Innovative protection against constantly evolving attack tactics requires a multi-layered approach.
Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) go beyond traditional functions by offering integrated intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS). These detect attacks based on traffic behavior analysis, threat signatures, and unusual activities. NGFWs enhance packet content filtering by thoroughly examining network traffic at the application level.
NGFWs automatically integrate updated virus and malware protection to reduce attack vectors. They limit program execution and check authorized applications for vulnerabilities, hidden data breaches, and threats from unknown applications, thus reducing unnecessary traffic and optimizing bandwidth usage.
With role-based access and advanced policy control, NGFWs provide specific and granular application control. The unified data throughput ensures consistent protection without speed or quality loss of the connection, regardless of the number of protection services.