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QNAP ADRA NDR |
Firewall |
| Major goal |
Detects and stops in-progress suspicious activity |
Block threats from the Internet |
| Location in your network infrastructure |
Acts as an edge/access switch, between client devices on the Intranet |
Act as a gatekeeper between the Internet and Intranet |
| Protects against |
Attacks from inside the Intranet (between client devices) |
Attacks from outside your network (Internet) |
| Advantages |
- Monitors and intercepts malware that is laterally moving on the Intranet to infect client devices.
- Focuses on the early stages of cyberattack; stops suspicious traffic at the beginning.
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- First line of defense.
- Rich UTM functions handle multiple threats from the Internet, and provides features necessary for routing/internet connections.
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| Limitations |
Only detects suspicious network activities caused by malware/ransomware. File-based decryption, detection, and analysis are not supported. |
Cannot monitor threats if Intranet traffic does not pass through the firewall. |
