Security News > 2021 > February > Microsoft releases Azure Firewall Premium in public preview
Microsoft has announced that the new Premium tier for its managed cloud-based network security service Azure Firewall has entered public preview starting today.
The Azure Firewall Premium public preview adds new capabilities required by highly sensitive and regulated environments.
"Azure Firewall Premium is utilizing Firewall Policy, a global resource that can be used to centrally manage your firewalls using Azure Firewall Manager," Microsoft said.
Customers will still be able to use Firewall Rules for configuring existing features for the Standard Firewall, while Firewall Policy can be managed independently or with the help of the Azure Firewall manager.
To deploy and configure Azure Firewall Premium Preview you need a free account and an Azure subscription.
Microsoft provides the template needed to deploy a complete Azure Firewall Premium testing environment here.