A firewall that looks past ports
Check Point and Palo Alto NGFW with ongoing policy tuning and 24/7 monitoring up to Layer 3.
Check Point and Palo Alto NGFW with ongoing policy tuning and 24/7 monitoring up to Layer 3.
A firewall that only checks ports and IP addresses stops almost nothing a real attacker does today - the large majority of successful attacks now exploit application-layer weaknesses, encrypted traffic and zero-day techniques that classic packet filtering simply can't see. A next generation firewall is built to look deeper: application awareness, identity-based policy and integrated threat prevention, not just a gate that's either open or closed.
Vinca Cyber's firewall security management practice deploys and manages next generation firewall infrastructure for organisations that need real protection, not just a compliance checkbox, bringing the same 360° Cyber Resilience approach we've applied for 22 years to the network perimeter, powered by our partnerships with Check Point and Palo Alto.
A next generation firewall (NGFW) goes beyond traditional port-and-protocol filtering to inspect traffic at the application layer, enforce identity-aware policy, and integrate real-time threat intelligence to block zero-day attacks as they happen.
Check Point's Quantum NGFW platform, for example, has held a leadership position in independent firewall evaluations for over two decades, using cloud-delivered threat intelligence pulled from hundreds of thousands of networks. Palo Alto's firewall platform takes a similarly application-aware approach, and can be paired with managed detection and response up to Layer 3 for organisations that want their firewall actively monitored, not just configured and left running.
A next generation firewall is only as effective as the policy behind it - an unmanaged NGFW with default rules offers barely more protection than a legacy firewall.
Design and implementation of Check Point Quantum or Palo Alto NGFW infrastructure sized to your environment.
Ongoing rule management, patching and policy tuning, not just a one-time install.
Periodic review of existing firewall configuration to catch rule sprawl and outdated policy.
24/7 monitoring and managed detection and response up to Layer 3 via our SOC.
Threat prevention that inspects encrypted traffic rather than letting it pass uninspected.
Configuration review flagging overly broad or unused rules
Sized deployment plan matched to your actual traffic volume
Identity-aware policy design so access maps to who someone is
Documented change-management process for future rule changes
Ongoing patch and firmware management
Review existing firewall configuration and identify gaps or rule sprawl.
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