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Next-Gen Firewall Redefined: Versa NGFW Takes the Lead

Traditional firewalls can’t keep up with today’s rapidly evolving security threats. Versa Networks’ Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) leverages its deep expertise and leadership in network security to protect today’s dynamic digital environments. Versa customers have been using its NGFW to secure branches, campuses, data centers, and cloud workloads for years, primarily as a part of its SD-WAN solution.

Versa has continuously improved its NGFW to keep up with evolving threats, from sophisticated malware to the challenges of remote and hybrid work, as well as securing the growing number of IoT and OT devices. Its capabilities have earned praise from both customers and analysts. CyberRatings recently ranked Versa #1 across security effectiveness, performance, threat prevention, and cost of ownership—beating all tier-1 NGFW vendors. On Gartner Peer Insights, Versa earned a 4.7-star rating, topping Fortinet’s 4.6. Watch the webinar “Firewall Therapy: Breaking Up with an Old Approach to Firewalls” for more about what differentiates Versa.

NGFW Security Capabilities: Protect Against Modern Cyber Threats

Versa’s NGFW is built to defend against today’s sophisticated cyber threats. It offers powerful security features, including:

• Intrusion detection and prevention
• AI-driven advanced threat protection (ATP)
• Continuous web traffic inspection
• Data loss prevention (DLP)
• IoT/OT security
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and real-time policy enforcement.
• URL, IP, and domain filtering

These capabilities are crucial for identifying and mitigating risks associated with external attacks and vulnerabilities in modern work environments.

Firewalls rely on application, user, and device visibility and control to prevent data breaches, ensure compliance, and maintain network efficiency.  Versa NGFW offers advanced application-layer security to safeguard your entire network against known and unknown threats. It classifies and secures all traffic—no matter the user, device, or location—strengthening security, ensuring application availability, and enhancing the user experience.  

“Versa NGFW delivers the performance and protection we needed to secure hybrid work without complexity.” — IT Director, Global Retailer.

A Unified Security Framework – SASE and Zero Trust Integration with NGFW

At the heart of Versa Networks’ approach is the seamless integration of NGFW technology into its other solutions, enabling broader network security frameworks, including software-defined networking (WAN and LAN), Zero Trust, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). This ability to support a modular approach to a unified network security strategy ensures consistent protection across on-premise, cloud, and remote environments.

By combining NGFW capabilities with modern security practices, Versa safeguards against ransomware and malware, identifies and stops zero-day and persistent attacks, and protects applications, users, devices, and data effectively at scale. This approach ensures that legacy systems and new digital assets benefit from a robust and adaptable security system, securing the perimeter and internal networks. This approach ensures both legacy systems and new digital assets are protected, and security extends beyond the network perimeter to cover internal threats.

Lowest cost of ownership

Versa Networks’ Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) goes beyond strong security, making network management easier and more cost-effective. It’s designed for flexible deployment across cloud, virtual, and on-premise environments, with a unified console that simplifies management while ensuring high performance and security.

With centralized management, Versa NGFW enforces consistent security policies and lowers operational costs, even in distributed or hybrid networks. It scales easily as your network grows or changes, requiring minimal effort and expense. Seamless integration with your existing infrastructure ensures hassle-free deployment and ongoing management. Real-time and historical telemetry gives you comprehensive visibility across your network in one pane of glass, enabling you to make informed security decisions without unnecessary complexity.

Additionally, you need a solution that provides all the security comfort you need without the renewal surprises and forced HW refresh drama. In a recent independent analysis by CyberRatings, Versa had the lowest cost of ownership among all tier-1 NGFW vendors.

Conclusion

Versa Networks exemplifies how enterprises looking to create a secure environment in an increasingly digital world can benefit from an NGFW that delivers the most effective security at the highest performance with the best cost of ownership. This is not just beneficial; it’s essential.

Experience the Versa difference— request a Versa NGFW demo and see why it’s rated #1 in enterprise security.