Most small offices start with the router their internet provider installed. It connects you to the internet, but it was never designed to protect a business network.
1. Staff work remotely
If people need files or systems from home or site offices, you need a secure VPN. A business firewall provides one without exposing your network to the internet.
2. You have no visibility
Can you see which devices are on your network, or which websites and apps are using your bandwidth? A business firewall shows you, and lets you set rules.
3. Guests and staff share one Wi-Fi
Visitors, personal phones and company laptops should not be on the same network. A firewall separates them into secure zones.
4. You store client or financial data
Construction drawings, contracts, payroll and client records are valuable to criminals. Next-generation firewalls block known threats and malicious sites before they reach your devices.
5. Nobody has updated the router in years
Unpatched routers are one of the most common ways into small business networks.
The next step
A correctly configured next-generation firewall, such as FortiGate, is one of the most effective security investments a small business can make. We supply, configure and manage firewalls for offices across the UAE and Qatar. Talk to us about yours.