Scenario: An employee opens an Internet Explorer browser...
How Responza Can Help
First off, Next Generation Firewalls allow you to set up a policy with Application Intelligence & Control to ensure that employees are using the latest version of IE. Anyone launching malware-laden versions like IE8, IE7, or—heaven forbid—IE6 are automatically redirected to the IE9 download site and restricted from all other web access.
Now, the employee is using the latest and most secure edition of Internet Explorer. They begin to input a URL...
BitTorrent? Blocked– your network is protected. YouTube? Bandwidth restricted– video streaming shouldn’t be prioritized over business-critical applications, but studies have shown that employees are happier if you let them have full access to the web, even if they have reduced bandwidth for unproductive sites. Facebook? This is the tough one for traditional firewalls. You can’t singularly block access to Facebook-based games. You had to either allow users to access Facebook as they saw fit or blacklist it entirely. This isn’t an issue with Next Generation Firewalls. You can control specific features within applications so that social media is used as a tool, and not as a gateway to Farmville.
Want more information on Next Generation Firewalls?
How can a Next Generation Firewall help you? Please click the button below to contact a network security expert, or call us at 206-762-5100.