# FortiGate Firewall as a Service > URL: https://www.atlantic.net/managed-services/firewall/ | Updated: 2026-09-16 Protect cloud and dedicated infrastructure with a next-generation firewall that combines IPS, SSL inspection, VPN, application control, web filtering, and round-the-clock monitoring from Atlantic.Net's US-based Security Operations Center. - Built-In Fortinet IPS - SSL/TLS Deep Inspection - AI-Powered Threat Protection - US-Based 24/7/365 SOC SOC Monitoring: 24/7/365 Security Stack: NGFW + IPS ## FortiGate Firewall as a Service Your hosted infrastructure lives behind a perimeter that can inspect encrypted traffic, help detect and block known, unknown, and zero-day threats, stop ransomware, and protect cloud, dedicated, and remote-user connections simultaneously. FortiGate Firewall as a Service delivers an enterprise-grade firewall estate as a managed subscription. No appliance to buy, no licensing to chase, no firewall engineer to hire. Atlantic.Net configures, updates, and monitors your FortiGate platform - the most widely deployed network firewall in the world - around the clock from our US-based Security Operations Center. One service replaces the separate Managed Firewall and IPS products we previously offered, and adds everything a modern next-generation firewall brings: AI-powered threat intelligence, SSL inspection, application control, VPN, and web filtering on a single platform. ## What Is FortiGate Firewall as a Service? FortiGate Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) is a managed Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewall deployed in front of your Atlantic.Net cloud or dedicated server infrastructure. Firewalling and intrusion prevention run natively on the same platform, alongside VPN, SSL inspection, application control, web filtering, and inline AI-based malware detection. Atlantic.Net engineers handle provisioning, policy configuration, firmware, signature updates, and threat response. You retain visibility and approval over policy changes and keep full control of your servers. The service consolidates two products Atlantic.Net used to sell separately, Managed Firewall and Intrusion Detection System, into one integrated platform with a single policy framework and one support relationship. ## Fully Managed Next-Generation Firewall Atlantic.Net configures, tunes, and maintains your FortiGate. Rule changes, firmware, and signature updates are handled by our engineers. No hardware to rack, no license renewals to track, no in-house firewall specialist required. ## What's Included ### Built-In Intrusion Prevention (IPS) Every deployment includes the Fortinet IPS engine with regularly updated FortiGuard signatures and threat intelligence. Known exploits, CVEs, and attack patterns are blocked in-line in the same pass as firewall enforcement. No separate appliance, no chained inspection points. ### AI-Powered Threat Protection FortiGuard AI-powered security services apply machine learning to known, unknown, zero-day, and AI-generated threats. Inline malware prevention inspects unknown files in real time and produces a verdict without waiting for a signature release. Data loss prevention rules watch outbound traffic for sensitive patterns on enterprise-tier subscriptions. ### Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPN IPsec and Remote VPN Access out of the box. Connect branch offices and colocated infrastructure over encrypted tunnels. Support remote users with managed accounts, multi-factor authentication, and policy-based access to specific resources. ### SSL/TLS Deep Inspection SSL inspection lets your firewall, IPS, and content policies see inside encrypted sessions without crippling throughput. The blind spot that covers most modern malware delivery closes. ### Application Control, Web, and DNS Filtering Allow, block, or restrict traffic by the specific application generating it, not just port or protocol. Web filtering blocks malicious, phishing, and policy-violating URLs. DNS security and botnet protection cut off command-and-control callbacks before data exfiltration or lateral movement. ### 24/7/365 SOC Monitoring Atlantic.Net's US-based Security Operations Center watches your deployment around the clock. When attacks escalate or FortiGate flags traffic our engineers need to investigate, response happens immediately, not at the start of the next business day. ## Audited Compliance Alignment FortiGate FWaaS operates inside Atlantic.Net's SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 Type II, HIPAA, HITECH, PCI DSS 4.0, and NIST 800-53 audited environments. The same platform is already part of Atlantic.Net's HIPAA and PCI-compliant hosting stacks. If you run a regulated workload, your firewall controls can be cited directly in audit documentation. ## Protect your network from evolving threats. Atlantic.Net's Managed Firewall delivers comprehensive security with 24/7 monitoring. Contact us to safeguard your data. For faster application deployment, free IT architecture design, and assessment, call 866-618-DATA (3282) or email us at sales@atlantic.net. ## Business Outcomes ### One Platform, Lower Total Cost Running separate firewall, IPS, VPN, web filtering, and sandbox products means multiple contracts, multiple consoles, and multiple skill sets. A Forrester Total Economic Impact study of Fortinet NGFW with FortiGuard AI-powered services reported a 318% three-year ROI, payback in under 6 months, a 50% reduction in network outages, and 40% cost savings compared to the baseline. ### Compliance Without the Assembly Work For workloads under HIPAA, PCI DSS 4.0, SOC 2, or NIST 800-53, firewall and IPS controls are not optional. FortiGate FWaaS is delivered within Atlantic.Net's audited environments, with documentation available for your compliance team. The same platform already underpins our HIPAA-compliant and PCI-compliant hosting services. ### Faster Response to Emerging Threats FortiGuard Labs processes threat telemetry at a scale no individual organization can match. When a new exploit appears in the wild, signatures propagate across every managed FortiGate within minutes. Your defenses update continuously, without your team having to track CVE feeds. ### Business Continuity: You Do Not Have to Babysit Most serious breaches trace back to a perimeter failure: an unpatched appliance, a misconfigured rule, a missed IPS signature. A