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Managed Firewall Services

Our Managed Firewall Services at Performance Networks are designed to protect your business from ever-evolving threats. Many companies will face unauthorised access, data breaches, and inadequate network security solutions, leading to significant disruptions and potential financial losses.

Our Managed Firewall Services provide a robust solution to these issues. We offer round-the-clock monitoring, advanced threat detection, and automated responses to ensure your network remains secure. By customising firewall policies to fit your specific needs, we help prevent unauthorised access, protect sensitive data, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.

In addition to security, our services simplify network management. We handle all aspects of firewall configuration, updates, and maintenance, freeing your team to focus on core business activities. With Performance Networks, you get the peace of mind that your network is protected by experts dedicated to keeping your business safe.

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What is Firewall Security?

Firewall security refers to the use of a firewall to protect a network from external threats, such as hackers, malware or ransomware. It creates a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network, such as the internet.

Firewalls work by controlling incoming and outgoing network traffic, based on predetermined security rules. These rules can be based on a number of factors, including the source or destination of the traffic, the type of traffic or the port number being used.

Network firewall security can also be configured to log and alert administrators of any suspicious or malicious activity.

Benefits of Firewall Security

Protect against threats

A network firewall acts as a first line of defence against external threats, such as hackers, malware and smishing attacks. It works by inspecting incoming traffic and blocking any that appears to be malicious or unauthorised. This helps to prevent attackers from accessing your network and causing damage.

Keep data safe

A network firewall can help to keep your data and sensitive information safe by blocking unauthorised access and protecting against data breaches. It can also prevent sensitive data from being transmitted outside of your network, ensuring that it remains secure and confidential.

Filter traffic

A network firewall can filter incoming traffic to ensure that only legitimate traffic is allowed to pass through. This helps to reduce the risk of malicious traffic entering your network, and can also help to improve the performance of your network by eliminating unnecessary traffic.

Meet regulations

A network firewall can help your organisation to meet various security, privacy, and compliance regulations, such as PCI DSS and HIPAA. By enforcing access privileges and limiting access to sensitive resources, a network firewall can help to ensure that your organisation is in compliance with these regulations.

Enforce privileges

A network firewall can enforce access privileges to help reduce risk. It can do this by allowing only authorised users to access specific resources, and by blocking access to unauthorised users. This helps to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data and resources, which can help to reduce the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.

Limit access

A network firewall can also help to limit access to sensitive resources, such as servers and databases. By restricting access to these resources to authorised users only, a network firewall can help to prevent unauthorised access and reduce the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.

Firewall Technology

Firewalls act as a barrier between trusted internal networks and untrusted external networks (such as the internet), filtering data to block unauthorised access while allowing legitimate communication. Firewalls can be hardware, software, or a combination of both.

Our customers have access to cutting-edge technology from some of the world’s leading providers of network security firewalls. In particular, our partnerships with Cisco, Cisco Meraki and Fortinet allow us to deliver value-added services, focused technical expertise and higher levels of customer satisfaction. To find the best firewall technology for your business, speak to our team.

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Cisco Next Generation Firewalls

Network firewall devices that provide advanced security features such as application control, intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection. Designed to be scalable and flexible, they can be deployed in a variety of network environments.

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Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls

A cloud-managed network firewall security system that offers advanced features including content filtering, intrusion prevention and VPN connectivity. Easy to deploy and manage, they’re particularly suited to small and medium-sized businesses, plus large geographically dispersed companies.

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Smoothwall Firewall

A Linux-based firewall solution that comes complete with state-of-the-art security features such as intrusion prevention, content filtering and VPN connectivity. Easy to install and manage, this network firewall is suitable for the Education sector.

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Fortinet Firewalls

A line of network security devices that come with application control, intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection. Suitable for organisations of all sizes, they are designed to be scalable and flexible, allowing them to be deployed in a variety of network environments.

