AWS Network Firewall · Firewall Australia
AWS Network Firewall configuration and management
AWS Network Firewall in Australian businesses
AWS Network Firewall configuration in Australia for businesses running workloads in Amazon Web Services. SyncBricks designs inspection VPCs, stateful and stateless rule groups, Suricata-compatible rules and central policy with AWS Firewall Manager, connects logging to GuardDuty and Security Hub, and manages the result as part of our managed IT security service.
A managed network firewall for AWS VPC traffic. Often used on its own for AWS workloads, or alongside third-party firewalls in an inspection VPC where deeper application inspection is required.
AWS Network Firewall: strengths and considerations
Strengths
- Native to AWS and deployable with CloudFormation or Terraform
- Supports Suricata-compatible rules
- Central policy across accounts with AWS Firewall Manager
- Works with GuardDuty and Security Hub
- Sydney and Melbourne regions support data residency requirements
Considerations
- Costs depend on endpoints deployed and traffic processed
- Multi-VPC designs need careful Transit Gateway routing
- Application-level inspection is narrower than dedicated next-generation firewalls
Where it is typically used
- Businesses with servers or applications hosted in AWS
- Multi-account AWS Organizations with central security
- Transit Gateway hub-and-spoke designs
- AWS Control Tower and landing zone deployments
What our AWS Network Firewall configuration covers
- AWS Network Firewall deployment and rule group design
- Inspection VPC and Transit Gateway architecture
- Suricata rule tuning
- AWS Firewall Manager multi-account policy
- Logging and integration with GuardDuty and Security Hub
- Policy as code with Terraform or CloudFormation
FAQ
AWS Network Firewall firewall questions
Is AWS Network Firewall enough for our AWS workloads?
For many AWS workloads it is. Where you need deeper application inspection, or policy that matches on-premises firewalls, a Palo Alto or FortiGate virtual appliance in AWS is a common alternative or addition. We recommend based on your architecture and how you want to operate it.
Can you deploy AWS Network Firewall as code?
Yes. We deploy with Terraform or CloudFormation and keep rules in source control, so changes are reviewed, versioned and can be rolled back.
Does AWS Network Firewall work with GuardDuty?
They complement each other. GuardDuty detects threats from logs and activity, while Network Firewall filters traffic. We send firewall logs to your logging account, connect findings through Security Hub, and set up alerts so issues are followed up as part of managed IT security.
What affects the cost of AWS Network Firewall?
AWS charges for each firewall endpoint per hour and for traffic processed, so costs grow with the number of availability zones and data volume. Configuration effort depends on the number of accounts, VPCs and rules, and whether ongoing management is included. We estimate both after a review.
Need help with your AWS Network Firewall firewall?
Tell us about your setup. We will explain what a review would cover and what we would look at first.