- What is Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) ?
- Features to look for in NGFW
- Best NGFWs on the market
Best NGFWs on the market
Here are some good NGFWs available on the market :
1.Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall
Features :
- Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall can give a graphical summary of the applications, users of the applications, accessed URLs, content traversing your network, threats and who are affected by the threats.
- It can integrate with directory services like Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, OpenLDAP, and eDirectory that can give visibility based on identity of users and groups.
- It can give comparative statistics based upon different timeframes, applications, application categories, threat profiles etc that can help in detecting unusual behavior in the network.
- It can summarize network traffic based on apps, user information, and threats. The log viewer also supports context and expression-based filtering. The logs can be automatically sent to syslog server and individual filter results can be exported to CSV file.
- Palo Alto NGFW can provide information on bandwidth usage, session consumption, source and destination of the application traffic and associated threats.
- It can provide forensic analysis and reporting based on user activities which can be exported to either CSV, PDF XML, or emailed on a scheduled basis.
- It can inetegrate with terminal services like Citrix XenAPP and Microsoft Terminal Services.
One can also use XML API to extract user data from non-standard repository including proxies, wireless controllers and network access control (NAC) appliances. - Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall can identify previously unknown new malware in the network. If it finds a suspected new malware, it can actively analyse it in a safe cloud-based sandbox and observe its behavior to detect whether it is indeed malware. It can also help in preventing Advanced Persistent Threat or APT.
- Attackers often use fast flux networks (What is a Fast Flux Network ?) to hide their malicious servers. Palo Alto NGFW can analyse DNS queries to detect command-and-control messages and prevent botnet. It can also detect devices that are likely to be infected by a botnet based on various factors.
- It also gives full IPS protection.
- Palo Alto NGFW can also protect servers from DdoS attacks using policy based approach.
It can use URL filtering, data filtering and file blocking to control use of personal or non-work related applications. It uses Deep Packet Inspection for that purpose. - It can also protect mobile devices. It enables users to create policies based on device type.
Price : Palo Alto has several Next Generation Firewall products for SMBs as well as large enterpriseswith a varying price range. Please contact Palo Alto sales for more information.
2. Fortinet FortiGate
Features :
- Fortinate FortiGate enable users to easily manage all different security solutions and products through a single console. It can automatically synchronize various security resources to enforce policies and provide automated responses to detected threats
- It provides real time visibility across all devices and applications
- It can isolate and inspect any suspicious files detected by security tools and help in preventing Advanced Persistent Threats.
- It includes SSL Inspection engine to detect malware within encrypted traffic.
- With Fortinet FortiGate one can deploy next-generation firewall, data center firewall, internal segmentation firewall, or high speed firewall and VPN.
- It also privides Intrusion Prevention (IPS).
- It can also integrate with audit and compliance services to improve cybersecurity.
Price : Fortinet has several Next Generation Firewall products for SMBs as well as large enterprises with a varying price range. Please contact Fortinet sales for more information.
3. Cisco Firepower
Features :
- Cisco Firepower provides Stateful firewall, Application Visibility and Control, NGIPS, Advanced Malware Protection and URL Filtering.
- Cisco Firepower helps in preventing advanced malware with the help of sandboxing.
- It includes IPS.
- Cisco has a wide range of NGFW products with throughput ranging from 256 Mbps to 225 Gbps.
- Using Cisco Firepower one can control user access to many commercial applications and it supports custom applications also.
- One can also enforce policies based on URL Filtering.>
Price : Cisco has several NGFW products with a varying throughput. Please contact Cisco sales for more information.
4. Check Point Next Generation Firewall
Features :
- Using Check Point NGFW one can create granular policy definitions based on users and groups.
- It can integrate with Active Directory.
- It can allow, block or limit usage of applications or features within them.
- It includes IPS.
- It provides centralized management to get better visibility of various security events.
- It can provide a real-time visibility into a large number of log records over multiple time periods and domains.
- It can also provide a graphical interface providing views, details and reports of various security solutions.
- It can be easily integrated with other security solutions.
Price : Check Point has several NGFWs with package …
