Firewalls

DEDICATED HARDWARE FIREWALLS

The Importance of Firewalls

Modern IT Systems require modern solutions and firewalls are one of the most least understood pieces of equipment (in our opinion!).

Firewalls can be complex, and the best ones are, but the strange thing is (In our opinion) everyone seems to think they have one!

On some level most users will have a 'firewall' - however if you have a proper solution you will know it!

Dedicated Hardware Firewalls are more business orientated and are less likely to be found in the home.

There are a range of Dedicated Firewalls available on the market, many of them are physical pieces of equipment, but there are still a few suppliers that allow you to install firewall's onto your own hardware - such as a server box or PC. These are just as good as their equivalent dedicated versions but you have more control over the specification of the hardware installed.

We specialise in three Firewall Vendors Solutions - Checkpoint, Sophos and WatchGuard. Checkpoint and Sophos offer complex solutions that can really protect your IT Environment from both internal and External threats. All quality dedicated firewalls come with Anti Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spam, Anti-Bot, Intrusion Protection, Threat Emulation, Application and URL Filtering facilities offering a complex set of features to help protect your network and email - both incoming and outgoing, you can even block access to specific 'types' of categories, such as social media, gambling, file sharing sites, sexual content and much more including protection against ZERO-DAY EXPLOITS and RANSOMWARE.

Depending on your business requirements these solutions can be increased or decreased in their 'sensitivity' to offer a balanced network solution that works for your business. There is also a range of reports that can be generated so you can see where your staffs time is being spent while using the internet - this can also be filtered by employee!

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?

One example of a great firewall feature is the ability to block remote RDP, HTTP and HTTPS access from anywhere in the world except the UK. This feature alone will block a very high percentage of attacks to a network.

We can provide, free of charge, an on-site analysis of what is attacking your network, from where and how its being done and based on this analysis we can recommend the best solution for your business and configure/tailor the firewall solution to your needs increasing greatly the protection on your network.

We work closely with Checkpoint and Sophos allowing us to provide you with discounted, competitive pricing for the various hardware ranges.

Call us today and let us begin the process of securing your network from threats and infiltration