Security News > 2020 > November > AWS Network Firewall Now Generally Available
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced the general availability of AWS Network Firewall, a managed security service designed to help customers protect their virtual networks.
AWS Network Firewall can easily be enabled from the AWS Console for specified virtual private cloud environments, and the company says there are no extra charges for users - customers pay for the service based on hours deployed and gigabytes processed.
AWS noted that the Network Firewall service allows customers to deploy granular network protections without the need to manage additional infrastructure.
AWS Network Firewall is currently available in the US East, US West, and Europe regions, but the cloud giant has promised to expand it to other regions as well in the upcoming period.
"When we talk to customers about what they want in a cloud network firewall they tell us that they want network protections that work with their existing security systems and without the headache of managing the underlying infrastructure," said Steve Schmidt, the CISO of AWS. "AWS Network Firewall provides scalable network protections that allow customers to deploy highly customizable rules for their entire AWS infrastructure, and integrates with many of the APN partner services that customers already use. Best of all, there's no need to configure or maintain additional infrastructure."