Irvin RodriguezNexogy, a Florida-based MSP that offers voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and cloud-based business phone systems, has launched a Managed Firewall as a Service solution that leverages Sophos's technology.The Managed Firewall as a Service is designed to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with Sophos cyber threat protection for email, server and web endpoints and networks, Nexogy said. The offering includes a variety of security capabilities, such as:
Email protection and management.
Firewall and network routing.
Web application firewall protection.
Web and app traffic shaping.
In addition, Managed Firewall as a Service enables Nexogy to provide customized security services to address customers' security challenges, Nexogy Chief Engineering Officer Irvin Rodriguez said in a company statement.
Next-Generation Firewall Market Is Growing
Managed Firewall as a Service may help nexogy capitalize on the rising demand for next-generation firewalls, which enable organizations to track security events and network activities to reduce the risk of malicious attacks on applications, endpoints and networks.Overall, the global next-generation firewall market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3 percent between 2017 and 2022, research firm MarketsandMarkets indicates. The global next-generation firewall market also could be worth $4.27 billion by 2022, according to MarketsandMarkets.
Dan Kobialka is senior contributing editor, MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E. He covers IT security, IT service provider business strategies and partner programs. Dan holds a M.A. in Print and Multimedia Journalism from Emerson College and a B.A. in English from Bridgewater State University. In his free time, Dan enjoys jogging, traveling, playing sports, touring breweries and watching football.
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