Network security management

Running Head: RIGHT FIREWALLS

Choosing the Right Firewall

Bhargav Ram Dusakanti

Naveen Kunta

Ranjith Ranga

University of the Cumberlands

May 29th, 2020

Choosing the Right Firewall

Introduction

Network security is needed to monitor any unwanted intrusion, violating, or damaging to communications and protect an organizations network from external attacks and cyber threats. It plays a crucial role in securing the environment of an organization. Firewalls are critical for shielding systems and information from dangers. Choosing a right firewall that protects your system from malicious attacks and virus will always be confusing and frustrating. Purchasing the right firewall for an organization situation requires mindful appraisal. By following best practices of Network Security an organization safeguards the confidential and sensitive data of organization (Joshua, 2014). Before choosing a firewall, it is important to know the growth and size of an organization, it will help to decide the complexity of the firewall system. Thus, goal of this paper is to examine the best ways of selecting the right firewall for one’s need which are software firewall, hardware firewall and commercial firewall.