DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting installs and manages Fortinet and Sophos firewalls for businesses with more than 10 workstations, with reviewed rules, individual VPN with MFA, a segmented network and alerts handled as incidents, so that one wrong click does not stop operations.
We are one of the reference providers of managed network security in Portugal, headquartered in Alfragide with on-site support across the country, and we also serve international companies in Portugal, Europe and the United States. Your firewall gets an owner every day, for a predictable monthly fee.
Why is having a firewall not enough?
Because a forgotten firewall and a well-managed one look the same until the day of the attack. The hardware matters least. What counts is who manages it:
- It is not the ISP's router: A dedicated firewall inspects every flow and keeps a record.
- Rules age: Ports opened "just for testing" stay open for years. We write rules to fit your operations and review them whenever operations change.
- Named remote access: Each person with their own VPN and MFA, never a shared password.
- Alerts with a response: A warning nobody reads protects nobody.
What does a well-managed firewall prevent?
| Capability | What it prevents |
|---|
| Deep traffic inspection | Malware hidden in apparently normal connections |
| Segmentation | A visitor or an infected workstation reaching the servers |
| Web filtering | Malicious sites and categories the company has chosen to block |
| Logs and auditing | Investigating an incident blind |
| Site-to-site VPN | Shops and offices left isolated or linked without encryption |
| Second internet connection | Downtime when the main provider fails |
Who can enter the network from outside?
Only those who should, only to what they need and always with a trail. We set up individual VPN with multi-factor authentication, least-privilege permissions and a log of every session. On the day an employee leaves, their access ends, and the company can verify it.
Who watches the firewall and responds to alerts?
The DataRoad team. The value lies in filtering out the noise and acting on what matters. Under an IT Unlimited contract, alerts go to the DataRoad NOC and are handled as incidents, within the SLA. 24/7 monitoring, including nights, weekends and public holidays, is available on Premium 365 only.
How does the firewall connect to the rest of your cybersecurity?
- Endpoints: Antivirus with a central console, with alerts that reach us first.
- Single view: Firewall, workstations and email monitored together, logs retained and a written response procedure. Learn more about managed cybersecurity.
- Plan B against ransomware: managed backups with tested restores.
- NIS2: What the directive requires of your company, a remediation plan with deadlines and owners, and an incident log ready. See how to prepare for NIS2.