Firewalls

Protect your network from unauthorised internet access by installing a security device that allows or blocks traffic based on a set of security rules.

The Need for Firewalls

Information is sent over networks in packets and firewalls investigate them for your network’s security. Firewalls are security devices that prevent unauthorized connections and malicious software from entering your network. These devices monitor incoming and outgoing traffic, and if a computer or program outside your network tries to gain access, the firewall decides what to block or allow based upon defined cybersecurity rules. Firewalls also prevent unauthorised access of data and protect your company’s network from being compromised.

As your business-critical applications move from our premises-based networks to the cloud and users access resources from their personal devices everywhere, your needs may vary from our single network perimeter to multiple micro-perimeters. Syndrome’s latest firewall solutions provide integration between core networking functions and network security, delivering a secure architecture. This results in a complete security portfolio that protects your applications and users everywhere.

Benefits of Firewalls

Enhanced security

Modern firewalls include antivirus and malware protection that upgrades automatically whenever new threats are discovered. The firewall device also minimizes the avenues of attack by limiting the applications that run on it. It scans all the approved applications for any hidden vulnerabilities or confidential data leaks, as well as mitigates risks from any unknown applications.

Advanced functionality

Apart from the enhanced security features, modern firewalls include integrated intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion protection systems (IPS) that detect attacks based on traffic behavioral analysis, threat signatures or anomalous activity. This functionality helps perform deeper inspection and improves packet-content filtering of network traffic up to the application layer.

Application awareness

Business applications tend to use multiple ports, hence it is essential to identify the targeted port. Our firewall devices monitor traffic across layers and are intelligent enough to determine what exactly is being sent or received on each port. If the content is within policy, it is sent further or else it’s blocked. Application awareness also enables your company to set policies depending on the user and the application. For instance, allowing users to access Facebook, but blocking Facebook Chats.

Reduced infrastructural complexities

Traditional security devices required a separate security appliance for every new threat, which led to additional costs and efforts for maintaining and updating each of those devices. Modern firewalls provide integrated antivirus, spam filtering, deep-packet inspection, and application control using only one device or console. No extra devices are required, thus reducing infrastructural complexities.

Consistent network speed

Traditional security devices bog down your systems more and more as you increase the breadth of your protections. With modern firewalls, you can continue to improve and expand the deployment of your protection without compromising the speed of your network. In simpler terms, your systems stay protected, and the speed of your operations remain fast.

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Why Syndrome for Security?

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Our expertise

Syndrome’s security portfolio delivers greater protection for your network against an increasingly evolving and complex set of threats. Our engineers lay a foundation for security that is both agile and integrated. From your data center, branch offices, cloud environments, and everywhere in between, Syndrome gives you robust protection against even the most sophisticated threats without compromising on performance when inspecting encrypted traffic.

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Define security needs

Before proposing or installing any solution, the team at Syndrome, first helps you define the level of IT network security necessary for your organization. In conjunction with your key executives, we assess any existing solutions, identify sensitive areas that need more protection and determine all points of access that need to be secured.

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Planning

Once the assessment is complete, you’ll have a clearer picture of your exact security needs. We plan with your key executives on important aspects like whether to replace or upgrade vulnerable components, integrate new software or improve network access permissions.

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Priorities and budgets

It is likely that there won’t be one solution to meet all your needs, hence we help you prioritize the list in terms of critical and non-critical, and include budgetary constraints. A well-thought out and detailed specification will pave the way to finalizing an implementation plan that meets your business’s needs.

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Constant monitoring

Despite the best network security system you will have malicious attackers constantly probing your network for weak points. Our engineers constantly review your audit logs to find relevant information on potential threats. They tweak your security settings based on the audit log and respond before any breach occurs.

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Security focused culture

We, at Syndrome, take your network security very seriously. We ensure your employees are updated on basic security measures, even if they’re not in the IT department. This includes identifying and reporting suspected phishing attempts and social engineering attacks. We hold regular training sessions on common network vulnerabilities and how to prevent them. We even help you create fake network attacks to gauge your employees’ level of preparedness.