fully managed FortiGate deployment removes those failure modes from your team's shoulders. Continuous updates, continuous monitoring, continuous response, handled by engineers whose job it is. ## Who Needs FortiGate FWaaS | Business Type | Why FortiGate Fits | | --- | --- | | Healthcare and telehealth | HIPAA-aligned firewall plus IPS in an audited environment, with a BAA available | | E-commerce and payment platforms | PCI DSS 4.0 firewall and IPS requirements covered in one service | | Financial services and fintech | NGFW, IPS, DLP, and SSL inspection for sensitive workflows, with a strong audit trail | | SaaS applications | Hybrid-ready firewall covering cloud and colocated assets under one policy | | Regulated industries | NIST 800-53 alignment and audit documentation available | | Businesses without dedicated security staff | Managed service reduces the need for a full-time firewall engineer | | Hybrid-environment operators | Cloud, dedicated, and remote-user traffic protected under one policy framework | ## A Platform You Can Trust FortiGate is the most widely deployed network firewall in the world. Fortinet is recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls and the Forrester Wave for Enterprise Firewalls, with particular recognition for unified management and consistent AI-powered security across hybrid environments. The threat intelligence driving your deployment comes from FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet's global threat research operation, which processes trillions of security events every day across six million firewalls, three million web gateways, twenty million email systems, ten million endpoints, and five million sandbox detonations. When a threat is detected anywhere in that fleet, your FortiGate benefits within minutes. ## Atlantic.Net operates that platform for you from our audited data center infrastructure - 100% uptime SLA on network, hardware, and power. - 24/7/365 US-based support - phone, email, chat, no outsourcing. - Atlantic.Net since 1994 - 32 years hosting mission-critical workloads. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is FortiGate Firewall as a Service? A managed, subscription-based deployment of a Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewall, operated by Atlantic.Net engineers in front of your hosted infrastructure. It includes firewalling, intrusion prevention (IPS), SSL inspection, VPN, application control, web filtering, and AI-powered threat protection in one platform. Atlantic.Net's Security Operations Center handles configuration, updates, monitoring, and incident response. ### How is this different from the old Atlantic.Net Managed Firewall and IPS services? FortiGate FWaaS replaces both with a single integrated service on the Fortinet FortiGate platform. IPS is built directly into the solution. The new service also adds next-generation capabilities the older products did not provide: SSL inspection, application control, web and DNS filtering, AI-powered malware detection, and continuously updated FortiGuard threat intelligence. ### What's the difference between FortiGate FWaaS and a basic stateful firewall? A basic stateful firewall makes allow/deny decisions on connection state, ports, and protocols. A next-generation firewall like FortiGate also inspects application-layer content, enforces application identity (not just port number), runs intrusion prevention, decrypts and inspects SSL/TLS traffic, blocks malicious URLs, and applies AI-powered threat intelligence inline. The same device replaces several point products and produces a single audit trail. ### Do I need FortiGate FWaaS if I already have software firewalls on my servers? Host-based firewalls (iptables, Windows Firewall, security groups) enforce rules at the operating system level on traffic that has already reached your server. FortiGate inspects and filters upstream before traffic touches your infrastructure, and applies IPS, application control, and deep packet inspection that host firewalls cannot. Most enterprise-grade security postures use both. ### Is FortiGate FWaaS included in HIPAA-compliant or PCI-compliant hosting? Yes. A fully managed FortiGate firewall with IPS is part of both Atlantic.Net's HIPAA-compliant and PCI-compliant hosting stacks. Customers who do not require full HIPAA or PCI compliance but want FortiGate-level network security can subscribe to FortiGate FWaaS as a standalone managed service. ### What does the Atlantic.Net team actually manage? Provisioning and rule configuration, firmware and signature updates, policy tuning, performance monitoring, incident detection, SOC escalation, and reporting. You define the access and security policies you need; we implement and maintain them. Policy changes are made on request through your account team and approved before going live. ### Can FortiGate FWaaS protect servers I have at another data center or cloud? FortiGate FWaaS deploys in front of Atlantic.Net-hosted infrastructure (cloud and dedicated). Hybrid scenarios involving servers at another data center or cloud provider are supported through site-to-site VPN tunnels back to your Atlantic.Net environment. The Atlantic.Net team will scope the topology with you during onboarding. ### How long does FortiGate FWaaS deployment take? Most standalone deployments are operational within a few business days after the policy review is complete. Complex deployments - large rule migrations, multi-site VPN topologies, or audit-driven integrations - may take longer. Atlantic.Net engineers handle the implementation; you sign off on the policy before traffic flows. ### What does "AI-powered" actually mean in FortiGuard threat protection? FortiGuard Labs trains machine-learning models on the trillions of daily telemetry events seen across the FortiGate fleet. Inline malware prevention scores unknown files in real time and produces a verdict before signatures exist. Anomaly-based detection flags traffic that doesn't match known-good baselines. The result is faster blocking of zero-day, polymorphic, and AI-generated threats than signature-only engines deliver. ### How is FortiGate FWaaS priced? FortiGate FWaaS is priced based on the deployment tier, the services activated (NGFW, IPS, AI-powered threat protection, DLP, and so on), and the scale of the protected environment. 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