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Firewall security for government & public sector

Government networks hold sensitive citizen data and face relentless attack. FirewallScan keeps FortiGate configurations hardened, segmented and continuously evidenced — with EU-first data handling.

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Common firewall challenges

The firewall challenges government faces

Public sector networks are large, long-lived and often built from many independently managed systems. Firewall rule bases reflect that history: complex, layered and difficult to review comprehensively with the staff available.

At the same time, government is a top target for nation-state and criminal attackers, and the data at stake — citizen records, critical services — could not be more sensitive. The gap between review capacity and risk is wide.

  • Sprawling rule bases from many legacy and inherited systems
  • Limited specialist staff to perform deep manual reviews
  • High-value target for sophisticated attackers
  • Strict data-residency and sovereignty requirements
Compliance

Baselines public sector must meet

Government bodies operate under demanding security baselines and increasingly under EU-wide directives.

NIS2

Brings public administration and essential services under stricter EU obligations for network security and incident resilience.

ISO 27001

A common baseline for public bodies, requiring documented, regularly reviewed network controls.

CIS Controls

Widely adopted by government as a prioritized baseline emphasizing segmentation and secure configuration.

Why FirewallScan helps

Comprehensive review, limited staff

FirewallScan lets a small team review large, complex FortiGate configurations thoroughly and consistently. It surfaces the highest-risk exposure first and documents every review as evidence.

Built EU-first and deployable self-hosted, it fits the data-sovereignty requirements that public sector environments demand.

  • Thorough review without a large specialist team
  • Risk-prioritized findings with documented evidence
  • EU-hosted and self-hostable for data sovereignty
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