboration. If you can add more AI features to SonicWall NSv, such as recommendations, that would be great.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for almost one year when I worked with the previous company.

So far, we have not had any downtime or reliability issues with SonicWall NSv. We are getting great performance from SonicWall NSv. If we have any concerns with our platform, we are always contacting the support team, and the support team is also great. We are getting a response in a very quick time. I am very happy with the current experience.

SonicWall NSv's scalability is highly efficient because it is tied directly to the underlying virtual infrastructure and offers a pay-as-you-grow model. As a cybersecurity professional, I would assess its scalability as excellent for both vertical scaling and horizontal scaling with specific cloud limitations. It has met our organization's needs by allowing us to scale our security posture consistently with our cloud compute growth, increased traffic and user areas, new cloud regions, and policy complexity growth. In the growth area, I performed a vertical upgrade from NSv 470 to NSv 870 license upgrade, and also deployed new active and passive SonicWall NSv pairs instantly using marketplace imaging.

Customer support for SonicWall NSv is super good. If we have any issues or any doubts, they are resolved in a very quick time. That is another good thing that we noticed in SonicWall because other platforms take even days to resolve or reach out, but SonicWall NSv customer support is very good and has met our expectations.

I would rate the customer support of SonicWall NSv a nine.

Before SonicWall NSv, we used other solutions including Cisco Secure Firewall and FortiGate. The reason we switched to SonicWall NSv was based on our requirements for our infrastructure, policy management, and performance. Comparing with Cisco, SonicWall NSv is very user-friendly and very helpful to manage policies, and it has very good threat efficiency. For example, in threat efficiency, it is highly rated, especially in zero-day threats, Capture ATP, and Deep Memory Inspection. SonicWall NSv's performance is reliable but can be limited by single-stream CPU usage when DPI-SSL is enabled, but in most cases, it is a great experience. The user interface experience is also superior, which is the reason we made the switch.

The deployment process of SonicWall NSv depends on the metrics that fall into three main categories: security efficiency, operational efficiency, and performance. In security efficiency, it helps with blocking lateral movements, DPI and SSL threat detection, and zero-day block rate. When it comes to operational efficiency metrics, it helped deploy policy time, incident mean time to resolution, and deployment speed. For performance and resiliency metrics, I would mention CPU and memory utilization, latency added, and threat prevention throughput.

After deploying SonicWall NSv, I have seen a return on investment because it helps to save our time a lot. Previously, we had other monitoring methods to monitor network traffic, and it took a very long time. Based on SonicWall NSv, it helped us to easily navigate through everything and get done what we needed in a very quick manner. Additionally, with a low number of employees because it is very easy to navigate and everything is connected, anyone can easily navigate through the platform. It is a very user-friendly platform. If you are trained under SonicWall NSv, you will be able to handle most of the tasks. Therefore, it will definitely help to reduce the time and headcount as well.

We checked other options, including Palo Alto, before choosing SonicWall NSv. We checked the target market, and Palo Alto is for large enterprise compared to SonicWall NSv. The core differentiators are that Palo Alto offers Application-ID visibility. Additionally, deployment speed is a main concern because Palo Alto takes quite some time to deploy, but SonicWall NSv is very fast for existing SonicWall NSv users. That is an interesting difference. As mentioned, threat efficiency and performance were also factors in our decision.

Based on my experience in cybersecurity, the best advice I can offer to others looking into SonicWall NSv is to focus less on the firewall features and more on the architectural planning and the license alignment with your cloud strategy. Some key points would be to master the cloud routing first, then over-allocate the resources for deep inspection, and license smartly, considering BYOL versus PAYG options, and also create a migration plan. Those are the points I have to give for others who are looking to switch to SonicWall NSv. I would rate this review a nine overall.

My main use case for SonicWall NSv was with the other models of the next-generation firewall of SonicWall. SonicWall NSv was primarily used for intrusion prevention and security, with security being my best aim.

SonicWall NSv has positively impacted my organization by regenerating the network infrastructure, making it more efficient and useful for all of the company's site-to-site VPNs. I had an SD-WAN project that I couldn't complete previously.

SonicWall NSv made my network infrastructure more efficient, especially focusing on downtime as my red line. I used it specifically for that purpose, and there was no downtime while I was using it.

The best features SonicWall NSv offers in my experience include secure remote access and cloud secure connect. These features help me in my day-to-day work and my organization overall because I can monitor and check on things.

SonicWall NSv stands out to me as user-friendly, and the zero-day vulnerabilities protection is more efficient than other solutions. The performance and firewall performance are very good, with throughput values that are more efficient, and it is a manageable firewall.

SonicWall NSv may need improvement in integrating with access points more. The interface of SonicWall NSv is useful and monitoring is useful, but I think support and global support need to be improved.

I used SonicWall NSv deeply approximately four or five years ago, but I am not currently using it. However, I have experience with that firewall.

SonicWall NSv appears to be stable.

SonicWall NSv's scalability is exactly as expected.

The customer support for SonicWall NSv is not very reachable or speedy, but we can solve issues. I would rate the customer support of SonicWall NSv seven out of ten.

