Reasons to Upgrade to a Next-Generation Firewall

1. REASONS TO UPGRADE TO A Next-Generation Firewall While your company may have a traditional firewall installed on all your computers, it may not give you the level of security you require to protect yourself against highly sophisticated cybercriminals. A next-generation firewall is the only answer, and here’s why: ADDITIONAL SECURITY While traditional firewalls allow you to inspect the traffic going in and out of your network, next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) also block advanced malware, inspect network- packet data, and are capable of limiting applications that run on it and scanning approved applications and websites for vulnerabilities or malware. APPLICATION AWARENESS Traditional firewalls often block all common application ports or services on a network as a way to control access and monitor threats. But in today’s connectivity is becoming more and more complex, and many legitimate applications may use multiple ports. A traditional firewall would block the application from using the ports completely, making it impossible to use. workplace, network VPN SUPPORT AUTOMATED INTERVENTION The average workplace has become very mobile today, with employees remotely, from home and from handheld devices on their way to work. This can make office susceptible attacks, hacking attempts, and increases avenues of attacks through unsecured internet points. allows you to create VPNs (Virtual Private that are secure, monitored and well-protected by your firewall. This employees more mobility, and may even improve employee satisfaction. In case a threat is detected on a work-approved application, the NGFW will immediately block it. But more than just passively analysing network traffic for threats, it searches for and detects patterns that malicious activity hacking attempts. NGFWs are highly intelligent and learn from newer, more sophisticated attacks to offer better protection causing service interruptions or requiring manual updates. working devices phishing to also actively indicate and Most A NGFW Networks) without allows your While traditional firewalls may provide basic security to your network systems, they don’t offer the same level of sophistication and advanced protection as next-generation firewalls. As security threats become more and more dangerous with new advancements, it is imperative to have leading-edge firewalls in place to counter them. To learn more about the kind of next-generation firewall that will best suit your organisation demonstration, get in touch with us at Intellect IT. We have expertise spanning decades and have seen the rise of the traditional firewall and every successor since! and a customised www.intellectit.com.au