The Top Two Methods For Fitting a Next Generation Firewall Into Your Network Security Logistics and Architecture

As firewall products get more sophisticated, more enterprises are rethinking their network security architectures, wondering whether and how to adapt to an increasingly dangerous network world. In this podcast, A Chicago IT Consulting Firm explains the issues central to the do-we-or-don't-we debate and offers two broad approaches to putting a next-generation firewall (NGFW) into your network security architecture.

Next Generation Firewall advantages are many. It's a network security device that not only lets you do Layer 3 and Layer 4 traffic control but also inspects application traffic, helps identify malicious applications, and might also have anti-malware functionality and more. Our Chicago IT Consulting Technicians describes two use cases: using NGFW as a replacement for your existing firewall architecture or adding it to your infrastructure to augment security. How does NGFW affect IPS? Where does it work best as security augmentation? Our IT Consultant addresses these questions as he walks the listener through the main reasons why an IT team might choose one approach over the other, depending on the organizational goals that shape the enterprise security architecture and design.
Ultimately, the NGFW is not a worthless add-on but a valuable tool that likely should be part of your network security strategy.

At Black Diamond Solution, we are the top provider of the Next Generation Firewall in the Chicago Area.
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