6/4/25 · 2 minutes read

ITORO is proud to present WanGuard 8.5, our most advanced network security release yet. This update delivers significant performance improvements, enhanced reliability, and new capabilities that empower organizations to defend against increasingly sophisticated DDoS attacks with unprecedented efficiency.

Core Performance Enhancements

πŸš€ True Parallelism for Faster Attack Response - Every sensor now spawns dedicated anomaly-processing threads, each with its own SQL connection, delivering true parallelism and faster reaction during multiple simultaneous attacks.
πŸ”§ Enhanced DPDK Capture Engine - The DPDK Capture Engine received numerous enhancements and bug fixes, making it much more reliable, especially when dealing with multiple anomalies simultaneously.
⚑ Multi-threaded WANsupervisor - WANsupervisor now uses multiple threads to execute internal and external commands, significantly improving scalability on heavily loaded systems.
πŸ“Š Unified Performance Configuration - New Performance field in Packet Sensor, Flow Sensor, and Sensor Cluster configurations aggregates all performance-related parameters, including thread count settings.
🏷️ Clearer Parameter Labels - IP Validation and AS Validation parameters used by Packet Sensor and Flow Sensor now feature clearer labels and logical grouping for easier configuration.
πŸ“ Deduplicated Anomaly Logging - New option in Configuration » Anomaly Detection enables logging of deduplicated anomalies, reducing log noise while maintaining critical security information.

Additional Enhancements

πŸ” New GRE Traffic Decoder - Added decoder for GRE traffic (IP protocol 47), plus decoders for IPv4 and IPv6 to distinguish IP versions in graphs.
πŸ’Ύ Persistent Display Options - Display Options from Reports » Tools are now saved between sessions for consistent user experience.
πŸ› οΈ Batch Actions for Packet Captures - New Batch Actions selector for Reports » Tools » Packets » Active Packet Captures streamlines management.
πŸ”Œ Enhanced REST API - New REST API call for querying and downloading packet dumps extends automation capabilities.
πŸ” New System-Wide Tokens - Added {filtering_rules*} token for more flexible configuration and reporting.
πŸ”„ Updated Dependencies - Support for PF_RING 9.0.0, PHP 8.4, updated AS Number database, and GeoIP data.
πŸ“‘ Mellanox NIC Support - Added support for PF_RING multichannel when using Mellanox network interface cards.

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Upgrade today to benefit from enhanced performance, improved reliability, and advanced DDoS protection features. Contact ITORO for a seamless migration to WanGuard 8.5.

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