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Do Not Confuse Next Generation Firewall And Web Application Firewall

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Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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Fortinet FortiGate vs. Forcepoint: NGFW Solutions Compared

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An NGFW (next-generation firewall) is an advanced threat protection tool that offers all the features of a stateful network firewall along with integrated intrusion prevention, application and user control, advanced malware detection and threat intelligence feed leveraging. Forcepoint NGFW Overview. Forcepoint NGFW Features.

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Versa Unified SASE Review & Features 2023

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While some devices may connect directly to Versa secure gateway functions, some organizations will prefer to use the traditional hub and spoke network models and use Versa CSG appliances as the gateway between secured networks. Microsoft Azure Microsoft Hyper-V 2016/2019 R2/2019 VMware ESXi up to 7.0