Cybersecurity 

How to Choose the Right Next Generation Firewall ?

Published on March 14, 2023 by Jean Donald VERZILUS

A next generation firewall or NGFW is a more sophisticated version of a traditional firewall. It has more advanced features and offers more benefits like better protection against online threats, more support for data privacy compliance, and simpler network infrastructure.

Choosing the right next-gen firewall for your business might seem a daunting task but you can make it easier by focusing on the following criteria as you narrow down your choices.

Manageability
A good next-gen firewall should come with extensive management features that will give the administrators the ability to perform tasks like real-time analysis, monitoring, and so on. It would be preferable if it comes with intuitive consoles and dashboards for easy management.

Performance
High-speed but efficient performance is crucial in a business firewall. You want something that will be able to block threats efficiently but in a way that will not create lengthy delays that will result in diminished network performance.

Platform
Next generation firewalls these days can either be hardware-based, software-based, or cloud-based. The size of your enterprise would be the greatest determining factor when it comes to the platform type of firewall you should get.

Price
Some next generation firewalls are very affordable, costing just around $300. There are also those that would require you to shell out thousands of dollars. The exact price would depend on numerous features like the cost of deployment, installation, management, and maintenance services.

Support
No matter how impressive a firewall might be, you might not be able to get the most out of it unless it comes with excellent support from the manufacturer. You want to check whether there will be available support even after the initial network integration, or if there will be a designated expert assigned to your account in case you have issues down the line, and so on.