Firewall and VPN Design, Installation and Management

Firewall Installation

When planning out the security design of any network, one of the first and most important devices that needs to be in place is the firewall. These devices sit at your network border(s) to allow the traffic you want in and out of the network while blocking the rest. As one of the most important foundations of any secure network, proper configuration is always of utmost importance. One simple misconfiguration and you potentially open the door for unwanted visitors to your confidential data. 

Network Strategies can help you design, install, and manage your firewall deployment so that you will have the confidence of knowing that your network has one of its most important network devices installed correctly to only allow the traffic your business needs to enter and leave the network.

Firewall Management

We do offer a management service for your firewall so that you do not have to worry about the day to day operations and configurations of the device. This will free up you and any IT staff you may have and can help reduce the total cost of ownership of the firewall over time by reducing configuration errors, training, and device downtime.  

The list below details some of the management specifics.

Configuration changes
Configuration changes are made as you need them. Allowing our experts to make the changes for you will give you peace of mind knowing that these changes are performed correctly.

Logging
We will have all of the important system logs sent from your firewall to our secure log management collectors. This allows us to monitor for changes to the firewall or for any unauthorized access attempts, etc.

Device Updates
As with all network devices, firewalls need to be updated and monitored to make sure that they stay up to date with current bug and security fixes. We make sure that as soon as updates are released, they will be deployed to your firewall to make sure it is always protected from the latest vulnerabilities.

 

VPN Installation

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are becoming a major component of most organizations for allowing secure remote access into the business network. This increase is also spurred on by the fact that these VPN deployments play a large part in increasing your company's productivity by allowing you and your employees to access company resources anytime anywhere. Network Strategies can help you with any of your VPN deployment needs. Whether the VPN is for remote access or remote offices, we make sure that your business gets the most out of its VPN investment. 

Below are some examples of the more popular VPN methods we can help you implement.

Site to Site VPNs
Site to site VPNs provide your business with the ability to share information securely with a remote office or location. This allows you the ability to communicate as if both offices were physically located in the same place and also eliminates the need for expensive dedicated leased lines from an Internet provider.

Remote Access VPNs
Remote access VPNs provide a means of connecting into your business network securely from anywhere, providing you have an Internet connection. This allows users to work remotely from their home, a coffee shop, or from a remote customer site without the need to expose your internal network to the Internet.

Web SSL VPNs
Web SSL VPNs are quickly becoming the VPN of choice for many businesses because of their ease of use for the end users. SSL VPNs work through your typical web browser allowing users to connect in to company applications or resources without the need for extra VPN client software. When coupled with our secure authentication solution using CRYPTOCard's 2-factor authentication, it creates an extremely secure, efficient, and easy to manage VPN solution for your remote users.