Service
Firewalls & Network Security
Next-generation firewall deployment and network segmentation — configured with a policy you can audit, not a default ruleset with an any/any at the bottom.
The problem
A firewall is only as good as its ruleset, and most rulesets grow by accretion: a temporary rule for a vendor, a permit added during an outage, none of it ever removed.
Meanwhile the perimeter isn't the perimeter anymore. Remote workers, cloud workloads, and vendor access mean traffic that never crosses your edge firewall at all.
What's included
- Next-generation firewall deployment (Cisco Firepower, Meraki MX, Ubiquiti)
- Ruleset design, audit, and cleanup of accumulated legacy rules
- Network segmentation to contain lateral movement
- Intrusion prevention, content filtering, and TLS inspection where appropriate
- Site-to-site VPN and secure vendor access
- High-availability firewall pairs with tested failover
- Logging and alerting integration so events are actually seen
How we work
Assess, design, implement, support
- 01
Assess
We document what you actually have — not what the last as-built says you have.
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Design
A written design with the reasoning behind each decision, priced before work starts.
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Implement
Phased cutovers with rollback plans. No single high-risk night.
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Support
Documentation, knowledge transfer, and ongoing support at whatever level you need.
Firewalls & Security: common questions
How much does a business firewall cost?
Hardware for a small office typically runs $600–$2,500, and mid-market next-generation appliances $3,000–$15,000, plus annual subscriptions for threat feeds and filtering. The larger variable is design and implementation time, which depends on how complex your existing ruleset is.
What is the difference between a next-generation firewall and what we have?
A traditional firewall filters by port and IP address. A next-generation firewall additionally identifies the actual application, inspects encrypted traffic, and applies intrusion prevention. If your current device only has port-based rules, it cannot see most modern threats.
Do you provide ongoing management?
Yes. Firewalls degrade without maintenance — signatures go stale, rules accumulate, firmware falls behind. We offer managed firewall support including patching, rule review, and log monitoring.
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Let's look at what you're running
A no-cost assessment of your network, servers, or phone system — you get the findings and the recommendations whether or not you hire us.