While originally created to protect internal networks, firewall solutions have evolved into diversified and specialized solutions suitable for a number of architectures and purposes. The eight types of deployable firewalls include traditional network firewalls, unified threat management (UTM), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), web application firewalls (WAF), database firewalls, cloud firewalls, container firewalls, and firewalls-as-a-service (FWaaS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To deploy the appropriate type of firewall, it first requires an understanding of the available features and deployment options. These inform the pros, cons, and the best use cases for each firewall and how each type of firewall delivers a unique solution. <\/p>\n\n\n
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