Firewall Security

The good, the bad, and the ugly news about Internet connections

The World Wide Web has enabled businesses to expand their markets, communicate more rapidly with customers, and conduct research with greater speed and convenience than ever before. It has also made it easier for intruders to enter your computer network and steal data as well as wreak havoc with your business. Under-protected Internet connections are wide open to anyone with the skill and desire to cause trouble.

It's all about reducing risk

A firewall protects the resources of your network from outsiders. It filters all network traffic, as defined by your security policies, to determine whether to send data through to the requested destination or to stop inappropriate communications. A simple example of a filtering method is screening incoming traffic to verify that it is the result of a request from a legitimate internal user.

Our firewall services begin with a review of your Internet connections by a certified NPI technician. We examine your Internet access needs, your security hardware, and your current data security policies and practices. We either recommend a reconfiguration of your existing firewall or a new firewall option that fits your business needs, coupled with security and administrative policies that provide the utmost protection. For many situations, we include additional security features in the firewall design, such as intrusion prevention, virus detection, and Web filtering.

Why our firewalls are superior

  • We make sure your firewall hardware and OS are hardened from penetration
  • We embed your security strategies into your firewall rules so that only authorized traffic, as defined by your security policy, is coming and going from your network
  • We build your firewall for easy maintenance and updates to reduce your ongoing costs
  • We back our firewall installation with a support contract that includes the storage of depot parts-in case of a disruption, your security can be reestablished in a matter of hours
  • We provide ongoing firmware and industry best-practice updates to keep you a step ahead of intruders
  • We use only best-of-breed firewall products, resulting in better protection for your business data and the avoidance of disruptions inflicted by intruders

Trustworthy security services

  • Reviewing your data security policies to identify any weaknesses
  • Verifying that your outbound restrictions are protecting you from problems, such as Trojan horses
  • Reviewing and evaluating your connectivity needs from a security perspective
  • Recommending appropriate firewall options from among the top vendor solutions
  • Developing airtight security rules and policies
  • Installing firewalls onsite and configuring the security rules to closely follow your policies
  • Training your technology personnel to handle important daily security issues
  • Installing software updates and best-practice configurations
  • Remote firewall monitoring and immediate reporting of any problems

Our expertise

NPI has been providing leading-edge security services since the inception of the Internet, anticipating the needs of businesses, testing the newest appliances and applications, and installing and monitoring best-of-breed products at security-sensitive businesses such as banks, insurance companies, health-care facilities, and law firms. We've worked with all the best firewall products and every type of connection available today. Our technicians hold coveted security certifications from Cisco, Check Point, Microsoft, Juniper, and RSA, and attend national security conferences such as SANS. At NPI, we are committed to security as a core business.