Managed Firewall Service

• Robust firewall options for every need: Multiple firewall service options include delivery inside the network, at your premises, at our data centers, or completely virtual in the cloud. Other options include co-managed, fully managed, and monitored using next generation firewall technologies
• Selection support: Custom consulting to help you select the right firewall solution for your needs
• Configuration support: Custom configuration for installing and managing firewall systems according to your policies
• Implementation Support: Device provisioning, implementation, and integration with existing systems, locations and networks
• Device Management: Ongoing device management, proactive device upgrades, and patch management with unlimited policy changes
• NextGen and UTM Support: Broad support for context (application and user identification), content (anti-malware and URL filtering) and other key features including high availability, site-to-site and client VPNs and virtual contexts
  
• Monitoring: Real-time health and security event monitoring with rapid escalation per your incident response plan
• Reporting: Periodic firewall activity reports based on log file analysis
• Innovative User Experience: Access threat intelligence and device management information via the same console and views used by the CenturyLink Security Operations Center analysts; and use a mobile app for some features
• Analytics and Threat Management: Correlate your firewall logs and security events with logs from your other network computing resources

• Ensure compliance with PCI, HIPAA, GBLA, FISMA and other regulations
• Remedy gaps in your security team's skills. CenturyLink has specialized professionals on staff with experience in security practices across a broad range of industries
• Scalable solutions poised to meet your security needs as you grow with our extensive network of data centers located around the globe
• Protect your organization against a wide range of network attacks
• Cost effective solutions require no capital outlay. Hardware and maintenance costs are bundled into a single affordable and predictable all-inclusive monthly charge
• Increase employee productivity and optimize network performance by blocking hacking and other malicious activities
• Select from market-leading technologies to deliver full-featured firewall capabilities including VPNs, IPS, anti-malware, web filtering and application and user identification

To get started with Managed Firewall Services, CenturyLink performs a design review to ensure we understand your firewall needs, network and system topology, and security policies. We then use these details to help develop and define your firewall-specific security policies.

Once we ascertain your needs, we then provision, manage and monitor your firewall systems. We can provision your service on a range of platforms, including network-based and virtual firewalls as well as dedicated appliances deployed anywhere within your hybrid network.