For years, firewalls have been pivotal in the defense mechanisms of businesses worldwide. Without it, networks are more exposed to malicious malware and unexpected onslaughts from cyber criminals. Firewalls actively regulate incoming and outgoing network traffic, ensuring the safety of networks and the confidential data and IT frameworks within them.
As cloud solutions continued to evolve, cloud-based security services had to follow their lead and this is how firewall as a service (FWaaS) came into existence. In short, FWaaS took the last stage of firewall evolution - the next-generation firewall (NGFW) - and moved it from a physical device to the cloud.
