3 tips when selecting a Next-generation firewall

Protecting an organization from risk is the main reason we have firewalls in our organizations.  It protects from threats that can affect our organization's data. As a very popular kind of firewall, the Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) can protect enterprise networks from attacks with integrated network security platforms. The next-generation firewalls reduce risk by controlling all the access over many applications.

In today’s world, users are susceptible to malicious emails or phishing schemes and are delivered over the network undetected. The Next-generation firewalls are developed to protect you from any risk and acts as a protection layer to your network security. They are designed to provide better visibility for traffic flowing through the network. It acts as a modern line of defense by performing many operations such as user identity recognition, antivirus, malware detection, web filtering, application layer inspection, etc. 

The threat landscape is constantly changing and next-generation firewalls can leverage the information to identify the unknown malware and protect it from getting into a network. These firewalls are easy to operate, maintain, and less expensive. 

There are many devices connected to the internet in organizations and the consumption of data has increased in recent years which leads to more opportunities for attacks and risk to security systems. It is far much better than the traditional firewall as it can identify the applications and provide real-time protection against a wide array of threats including those at the application layer.

The following 3 tips for choosing a Next-Generation Firewall for your organization:

• Breach Prevention and Advanced Security: It prevents attacks and quickly detects malware if it gets inside. It has superior visibility into threats across users, hosts, networks, and infrastructure to stop them faster. Acts as advanced malware protection and world-class intelligence firewall which detects, confirms, tracks, analyses and remediate these threats.
• Save Time and Reduce Costs: Small enterprises also face many threats but they have budget constraints. But next-generation firewalls are cost-effective and act as automation in tuning, analytics, and threat correlation in reducing manual work. You will get prioritized alerts to focus your efforts and save you time.
• Easy to use: You can make your life easier by installing a next-generation firewall in your organization as it is cost-effective and also has flexible purchase options. It is easy to set up the firewall and easy to manage as well.

Datagram is one of the leading Fortinet partners in Dubai. We are pioneers in providing customized solutions pertaining to data security, data misuse, web attacks, etc. by combining technical expertise. If you are looking for a Fortinet firewall in Dubai, Datagram is the best IT solution specialist to get in touch with.