Currently, in the team I am working on, we are not using AWS. I used to work with it, but now I am focusing on Microsoft Azure. We have two teams in our company, one focusing on infrastructure on Azure and the other on AWS. Previously, one of my assignments required looking into security tools for AWS to get an idea of what can be used.
One use case for the product is providing a secure channel for data storage solutions. For example, I have used it to establish channel-based security, restricting IP or MAC address access to ensure data security.
I have hands-on experience with Azure Firewall. My company is developing a product called Mondo with Azure Firewall. The tools that we are developing use all sorts of products inside Azure or AWS. For example, we are checking for vulnerabilities inside the cloud and whether the customer configures the firewall properly or not. Indirectly, we are using the Azure Firewalls, but mainly it is for scanning and to check the misconfigurations of the cloud.
I used it for two of my clients. One of the clients used it for Azure Virtual Desktop implementation and for blocking the internet for the other applications in the IaaS. The use case for the other clients was also similar. It was put in there for holding up traffic and filtering traffic.
Sr. Technical Consultant - Cloud Delivery at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2022-08-15T08:34:00Z
Aug 15, 2022
I've been using Azure Firewall for one or two customers in the UAE to protect against security threats. It protects the Azure infrastructure and PaaS, applications, network, and ports. It's the same as the things we configure with other firewalls.
IT Infrastructure Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-06-25T19:24:00Z
Jun 25, 2022
We implemented Azure Firewall to secure edges and gain access control to the internet for BNS and Bitcoin. It's used to access the internet in a safe way. It allows us to access services from Azure via the firewall within Azure.
We mostly use it as part of a hybrid cloud solution. For example, for a client with on-premises and cloud solutions, our recommendation is that Azure Firewall be used.
Network Administrator at a government with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-12-16T21:48:00Z
Dec 16, 2021
When we started using Azure Firewall, we learned quickly that it couldn't do much. As I remember, it was essentially a layer 3 or layer 4 firewall that couldn't distinguish recognized applications and things like that. But it was inexpensive compared to the Palo Alto stuff we were looking at, so we wound up staying with the firewall. Mainly it was just inspecting ports between virtual machines.
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-12-15T16:47:00Z
Dec 15, 2021
The use cases are related to internet-based traffic restriction. Generally, when it comes to gaining access to web applications hosted on Azure from the outside world, and the traffic restriction between the internal supplements.
I have deployed Azure Firewall for a couple of my clients. They primarily use it for protecting their workloads and limiting incoming connections. I also have a subscription but I use it primarily for testing.
Senior Security Operations and Cyber Risk Analyst at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-08-17T13:11:00Z
Aug 17, 2021
We use it to protect the Azure space and to be the bridge between on-premise and the cloud. When I have had a site-to-site VPN set up and configured, and would use it to allow ordinary traffic from the on-premise device to the cloud and from other third-party suppliers to the Azure platform. We also use it to provide connectivity to various network security groups that have been created within Azure.
Group Cloud Competency Center Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-08-11T10:47:00Z
Aug 11, 2021
We use it to do the network traffic filtering between our private network and a public network. So, it is a boundary. Because of our IDS and IPS needs, the advanced features are enabled in Azure Firewall. There are two types of versions. In China, there is only the standard tier, but in the rest of the regions, there is the premium tier.
Azure Firewall makes up part of our security solution. We use it internally but we are a consulting company and also advise our customers on the use of it.
Enterprise Solution Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-04-06T08:22:00Z
Apr 6, 2020
I design the architecture and it's an extension of the on-premise that we house on the cloud. We secure the entry point to the virtual data center with the firewall.
Owner at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2020-03-18T06:06:03Z
Mar 18, 2020
We are currently working with Microsoft, trying to develop a new solution which is based on VeloCloud. It's an SD-WAN solution. This product has not been launched in China yet and we still have some work to do. I'm the company owner and five of my team use Azure Firewall. It's a startup team and I work with Microsoft directly.
Basically, our organization is using the solution to inspect the traffic. I'm using the solution as the main defense system prior to de-traffication on the NGX layer (layer seven). Then, of course, we're forwarding to the Kubernetes cluster.
Manager - Network & Security at CtrlS Datacenters
Consultant
2020-01-16T08:44:00Z
Jan 16, 2020
We are a technical services company and we are in the data center space. We provide different solutions, including firewalls such as Azure Firewall, to our clients depending on their needs. We have a large customer base that is global in scope and we provide hosting services as well as managed services. We have solutions deployed in both public cloud and private cloud environments. We typically use this solution in the perimeter layer, although we do have some use cases where we handle East-west traffic.
