8 Next-Gen Firewall Features and What They Do

Firewalls have been a key tool in any business' security defenses for many years, but are you actually making the best use of your solutions?

Next-generation firewalls offer a much wider range of features than legacy solutions, and can do a lot more than just inspect traffic going in and out of your network and blocking suspicious activity.

Instead, next-gen firewall software provides a much deeper level of control and protection. But they can only work effectively if you fully understand the range of features they offer and know how to deploy them effectively. While there are a wide range of firewall types and options to choose from, and not all may offer the exact same feature sets, here are a few key options that you should look out for when choosing and deploying a next-gen firewall.