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Next-Generation Firewall

What is Next-Generation Firewall?

An advanced firewall that combines traditional packet filtering with application awareness, intrusion prevention, deep packet inspection, and threat intelligence.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern next-generation firewall

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on next-generation firewall

Requirements naming next-generation firewall across this standard, quoted from the control text.

Lloyd's Minimum Standards - Cyber Security1 control

Lloyds MS11.6 Secure Configuration and Change Management - configuration baselines aligned with industry benchmarks (CIS Critical Security Controls v8 + CIS Benchmarks for Windows + Linux + cloud + container + DISA STIGs where applicable) + Infrastructure-as-C...

LLOYDS-MS11-Secure-Configuration-Change-Management-Network-Segmentation-Perimeter-Defence-MS11-6-15 · Lloyds MS11 Secure Configuration + Change + Network Segmentation + Perimeter + MS11.6-15 →

Questions people ask about next-generation firewall

What is Next-Generation Firewall?
An advanced firewall that combines traditional packet filtering with application awareness, intrusion prevention, deep packet inspection, and threat intelligence.
Why is Next-Generation Firewall important for compliance?
Next-Generation Firewall is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding next-generation firewall helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Next-Generation Firewall?
Next-Generation Firewall appears in the requirement text of Lloyd's Minimum Standards - Cyber Security. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Next-Generation Firewall?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how next-generation firewall applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.