The Role of Industrial Firewall Switches
The firewall provides stateful packet inspection of all traffic between the enterprise and OT network and enables intrusion prevention (IDS/IPS) and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) capabilities for inspecting application data between the zones to identify and stop a variety of attacks. Cisco's 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report found cybersecurity to be the biggest reported challenge in running and maintaining industrial networks. Industrial Next Generation Firewall is a perimeter protection solution in line with security requirements for industrial automation, tested and approved for usage with Siemens products. "By combining different firewall functions in an overall network defense strategy and by positioning the different types of firewalls in the network where they play to their strengths, it is possible to design networks that are prepared for the future and will stand the test of time.
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