Managed Firewall Services (MFS)

Your firewall, kept up to date and working as it should, without adding to your IT team's workload.

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Your IT team is busy keeping the business running, so security gets attention only when something is already on fire. Firewall updates wait, rules pile up, alerts go unread, and outside office hours no one is looking at all. Hiring dedicated security staff is expensive and hard, and even the best people can’t watch everything, every day.

Your concerns, our answers

Our IT provider already looks after the firewall. Isn’t that enough?

General IT support keeps systems running; it rarely includes the security monitoring, timely updates and threat-aware configuration a firewall needs to stay effective. We focus on exactly that, and work alongside your IT team or partner.

Will we lose control of our own network?

No. You keep full visibility through your dashboards, changes are agreed with you, and you have a named local contact who knows your set-up.

Our biggest client is asking us to prove our security.
Will this help?

Yes. A managed, monitored and documented firewall, with regular reporting, gives you concrete evidence for vendor risk assessments and supports your NIS2 obligations. For the full picture, see GRC.

Firewall running, but no one really has time to look after it?

A trusted local team: Belgian specialists who know your environment, not an anonymous ticket queue.
Built on our own AXS Guard platform, engineered, developed and assembled in Belgium, so the people managing it also built it.
One predictable service instead of hiring, training and retaining in-house security staff.
Scales with you, from a single site to multiple locations and cloud environments.

Our Solution

Managed Firewall Services means our team monitors, updates and maintains your AXS Guard firewall platform for you, so it keeps protecting your network day in, day out, and your IT team can focus on the business.

Proactive Monitoring

We watch your platform’s health, alerts and performance 24/7, and act on issues before they become outages or openings for attackers.

Updates & Lifecycle Care

Automatic software and threat-protection updates, configuration backups, hardware warranty and on-site service, so your protection never falls behind.

Expert Support & Remediation

Dedicated support from our specialists during extended business hours, including configuration changes and proactive remediation when something needs fixing.

Dashboards & Reporting

Secure access to dashboards and reports in your Cyber Resilience Portal, so you always know the state of your defences and can show it to auditors or clients.

24/7 SOC Monitoring & Threat Hunting

For round-the-clock detection and response across your network, endpoints and cloud, add our Security Operations Center.

Questions?

Consult the FAQ

What is a managed firewall service?

It’s a service where a specialist team monitors, updates and maintains your firewall for you. You keep the protection; we take on the day-to-day work of keeping it effective.

Should we hire a security expert or outsource it?

For most small and mid-sized organisations, outsourcing is faster and more affordable: you get a team of specialists without the cost of recruiting, training and retaining them, and without depending on one person’s availability.

What's the difference between Managed Firewall Services and a SOC?

Managed Firewall Services keeps your firewall platform healthy, up to date and correctly configured. A Security Operations Center (SOC) monitors your whole environment, including endpoints, identity and cloud, around the clock, to detect and respond to attacks. Many organisations combine both.

We don't have an AXS Guard firewall yet. Where do we start?

Start with Network Security: we’ll help you choose the right set-up, then manage it for you from day one.

The Triangle of  
Cyber Resilience

Managed Firewall Services is part of Continuous Operations, Approach Cyber’s pillar for ongoing vigilance and validation, alongside our SOC, Vulnerability & Exposure Management, DFIR, Phishing & Awareness and Offensive Security teams. Continuous Operations keeps effective, every day, what Strategic Advice designed and Adaptive Security enforced, including the network protection.

Your cyber resilience
works as one.

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Managed Firewall Services (MFS)