Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Why should I replace my firewall if I can get on the internet?

Your firewall may still be working and protecting against hacking threats and techniques from several years ago. And, maybe updates and patches have kept up with some of the newer exploits, but most of the Small and Medium Business firewalls and UTM devices were purpose built and eventually they can't be upgraded to protect from the latest threats.  

Here are three really important reasons to upgrade:
 
1: Your old firewall is a bottleneck. Do employees complain about how slow everything is online? Your old firewall may not be keeping up with your internet connection.

2: Your old firewall may not be able to detect the tactics used by cyber criminals. Today malware and malicious code can be found in many sites that are required by your employees and staff for legitimate business use. Corporate sites, Search engines, YouTube videos and Facebook games are routinely hacked and infected. Do your employees use these sites?

3: Next-generation firewalls offer more control on how your internet connection is used. Do you know how much time your employees spend on social media sites during the work day? Researchers say it ranges between 1 – 10 hours per week, per person.
 
If it's been 3 or 4 year or more, It's time to look at your firewall and how it's capabilities stack up to the threats. We have several great products to enhanced your security and protect your users and network resources.
 
If you are ready to hear more about protecting your network let me know and we'll schedule a call or visit at your convenience.
 
Want to learn more about the threats on your own? Visit one of our partner sites... 

https://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/downloads/White_Papers/Barracuda_NG_Firewall_WP_Layer7_Application_Control_Release2.pdf
Regards,
 
Dave
 
440-325-2101