What is Cisco next generation firewall?

A traditional firewall provides stateful inspection of incoming and outgoing network traffic. It allows or blocks traffic based on port, state, and protocol. It also filters traffic based on administrator-defined rules. A next-generation firewall or NGFW provides the same, and much more! In addition to access control, NGFWs include supplementary features such as application awareness, integrated intrusion prevention, and cloud-delivered threat intelligence. NGFWs can block modern threats such as advanced malware and application-layer attacks. The top priority being to prevent breaches and keep your business safe.

According to Gartner's definition, a next-generation firewall must include:

• Standard firewall capabilities like stateful inspection
• Integrated intrusion prevention
• Application awareness and control to see and block risky apps
• Threat intelligence sources
• Upgrade paths to include future information feeds
• Techniques to address evolving security threats

Why Cisco next generation firewalls?

Our partner Cisco provide a wide range of next-generation firewall for all types of businesses, from SMB to big Enterprise. Cisco’s NGFW portfolio provides a flexible approach to network security, allowing businesses to deliver consistent visibility and control to their data centres, branch offices, cloud environments, and everything in between.

Feeding this portfolio is Cisco Talos, an industry-leading threat intelligence research organisation. They defend Cisco clients by finding new malware domains, malicious URLs along with unknown or undisclosed vulnerabilities and writing rules to help mitigate them.

Moreover, you can integrate Cisco NGFW with other Cisco solutions providing businesses with a comprehensive range of security products, all working simultaneously to correlate formerly disconnected events, eliminate noise, and stop threats quicker. With Cisco secure firewalls, you are investing in a foundation for a strong security posture that is both agile and integrated, for today and tomorrow.

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