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Common Network Security Functions

Common Network Security Functions

Andi Lamprecht Andi Lamprecht ·· 2 min read· Accepted
ADR-0021 · Author: Sybil Melton · Date: 2025-02-07 · Products: platform
Originally 0036_common-network-security-functions (v5) · Source on Confluence ↗

Common network security functions and where it is typically deployed in the topology.

Network Security FunctionIngressEgressEast-West
Web Application Firewall [WAF]- Cloudflare - Cloud Armor - inline appliance
Intrusion Prevention [IPS]- inline appliance- inline appliance
State Firewall and ACL- Cloud Firewall Essentials
AntiVirus Protection/Blocking- inline appliance - Host agent- inline appliance - Host agent- inline appliance - Host agent
URL/FQDN Filtering- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard
Data Loss Prevention [DLP]- inline appliance - Cloud DLP
Layer7 doS- inline appliance- inline appliance- inline appliance
Malicious IP Blocking- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard
GeoIP Blocking- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard- inline appliance - Cloud Firewall Standard
Intrusion Detection [IDS]- Packet mirroring policy on Cloud firewall to collector - inline appliance- Packet mirroring policy on Cloud firewall to collector - inline appliance- Packet mirroring policy on Cloud firewall to collector - inline appliance
Threat Packet CapturesPacket mirroring policy to IDS collector- Packet mirroring policy to IDS collector- Packet mirroring policy to IDS collector
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