Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/25/firewalla-launches-a-web-based-security-portal-to-help-its-users-manage-multiple-firewalls/
Firewalla made a name for itself by offering powerful yet affordable hardware firewalls that were, at first, mostly geared toward consumers. Small and medium businesses also quickly caught on to the advantages of using the company’s solutions. With its $585 Gold Plus firewall and router, the company recently launched a device specifically geared toward this audience, featuring four 2.5 gigabit ports to keep those Zoom calls and large file transfers flowing freely. Today, it is taking another step in more directly serving this market with the launch of the Firewalla Managed Security Portal (though there are definitely prosumer and consumer use cases for this service, too).
Traditionally, Firewalla users relied on the company’s mobile app to manage their devices. I’m a big fan of the app, which allows you to either set and forget your device or delve as deep into your network configuration as you want. That’s always been one of the selling points for the service, but the app was always geared toward managing a single device and while you could add more devices, the experience quickly got clunky.