Azure Firewall is a user-friendly, intuitive, cloud-native firewall security solution that provides top-of-the-industry threat protection for all your Azure Virtual Network resources. Azure Firewall is constantly and thoroughly analyzing all traffic and data packets, making it a very valuable and secure fully stateful firewall as a service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability. Azure Firewall allows users to create virtual IP addresses and provides for secure DDoS...
Currently, in the team I am working on, we are not using AWS. I used to work with it, but now I am focusing on Microsoft Azure. We have two teams in our company, one focusing on infrastructure on Azure and the other on AWS. Previously, one of my assignments required looking into security tools for AWS to get an idea of what can be used.
One use case for the product is providing a secure channel for data storage solutions. For example, I have used it to establish channel-based security, restricting IP or MAC address access to ensure data security.
I have hands-on experience with Azure Firewall. My company is developing a product called Mondo with Azure Firewall. The tools that we are developing use all sorts of products inside Azure or AWS. For example, we are checking for vulnerabilities inside the cloud and whether the customer configures the firewall properly or not. Indirectly, we are using the Azure Firewalls, but mainly it is for scanning and to check the misconfigurations of the cloud.
I use the solution as a firewall. We use it for segmentation and zero-trust security.
We use the solution for application and server deployment.
I used it for two of my clients. One of the clients used it for Azure Virtual Desktop implementation and for blocking the internet for the other applications in the IaaS. The use case for the other clients was also similar. It was put in there for holding up traffic and filtering traffic.
I've been using Azure Firewall for one or two customers in the UAE to protect against security threats. It protects the Azure infrastructure and PaaS, applications, network, and ports. It's the same as the things we configure with other firewalls.
We implemented Azure Firewall to secure edges and gain access control to the internet for BNS and Bitcoin. It's used to access the internet in a safe way. It allows us to access services from Azure via the firewall within Azure.
We primarily use the solution as a firewall.
We mostly use it as part of a hybrid cloud solution. For example, for a client with on-premises and cloud solutions, our recommendation is that Azure Firewall be used.
When we started using Azure Firewall, we learned quickly that it couldn't do much. As I remember, it was essentially a layer 3 or layer 4 firewall that couldn't distinguish recognized applications and things like that. But it was inexpensive compared to the Palo Alto stuff we were looking at, so we wound up staying with the firewall. Mainly it was just inspecting ports between virtual machines.
The use cases are related to internet-based traffic restriction. Generally, when it comes to gaining access to web applications hosted on Azure from the outside world, and the traffic restriction between the internal supplements.
We're SaaS providers. We use these firewalls to route our traffic from our partner to us.
I have deployed Azure Firewall for a couple of my clients. They primarily use it for protecting their workloads and limiting incoming connections. I also have a subscription but I use it primarily for testing.
We use it to protect the Azure space and to be the bridge between on-premise and the cloud. When I have had a site-to-site VPN set up and configured, and would use it to allow ordinary traffic from the on-premise device to the cloud and from other third-party suppliers to the Azure platform. We also use it to provide connectivity to various network security groups that have been created within Azure.
We use it to do the network traffic filtering between our private network and a public network. So, it is a boundary. Because of our IDS and IPS needs, the advanced features are enabled in Azure Firewall. There are two types of versions. In China, there is only the standard tier, but in the rest of the regions, there is the premium tier.
We use the solution as an internal firewall device.
We mostly utilize the solution for effectively controlling the networks.
Azure Firewall makes up part of our security solution. We use it internally but we are a consulting company and also advise our customers on the use of it.
I design the architecture and it's an extension of the on-premise that we house on the cloud. We secure the entry point to the virtual data center with the firewall.
We are currently working with Microsoft, trying to develop a new solution which is based on VeloCloud. It's an SD-WAN solution. This product has not been launched in China yet and we still have some work to do. I'm the company owner and five of my team use Azure Firewall. It's a startup team and I work with Microsoft directly.
Basically, our organization is using the solution to inspect the traffic. I'm using the solution as the main defense system prior to de-traffication on the NGX layer (layer seven). Then, of course, we're forwarding to the Kubernetes cluster.
I'm a consultant and our primary use case is for traditional corporate networks. We have about 100 people using the solution.
On-premise to cloud <-> Cloud to on-premise
We are a technical services company and we are in the data center space. We provide different solutions, including firewalls such as Azure Firewall, to our clients depending on their needs. We have a large customer base that is global in scope and we provide hosting services as well as managed services. We have solutions deployed in both public cloud and private cloud environments. We typically use this solution in the perimeter layer, although we do have some use cases where we handle East-west traffic.