Title: Enterprise Firewall
1Enterprise Firewalls Feature and Benefits
2Enterprise Firewalls
- The Network Enterprise Firewalls are defined as
standalone purpose-built firewall appliances with
IPSec VPN capabilities, capable of delivering
extensive firewall and management capabilities
for securing the perimeter access. Enterprise
firewalls incorporate also IPS technologies,
replacing perimeter IPS as well. - Further integration with more application and
user awareness protection capabilities are also
emerging on these firewalls. This combination is
known as Next-Generation Firewalls.
3How Firewall Protects Enterprises
- Firewall protects networks from potential
security threats which attempt to infringe into
the network protocol to gain access to remote
PCs. It provides access to only specific data
over enterprise network and restricts any other
unknown source from getting access to the data.
4Types of Enterprise Firewall
- Firewalls have been taking care of network
security since 1980s. Back then, they were
simple packet filter systems that check the
header of the incoming data for its details and
accepted or rejected it based on the protocol. - Firewalls are categorized based on the network
they are protecting, interception point and the
data form that is being intercepted. Currently,
there are three types that cover almost all kinds
of network security threats. - Network Layer Firewall or Packet Filters
Network layer firewalls work on the network and
filter data based on the packets they arrive in.
They can be both state full and stateless based
on the fact whether they maintain or dont
maintain a state table of the network activity.
5Types of Enterprise Firewall (Cont.)
- Application Layer Firewall Application firewalls
work on the application layer stack of TCP/IP.
Thus, they can be set to inspect data flow from a
particular application and scrutinize the traffic
for any threats. This is an efficient option for
enterprise security, with the only constraint
being that application level checking ads to data
transfer time. - Proxy Firewall Proxy Firewalls use proxy
servers as gateways between networks. These can
be either hardware or software and are considered
to be the most efficient firewall systems.
Existence of a proxy server between an external
and internal network makes tampering difficult.
The system is so compound that even if one
application is hacked, it is almost impossible to
use simple hack codes to reach other internal
application through it.
6Benefits of Enterprise Firewalls
- Linear Performance and Scalability
- Chassis with blade systems offers linear
performance and scalability on demand, as more
blades are added to the chassis. - Chassis architecture offer also the possibility
to add supplemental functionalities to NGFW (next
generation firewalls), like IPS, web applications
security, antivirus, antispam etc, with no
performance degradation.
7Benefits of Enterprise Firewalls (Cont.)
- Deployment Advantages
- Single point of control at the edge / perimeter
for access. - Application and user awareness for both inbound
and outbound traffic. - IPSec VPN consolidation of all branch
communication. - Physical separation of the DMZ, trust and untrust
zones. - Virtualization
- Device virtualization (multi-tenancy, virtual
systems, security contexts) for independent
operation with individual security needs for
different business divisions. - Separate administrators for each virtual system
can tailor security and access policies for each
group, thus offering a more granular level of
control and security.
8Enterprise Security Tips Come in Handy in order
to Protect the Digital Interests of Small
Businesses
- Be prepared A common mistake that businesses
make is not deploying significant security
measures. The truth is that attackers launch a
widespread attack and anyone may fall prey to it.
Expecting the unexpected is half the battle won.
This makes it all the more important to stay
prepared for any kind of security threats that
you may face. - Monitor Employees Your employees may be loyal
and may not deliberately sabotage your networks
security but even with the best of intentions,
they might still (somehow) wind up clicking on a
link which compromise with the security of your
network. It is advisable to block access to
questionable sites and keep a track the
activities of your employees. - Use Centralized Visibility Centralized
visibility grants more authority to the right
people, such as the IT team, the owners of the
company and others who are intricately related to
certain or all managerial aspects. You may
leverage centralized visibility across your
network by resorting to specific hardware tools
that come with such capabilities.
9Enterprise Security Tips Come in Handy in order
to Protect the Digital Interests of Small
Businesses(Cont.)
- Keep all security related software running
There are obviously quite a few systems in every
network that are handled by several people.
However, everyone doesnt have the patience to go
through notifications related to anti-virus,
malware, spyware and firewall warnings. Its
sensible to limit the accessibility rights of all
such software to the IT department, so they
always remain functional. - Secured File Sharing File sharing is one of the
more prominent ways through which viruses and
malware spread. Companies with sophisticated
networks use file encryption to ensure their
networks remain sophisticated. In addition to
reducing chances of viral encroachments, secured
file sharing also reduces the possibility of
accidently sending files to a wrong recipient.
Another benefit of secured file sharing is that
you can track your files after sending them and
authenticate users that can or cant view them.
10Advantages of Enterprise Firewall
- Enterprise firewall may be customized as per the
business requirement. - There is no limit to the type of firewall that
may be configured. - Within an enterprise network, firewall may be
programmed in a manner that prevents access to
certain websites. - Firewall may be easily configured to prevent
employees from transmitting confidential data
outside the enterprise network. - Connecting computers to the internet exposes them
to numerous security risks, but having a firewall
protection in place may effectively eliminate
these risks. However, in order to achieve desired
output, it is important to purchase a next
generation firewall from a credible source. Make
sure that you read online reviews before you
invest in any firewall software.
11Disadvantages of Enterprise Firewall
- Legitimate User Restriction
- Diminished Performance
- Vulnerabilities
- Internal Attack
- Cost
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