I used WatchGuard before SonicWall NSv because the security and monitoring is more efficient with SonicWall NSv.

I have not seen a return on investment with SonicWall NSv yet.

My experience with SonicWall NSv's pricing, setup cost, and licensing reveals that the first buying cost is cheap, but the licensing cost is expensive.

I can try Sophos and Fortinet regarding my main use case with SonicWall NSv, and I can say that it compares well to other solutions I tried. I evaluated other options before choosing SonicWall NSv, specifically Sophos, but I chose SonicWall NSv because Sophos is not a global product.

SonicWall NSv helped me achieve better security because the next-generation firewall of SonicWall is more efficient for security, VPN connections, site-to-site or peer-to-peer connections. The MAC filtering is better, and the filtering of the addresses is more efficient than before I used other solutions. If you need security and more utility for VPN, you can use SonicWall NSv. I would rate this solution nine out of ten overall.

My main use case for SonicWall NSv is configuring SSL VPN accounts and setting up remote access for VPNs.

As a specific example of how I use SonicWall NSv for VPNs or remote access, I download NetExtender for the client, then go into SonicWall and set up a user account using the WAN address for the login. I set up a username and password, and document the domain, configuring that on their NetExtender on the client side and logging them into SonicWall so they have access to the company shared drives.

One of the best features SonicWall NSv offers is the LDAP feature, where you can use the Active Directory account to use the NetExtender client-side login that integrates with Active Directory.

The LDAP integration with Active Directory has made my workflow much more efficient and easier to configure the VPNs, allowing me to set up for the user and log them into SonicWall.

SonicWall NSv has positively impacted my organization by allowing our customers to access data 24 hours, seven days a week, making it a wonderful feature for business continuity for our customers.

Since implementing SonicWall NSv, I have noticed increased productivity, allowing users to access secure data in the network through a VPN, a virtual private tunnel, enabling them to work from home.

SonicWall NSv can be improved by maintaining its security with up-to-date patches and ensuring it has the latest updates to secure the device.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for five years.

SonicWall NSv is very stable.

Its scalability is excellent, and there is no downtime for the customer when they are accessing their remote data, allowing them access to confidential data within the company using the SSL VPN.

Customer support is excellent, and every time I have had to call with any issues, they have been resolved right away.

I have always used SonicWall, so I did not previously use a different solution before SonicWall NSv.

I use my.sonicwall.com to license all the devices, and then I deploy the devices on-premises.

I have seen a return on investment with SonicWall NSv as it allows customers to constantly have access to their secure data, making it very efficient for our customers.

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I did not evaluate other options before choosing SonicWall NSv, as it was the product of choice when I joined the company.

My advice for others looking into using SonicWall NSv is to make sure the firmware is always up to date on the device so that there is no downtime.

SonicWall NSv is a secure product, and the business continuity it provides saves money for the customer. I gave this product a rating of 10 out of 10.

Our organization has more than 60 locations across GCC, and we have deployed SonicWall NSv in all of our locations to establish secure VPN connectivity from the branches to the head offices.

We have multiple head offices; mainly, we have three head offices. We have deployed SonicWall NSv models on the head offices, and every branch connects to these head office SonicWalls and sends data through secure VPN IPsec tunnels.

The best features SonicWall NSv offers include the auto-creation of firewall policies, which is easily useful when we have multiple zones and multiple rules. This feature is one I appreciate greatly. Additionally, the web filter and content filtering policy were amazing, as we had every option to add the subdomains or domains to whitelist, remove from the whitelist, or specifically block any website, and it was working very well. These two are the main features I liked.

When I had to establish multiple new branches and add multiple firewalls at a time for the new openings, the auto-creation of firewall rules saved me so much time on the configuration of firewalls. It was stressful for me to create every rule in every firewall that I was adding into the centralized VPN connectivity, but with this feature, I do not have to spend much time on these multiple firewalls I'm adding.

SonicWall NSv helped our organization maintain and send traffic consistently through our secure VPN channels between the SonicWalls, serving around 300 employees in our organization.

I would appreciate the app filter rules, which are already there, but managing it on the web console is a bit confusing for me. I would prefer to have it easier, similar to how we handle the web filter on SonicWall NSv.

SonicWall NSv is better in all aspects mostly, but I would prefer to see improvements in the quality of the OS running on it, particularly if there are some bugs.

The improvement needed is about the user interface.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for two years.

SonicWall NSv is stable, as most of the firmware versions are stable.

When it comes to on-premises, scaling up with SonicWall NSv is easy; we just need to have the hardware. We can utilize the SonicWall migration tool to migrate the configuration from the old model to a scalable model, making it very easy at the configuration level.

I appreciate the customer support of SonicWall because, in most cases, issues have been resolved quickly. One of the things I appreciate about SonicWall support is that when I call, they definitely answer my call and connect me to a SonicWall engineer. I would rate the customer support of SonicWall a 10.

I would suggest others looking into using SonicWall NSv that if they want a stable solution and support that is easy to access, along with reduced license and installation costs, I would recommend SonicWall NSv.

