Zero Trust Security: An Enterprise Guide

© Jason Garbis and Jerry W. Chapman 2021

J. Garbis, J. W. ChapmanZero Trust Securityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6702-8_10

10. Next-Generation Firewalls

Jason Garbis¹   and Jerry W. Chapman²

(1)

Boston, MA, USA

(2)

Atlanta, GA, USA

 

In this chapter, we’re largely going to be examining the place of Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) within a Zero Trust landscape. We’ve actually already discussed most of the primary functions that are part of NGFW products, including core firewalling, IDS/IPS, and VPN, in previous chapters. As such, this chapter will discuss the role that NGFW capabilities and platforms should play in a Zero Trust world, rather than a direct analysis of their functionality.

Our goal is to help you understand where and how NGFW solutions ...