Internet Firewall - the Borderware Firewall Server

What is a firewall?

It is a device used to connect your company’s network to the internet to allow your employees to safely access the internet. It can also be used to provide a low cost means of multi-site connectivity and remote access using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Which is the hacker?

The firewall prevents access to your network from any unauthorised source, e.g.:

(follow the above links to understand why these are a threat to EVERY computer connected to the internet)

Who needs one?

Everyone who wants to connect to the internet should consider a firewall to be an essential part of their network infrastructure.

What solution does ecommnet recommend?

We recommend the BorderWare Firewall Server because:

It is low cost
It is easy to use, configure and maintain
It has the highest level of certification of any commercially available firewall. (EAL4+ and EAL5)

NEW BorderWare SteelGate™ Firewall Appliance

SteelGate is an Enterprise Class Firewall and VPN Concentrator built as a package of BorderWare Firewall software and hardware in an industry leading appliance style solution.

To discuss your specific requirement please contact us directly or use the feedback form.

Hardware vs Software

We are often asked what is better a Hardware Firewall or a Software one. In our opinion there is no difference between the two. Indeed there is no such thing as a Hardware Firewall, given the common understanding of what a firewall is.

There are hardware appliances, that is a pre-packaged combination of hardware and software. There are products that are sold only as a software license only, leaving it up to the user to provide the hardware. In all cases the final implementation consists of software running on some hardware platform.

The BorderWare Firewall Server runs on standard Intel hardware, our preferred system is the Dell Poweredge 350.

The Cisco Pix is an Firewall appliance, it still runs software on a specialised hardware platform.

The real question is not simply hardware? or software? but a combination of how good is it technically? how easy is it to configure and manage? how cost effective is it?