5 Reasons Your Business Should Have a Managed Business Class Firewall

5 REASONS YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE A MANAGED BUSINESS CLASS FIREWALL

You probably got in to business to do something unrelated to network security and aren’t an expert in managing security systems. Sure you could hire someone to support your IT, but at the cost of diverting valuable time and money from providing the product or service you got into business for. Hiring a professional IT company/managed services provider that is certified with a business class firewall provider is a must!

1. IT IS NOT YOUR CORE BUSINESS

Without a managed service or full-time staff, you’ll undoubtedly need to hire a consultant to configure your firewall at $150 per hour or more. Then, when something goes wrong or a configuration needs changed, you’ll have added bills at $150 an hour – and the new consultant will spend at least an hour or two figuring out what your last consultant did. Your managed services provider has certified engineers to manage and support your business class firewall.

2. CONSULTING LABOR IS EXPENSIVE

Like all hardware, firewalls occasionally break. It’s important to have a plan to restore connectivity quickly and securely if that happens. If you’re not using a service, who makes sure your router configurations are backed up, secures a timely replacement from the manufacturer and makes sure the firewall is configured and installed?

3. FAILURE ON YOUR NETWORK SECURITY WOULD BE DISASTER – YOU NEED A RECOVERY PLAN

4. SOME THREATS COME FROM INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS

Social media, gaming, and online video can drain employees productivity, the bandwidth your business needs, and may expose you to viruses. Properly configured URL filtering and application control can help you manage these internal threats to security and productivity.

5. SECURITY THREATS EVOLVE DAILY

New viruses, worms, and malicious attacks are created every day to exploit weaknesses in networks and steal your business’ confidential data. With a managed firewall service, professional network security personnel keep your security device up to date with the latest firmware and threat definitions to keep your network secure.

PROVIDE YOUR BUSINESS WITH PROACTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST THREATS, BACKED BY A TEAM

OF CERTIFIED SECURITY PROFESSIONALS.

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