#1 most frequent
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
42.9%3 installations of 7
What is GFI KerioControl?
Kerio Control is a next-gen firewall for SMBs, from Aurea SMB Solutions (formerly GFI Software).
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Content Inspection
Inspecting permitted application traffic by means of threat prevention, URL filtering and data filtering
Category average: 8.7
Firewall Management Console
Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management
Category average: 8.2
Stateful Inspection
Stateful inspection analyzes packet headers and contents of packets
Category average: 8.8
Areas for Improvement
High Availability
Built-in capacity to prevent exposure if primary firewall stops working
Category average: 9.3
Visualization Tools
Visualization tools present administrators with data on applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact.
Category average: 8.2
Reporting and Logging
Custom and summary reports, and log files enabling analysis of security incidents, application usage and traffic patterns
Category average: 8.3
Who Buys & Uses GFI KerioControl
#2 most frequent
Brazil
28.6%2 installations of 7
#3 most frequent
United States of America
28.6%2 installations of 7
Low cost and easy to use
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Kerio Control is our go to Firewall for Client sites, its low cost and high number of features make it a perfect choice for small to medium businesses. Its ease of use makes it easy to train our technicians on how to setup, use, and troubleshoot problems on the rare times they arise.
Pros
- VPN for Remote Employees
- Point to point VPNs
- Scanning of traffic
- Ease of management
- Website filtering by both sites and key words
Cons
- Support can take longer to respond that it should
- Could work better with resellers
- Spend more effort on adding new features
Return on Investment
- Easy to use makes it easy to train, reducing employee time and IT staff costs.
- Statefull inspection and web filtering greatly reduce malware incursions.
- Fact it can run on standard PC hardware greatly reduces cost to implement and makes scaling much less expensive.
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Meraki MX, NETGEAR Insight Instant VPN Routers and Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, Huntress, DNSFilter, Pulseway