Cloud Security (Firewall, WAF, FortiGate, Azure Policy)

Design and implement cloud perimeter and application security controls that reduce attack surface, enforce governance, and provide operational visibility across Azure environments.

Cloud security is rarely improved by a single product deployment. The practical challenge is designing a secure and maintainable network and application security model that aligns to how your workloads actually operate. Organisations commonly inherit flat network designs, inconsistent egress controls, unmanaged inbound exposure, and fragmented logging. This makes it harder to meet internal governance requirements, increases incident response time, and causes avoidable spend on security tooling that is not configured to produce actionable outcomes.

LW IT Solutions delivers Cloud Security (Firewall, WAF, FortiGate, Azure Firewall) as a structured architecture and deployment service. We implement the right control points for your workloads, including network firewalls, web application firewalls, and secure routing patterns, while aligning to Azure-native security capabilities and operational monitoring. Where FortiGate is part of your stack, we design integration patterns that support governance and maintainability rather than creating complex one-off configurations. Final control selection and feature usage depends on your environment, workload requirements, and licensing, which we validate during discovery before implementation.

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Service Overview

Highlights

Supports Azure Firewall, Azure WAF, FortiGate, and Azure Policy
Focus on workload-aware security rather than generic rulesets
Centralised logging aligned to operational monitoring
Rule and policy governance built into the design
Designed for live environments with minimal disruption

Business Benefits

Reduced attack surface through controlled ingress, egress, and application exposure
Clear governance of network and application rules with defined ownership
Improved visibility via centralised logging and actionable alerts
Consistent security patterns across subscriptions and environments
Lower operational risk by replacing ad-hoc rules with managed control points

Typical use cases

Introducing controlled egress and ingress for internet-facing workloads
Replacing flat networks with segmented, governed security controls
Adding WAF protection to web applications and APIs
Standardising firewall rules across multiple subscriptions
Improving audit readiness through consistent policy enforcement

Objectives & deliverables

What Success Looks Like

Reduce inbound and outbound exposure with controlled routing and policy enforcement
Implement firewall and WAF controls aligned to workload risk profiles
Standardise security patterns across subscriptions and environments
Improve visibility with centralised logging and operational alerting
Support compliance and governance by using repeatable architecture patterns

What You Get

Cloud security design pack with agreed control points and rule governance model
Deployed firewall and/or WAF capability aligned to agreed scope and environment constraints
Initial policy and rule baseline with change control approach
Logging and monitoring configuration guidance and operational readiness notes
Handover pack: runbooks, troubleshooting guidance, and improvement backlog

How It Works

Discovery - confirm workloads, traffic flows, risk profile, and tooling constraints
Design - define control points, routing, rule structure, and governance model
Build - deploy firewall and/or WAF components within the agreed scope
Configure - establish baseline rules, policies, and logging destinations
Validate - test traffic flows, failure scenarios, and alerting
Handover - provide runbooks, change process, and improvement backlog

Engagement Options

Design Only - Security architecture and control model without deployment
Firewall/WAF Deployment - Implement Azure Firewall, WAF, or FortiGate for defined workloads
Policy & Governance - Azure Policy design and rollout with monitoring
Optimisation - Review and rationalise existing rules and logging

Common Bundles

Customers who use this service often bundle with these services

Azure Network Architecture (Hub/Spoke, DNS, Private Link)
Azure network architecture services covering hub and spoke design, DNS, routing and Private Link to support secure, scalable connectivity.

Azure Landing Zones (CAF-aligned)
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Defender for Cloud (CSPM/CWPP)
Baseline cloud security posture and protect workloads using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, covering CSPM governance, recommendations and targeted workload protection.

Sentinel Deployment & Integration
Deploy Microsoft Sentinel with structured data onboarding, workspace design, RBAC, and detection content so your SOC operates effectively and predictably.