This is the speed at which a router or firewall is capable of sending traffic.
It uses deep packet inspection, IPS, application awareness, and sometimes machine learning. Very similar to UTM, NGFW looks beyond traditional means to stop threats. A typical setup would be a Firewall, IDS, IPS on the same device. That means the device combines multiple security features on a single machine. A feature that allows you to get detailed information about the traffic on the network. This is useful to find compromised hosts or threats on your network. One implementation of this is it can sit on your network and will report if anything tries to scan or hack into it. This is a fake device that may appear to be vulnerable. If you have open ports to the internet I strongly advise having an IPS in place. An IPS device can stop port scans, malware, viruses, and exploits that would otherwise pass through a firewall. It automatically blocks anything detected by the IDS. Another method is to scan for traffic anomalies or see if the traffic is coming from or going to known compromised hosts or poor reputation networks. This is commonly done by looking at packets in network traffic to see if they match signatures of attack patterns. An advanced security feature that scans traffic for malicious activity. You should have a plan to lifecycle equipment before the vendor stops providing updates. pfSense, OPNsense, AmpliFi, EdgeRouter, and UniFi do not require this–you pay for the hardware once but get free security updates for the life of the device (usually 5 to 10 years…or practically forever with pfSense/OPNsense). Many firewall vendors require you to maintain a licensing subscription to receive security updates.
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I prefer devices that can be configured to update themselves automatically. It is imperative to keep a router/firewall up to date. Below are a few choices from those product lines, but first, some things you need to know: