November 11, 2009 NetHosting Buzz Blog

Why have a dedicated firewall?

A Dedicated Firewall Can:

  • Have its own rules, dedicated configuration (what ports are open and what ports are closed)
  • It can be customized to your security criteria, such as blocking access to certain ports
  • Restrict inbound traffic flow to a set of source IP addresses
  • You have all the concurrent sessions, dedicated to your service
  • Filter and examine both inbound and outbound traffic
  • Establish a firewall based point-to-point IPSec Virtual Private Network
  • Allow for mobile VPN clients
  • Prevent unauthorized users from accessing your personal hosted environment
  • It’s a hardware, not software allowing more vulnerability
  • Control timeouts for the different types of Internal protocol connections
  • Dedicated firewall throughput is dedicated to you solely
  • Application dedication, you can set up personalized applications and rules