This document discusses firewall solutions for small to medium businesses. It recommends that SMBs look for firewalls that are easy to manage and support, come with ongoing support and updates, and have warranty coverage. The firewall should provide VPN services, web filtering, monitoring, intrusion prevention, and virus/spyware protection. It is important to consider the hardware warranty, support subscription options, and scalability for business growth. The document also provides recommendations for basic firewall needs at home, including Norton 360 for multiple computers or a wireless router with firewall capabilities.

1. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/firewall

2. Firewall For A Small Medium Business
Switch
Server
Firewall
The Gate-Keeper Of Your Business
Published by : shamaltennakoon@gmail.com

3. Small Medium Business
Needs for a Firewall:
1) Easy to Manage & Support A Comprehensive
On-going Support and Updates
2) Warranty
Complete
3) VPN Services Warranted & Managed
4) Web Filtering & Analyzer Firewall Solution
5) Web Monitoring
6) Intrusion Prevention
7) Stateful and Deep Packet Inspection
7) Anti Virus & Anti Spyware Protection

5. Points to remember in your selection
Hardware Warranty & Support – You do not want to wait for 2 days for a
replacement.
Subscribe to manufacturers support
Take advise from your IT Partner- remember they too do not want surprises.
Growth of your Business – the Firewall need to be scalable
VPN Services
What is covered standard in the Firewall
What reports can you obtain about history

6. Prospects Customers Suppliers
Flying Solo
(Need to keep the start-up cost low)
Family &
Single Notebook
Friends
Multi function Printer
Broadband USB Key
Then a must is
(Need to keep the start-up cost low)
Norton 360
Firewall,Backup,AntiVirus, Identify
Protection and many more. Check-
out. www.symantec-norton.com

7. Home Office or Family Computers
Few Computers
No Server
Still need protection
ISP Router Solution:
5 Port or Wireless ISP Modem
If you have the budget a Firewall or
Norton 360 – 5 User
Firewall, Backup, AntiVirus, Identity
Protection
www.symantec-norton.com

8. About me;
• Shamal Tennakoon, is an IT Strategist based in
Sydney, Australia, with an IT career of over 25 years to his credit.
My IT roles have been in Programming, Project Scoping &
Management of Mobile Application Development, Server
Consolidations, Infrastructure Management, Help Desk Outsource
& Management, Development of Proactive Management
Systems, Support Procedure Development, Solutions in reducing
the Operational Cost of managing a HQ & Branch Office
Business, Development of IT Business Plans and IT Business Budgets
etc. The clients who have worked with me varies from Johnson &
Johnson, Pepsi, Lumley, Thalgo, Genesys Wealth Advisers to many
small to medium businesses. Academically I have a Bachelor’s
Degree in Commerce & Computing and a Master of Business
Administration. I am a member with the Australian Computer
Society. I can be contacted at shamaltennakoon@gmail.com.