Comparison

FirewallScan vs security consultants

Consultants bring valuable expertise — but their review is a costly snapshot that ages the moment they leave. FirewallScan gives you continuous coverage between and beyond engagements.

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The consultant model

Where security consultants help — and where they don't

A good security consultant brings deep expertise and an outside perspective, and a focused engagement can be genuinely valuable. But a consultant review is expensive, point-in-time, and outdated as soon as your configuration changes — which it does constantly.

Engagements are also infrequent by nature; few organizations can afford to bring consultants back every month. That leaves long stretches where no one is systematically reviewing the firewall at all.

  • High cost limits how often you can engage them
  • The review is a snapshot that ages immediately
  • Long gaps between engagements with no coverage
Side by side

FirewallScan vs security consultants

Security consultants
FirewallScan
Cost model
High per-engagement fees
Predictable subscription
Cadence
Occasional engagements
Continuous — run any time
Coverage between visits
None
Always-on review on every change
Consistency
Varies by consultant
Same baseline every time
Speed
Days to weeks to schedule and deliver
Results in minutes
Evidence
One-off report
Continuous, documented trail

Better together

Use consultants for strategy, FirewallScan for coverage

FirewallScan and consultants are complementary. Bring in consultants for strategy, architecture and specialized assessments — and let FirewallScan handle the continuous, day-to-day firewall review in between.

Many teams even hand FirewallScan reports to their consultants as a head start, so expensive expert time goes toward judgment and design rather than rediscovering basic misconfigurations.

  • Continuous coverage between consultant engagements
  • Consultants focus on strategy, not basic findings
  • Reports that give your consultants a running start
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