What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a hosted firewall?
- by Roy
Would you rather have your firewall hosted or in house if you've got the skills to manage it?
We currently have 6 remote offices and 2 different ISP's, one private network and our firewall (Watchguard, licenses are due to expire) is also our main gateway. I don't see how a hosted firewall (in this case Fortinet) is going to work for us especially when it's cheaper to buy our own firewall and the transition from one ISP to a new provider will take some time because our current contracts aren't due to expire soon.
What are to pros and cons of having a firewall hosted by your ISP in general?