Firewall Installation and Configuration

The best kind of firewall is a hardware based managed firewall with an active subscription for maximum protection. This protects the network behind the firewall. The active subscription keeps the firewall as up to date as it can be, in terms of the latest threats that exist.

A managed firewall protects a network from a variety of threats, including: 

Unauthorized websites: Firewalls can block users from visiting unauthorized or malicious websites 

Unauthorized access: Firewalls protect networks from unauthorized access by hackers, insiders, and other malicious actors 

Malicious content: Firewalls prevent unwanted and malicious content from entering a network 

Data exfiltration: Firewalls prevent data from being exfiltrated out of a network 

Malicious insiders: Firewalls protect against threats from within the network, such as malicious insiders 

Inadvertent data leaks: Firewalls protect against accidental data leaks 

What’s more, is that the firewall will also keep a log of events that take place. This becomes very important in thoroughly assessing what is really occurring on your network. Without a firewall, you will most likely not even be aware that these things are even taking place on your network.

Implementations like this are often needed for compliance measures demanded by agencies such as FINRA, HIPAA, GDPR PCI, FFIEC,  and NYCRR.

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