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Firewall Configuration and Monitoring

Firewall configuration refers to the set of rules and settings which control the flow of incoming and outgoing network traffic. It helps to secure a network by allowing or denying access based on specified criteria, such as source IP address, port number or the type of data.

The continuous monitoring of firewall activity and performance ensure that it is secure and functioning as it should. Firewall monitoring involves looking at firewall logs, network traffic and security alerts to identify potential threats, performance issues and misconfigurations.

Our team can handle all of this for you, taking away your internal teams burden and providing you with the peace of mind your network is in safe hands.

Our Managed Firewall Services

We offer a free consultation where we discuss your specific requirements and budget to provide tailored advice. Our professional firewall installation services ensure that our security engineers set up and fully test the system to meet all requirements, with any additional features functioning as intended. After installation, we provide ongoing management and support by proactively monitoring uptime, throughput, failover, and other key metrics.

We also manage firmware updates, perform regular vulnerability scans, and deliver monthly reports. Depending on your selected network support package, we are available 24/7/365 for any support calls or change requests, all backed by clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Contact our team to find out more about how our services can benefit your business.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

"We were grateful that Performance Networks pulled out all the stops to deliver a project within a very tight timescale and to budget. From the planning to the implementation, the Performance Network team worked closely with the BISC IT team, ensuring what was provided best suited the BISC’s needs. And even when things did not go to plan, the Performance Networks team adapted quickly to the new situation and came up with alternative approaches which delivered the same objectives to the same cost. The rural location and older buildings with their associated infrastructure make any BISC IT project a challenge, but Performance Networks overcame every obstacle without hesitation, delivered as promised and followed up with post-implementation support which was unfailing. We would happily turn to Performance Networks again for future projects."

Sarah Butler – Librarian and Head of Learning, BISC

"From the first point of contact Performance Networks have been amazing. They are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to networks and WiFi and are able to turn a complex topic into something simple and easy to understand. I can’t recommend them enough to anyone who needs a new network or is experiencing performance or connectivity issues with their existing network."

Steven Bennett, Head of IT, Manchester Central

"Performance Networks’ knowledge and expertise on WiFi solutions were invaluable to us during this huge and complex upscale project, and we are delighted with the work they have completed over the last few months.” “We’re really pleased to have completed this project, which is quite an undertaking and brings the technical infrastructure of our 19th century Palace very much up to speed with modern-day requirements."

Nick Johnson, IT Manager, Alexandra Palace

"Performance Networks resolved a complex ongoing WiFi issue in one visit; they are fast to respond and highly professional. We have since engaged them for further WiFi consultancy and thoroughly recommend their services."

David Jackson, DHL

"WiFi is now only an issue if it’s not available – and these occasions have been very few and far between. Access Points are remotely monitored so that Performance Networks can inform management if there is a problem even before they’re aware. Guests have a support line to call in case of difficulty. Performance Networks has helped Ragdale Hall to update its infrastructure to meet the requirements of the business, which is more and more reliant on technology. Guests and suppliers want instant communication, they need banks to provide immediate authorisations. All of this depends upon a stable platform, with excellent response when issues arise. As with WiFi, Ragdale Hall’s staff are only concerned when the technology gets in the way of providing outstanding customer service. Performance Networks have provided that stability and have been pro-active in ensuring that Ragdale Hall maintains and improves its systems."

Keith Palmer, IT Systems manager Ragdale Hall

"I have worked with several WiFi providers over 15 years at CCT, and Performance Networks are the only one who have truly understood the needs of our organisation. With three large conference centres that experience high guest footfall, our WiFi requirements are significant. Performance Networks have delivered a solution that meets our needs fully. I’ve been really impressed with their service after the installation too. They monitor our entire network and their support is second-to-none, proactively identifying and resolving issues before we’re even aware of them! I’m confident to say that our WiFi is sector-leading, which has a huge impact on guest experience."

Grant Farrant, Operations Director

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