SonicWall NSv has positively impacted our organization, and since upgrading to NSv 7th Gen models, I have seen that it made the connectivity more stable and resilient.

I have noticed that it improved the VPN connectivity and throughput, along with the speed it takes to create a tunnel between the branches. I would rate this review overall a 10.

My main use case for SonicWall NSv is to provision users, VPN credentials, and add users on the VPN.

I also update the firmware, the SSL when it expires, and perform other internal updates within SonicWall NSv.

A specific example of a task I recently completed with SonicWall NSv includes updating the firmware, adding a new employee, resetting the password, and checking for any new firmware updates.

The best features SonicWall NSv offers include the user interface itself, which is quite friendly to understand and perform tasks, and the support. Whenever I am stuck, it is easy to reach out to the support team.

The user-friendly interface of SonicWall NSv makes it easy for me to accomplish whatever tasks I am given due to the proper arrangement of words and the way it is designed. SonicWall NSv has positively impacted my organization by helping us access our whitelisted web apps since we manage web apps while ensuring proper standards to prevent any information leaks. Our VPN has made a huge impact on the organization, and the support team responds quickly to my queries whenever I get stuck on the platform.

As far as SonicWall NSv improvements go, I cannot really say there is much needed. I think it is on the right path, and I am impressed with its support. I am fully satisfied with the designs and services.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for five months since I joined Bluegrass.

Regarding security, we have not had any issues since we have been using SonicWall NSv, and everything is usually up to date. We have not experienced any incidents where there was any disappointment. SonicWall NSv is stable.

I cannot really say how SonicWall NSv's scalability is because I have not gauged that.

SonicWall NSv's customer support is perfect. Whenever I am stuck, I receive assistance at the same time, and I receive email responses within the day. I would rate the customer support an eight.

I did not use any different solution prior to SonicWall NSv.

I have not really seen a return on investment.

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing are all managed by the admin. Since we have been using it for years, it makes it a bit more affordable.

We did not evaluate other options before choosing SonicWall NSv, as the management had already decided that they needed SonicWall NSv as their source of VPN and firewall.

My advice to others looking into using SonicWall NSv is that I am impressed with their services. I would rate this product an eight.

My main use case for SonicWall NSv is that we are using it for our network switches, utilizing the Sonic switches and SonicOS for configuring all the switches in our networking.

A quick specific example of how I use SonicWall NSv with my network switches is that we use it for configuring our network, setting up the infrastructure, and configuring the switches.

Since using SonicWall NSv, it has positively impacted our organization by making the switches seem to be more efficient as we have changed to layer three networks in our network.

When I say it's more efficient, I mean the management is easier when compared to other switches.

The management process is smoother and less time-consuming now, and we have used Zabbix for monitoring, so it's smoother.

The best features that SonicWall NSv offers in my experience are the CLI that it provides, which I find really useful, and I consider it one of the best compared to OS10 switches because it's much more responsive.

What makes the CLI so useful or responsive for me is that it totally seems to mirror OS10 switches; it's much more efficient and fast.

SonicWall NSv can be improved due to the lack of proper documentation, because even though there are a lot of documentation available, there are particular use cases that are not included. For example, when we are configuring a network in the ring structure instead of the tree structure, there is less documentation regarding how to implement that.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for over the last two years for our network switches.

SonicWall NSv is stable.

I am not sure about SonicWall NSv's scalability.

The customer support is really nice, and we have interacted with them.

I would rate the customer support a 10 out of 10.

We previously used OS10 network switches, but now we switched to SonicOS.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it's okay.

I have not seen any return on investment; there are no metrics at all.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it's okay.

Before choosing SonicWall NSv, we evaluated Cisco and OS10 again, but that is when we finally decided to go with Sonic.

My advice to others looking into using SonicWall NSv is that I can actually refer them to it. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

My main use case for SonicWall NSv is protecting digital assets for our organizations or customer organizations, which includes protecting East-West traffic and deploying site-to-site VPNs and secure remote access.

The best features SonicWall NSv offers include reassembly and deep packet inspection, which is a great feature that provides low latency of network streams.

Reassembly and low latency have benefited our organization by providing the bandwidth or hardware capabilities for our organization at a great cost. Having a great firewall with low cost is beneficial for many organizations.

SonicWall NSv positively impacts my organization by providing firewall capabilities as a virtual firewall while offering the capabilities of a physical firewall with great performance and reliability.

SonicWall NSv can be improved by enhancing threat intelligence to rely on great threat intelligence that provides customers with updated IOCs and security incidents around the world.

I have been using SonicWall NSv for about three years.

SonicWall NSv is stable.

SonicWall NSv's scalability is great.

The customer support is great compared to other vendors.

I do not depend on a different solution; I am depending on SonicWall NSv.

I have seen a return on investment that includes money saved, time saved, and fewer employees needed.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been that it is low cost, and the licensing model from SonicWall NSv is great.

Before choosing SonicWall NSv, I evaluated Fortinet as another option.

My advice for others looking into using SonicWall NSv is to consider its reliability, scalability, and the fact that you can have a great firewall at a low cost. I have rated this product a 10.