[5] In October 2006, the company was acquired for $151 million by private equity firms Francisco Partners and Vector Capital.

[10] In June 2016, the company acquired HawkEye G, a threat-detection and response technology from Hexis Cyber Solutions, now part of KEYW Holding Corp.[9] In October, the company launched the WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud to expand its network security coverage to Wi-Fi networks.

[11] In August 2017, WatchGuard acquired Datablink, a provider of multi-factor authentication software used to secure laptops, servers, and other devices.

[13] In July 2018, the company unveiled AuthPoint, an application designed to offer multi-factor authentication security for businesses.

[14] The company also issues a quarterly security report based on feed data from WatchGuard UTM appliances installed at customer sites.