About Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a cloud-native network security platform from Microsoft that protects, monitors, and reports on the Azure Virtual Network resources. It combines global firewall security to help protect digital assets, threat intelligence-based filtering, and deployability to scale in minutes so users can respond quickly to evolving threats. This solution also provides visibility into firewall health and activity, ensuring optimal security. Key capabilities: global firewall security threat intelligence-based filtering quick deployment and scaling detailed monitoring and reporting integration with Microsoft Foundry Best for: enterprises that need reliable network security and monitoring in their Azure environments.
Azure Firewall Details
Azure Firewall's In-App Market Place
Does Azure Firewall have an in-app market place?
Yes
How many Mini-Apps in the marketplace?
1
Mini Apps
N/A
Pricing Options
Accepted Payment Currencies
USD ($), EUR (€), GBP (£), JPY (¥), AUD (A$), CAD (C$), CNY (¥), INR (₹), BRL (R$), RUB (₽), MXN (Mex$), KRW (₩), CHF (CHF), SEK (kr)
Pros & Cons
- Provides highly reliable stateful firewall protection with full session awareness for accurate traffic filtering.
- Delivers real-time threat intelligence to proactively block malicious domains and IP addresses.
- Automatically scales in the cloud to handle increased workloads without manual configuration.
- Performs deep TLS inspection to detect malware hidden in encrypted traffic.
- Centralizes security rule management across multiple virtual networks for simplified administration.
- TLS inspection can cause performance overhead due to the resource-intensive decryption and re-encryption process.
- Consumption-based billing may increase operational costs during periods of heavy network traffic.
- Complex enterprise deployments may require specialized cloud networking knowledge for proper configuration.
- TLS decryption may raise compliance concerns for organizations handling strictly confidential data.
- Some advanced features need multiple Azure services working together, increasing architectural complexity.
Azure Firewall's Support Options
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