What is Next Generation Firewalls?

Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) are advanced firewalls that provide deeper inspection of network traffic than traditional firewalls. They typically include features like application awareness, intrusion prevention, advanced malware detection, and SSL/TLS inspection, in addition to standard firewall features like stateful packet inspection. They are commonly used to protect networks from sophisticated threats by controlling application usage, preventing intrusions, and blocking malicious traffic.