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Managed Firewall Services: Scalable Network Security for Every Business
A two-person startup and a thousand-employee company are equally attractive targets for automated attacks. The firewall your internet provider installed, left unmanaged, is closer to a welcome mat than a defense. Computerease turns your firewall from a passive, neglected box into an actively managed security shield, monitored by experts 24/7.
Quick Answer
Computerease provides Managed Firewall services and Firewall as a Service (FaaS) for businesses in Missouri and Illinois: a next-generation firewall appliance, fully configured, patched, and monitored, included in one predictable monthly fee. There is no upfront hardware cost, a lifetime hardware warranty, and automatic replacement when your appliance reaches end of life, so your network security never falls behind.
Firewall as a Service: A Smarter Model
The traditional approach forces a difficult cycle: a large upfront hardware purchase, ongoing licensing and support costs, then the same large expense again in a few years when the device is obsolete. Firewall as a Service (FaaS) is a comprehensive subscription that eliminates the burden of hardware ownership entirely.
- No Upfront Hardware Costs: a next-generation firewall appliance is included as part of the service, nothing to purchase, lease, or finance.
- Lifetime Hardware Warranty: as long as you are a client, your hardware is covered, and we replace it quickly if it fails.
- Proactive Hardware Refreshes: when your appliance reaches end of life, we replace it automatically so your security never falls behind.
- All-Inclusive Subscription: the device, security licenses, expert management, and unlimited support, with no hidden fees.
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What’s Included
- Deep Packet Inspection:Â real-time analysis of the actual content of data packets, catching sophisticated threats and application-level attacks that basic firewalls miss.
- Encrypted Traffic Inspection (TLS 1.3):Â inspecting encrypted web traffic at wire speed, so malware cannot hide inside an encrypted tunnel.
- Zero-Day Threat Protection:Â a cloud-based sandbox analyzes suspicious, unknown files to catch brand-new malware before it ever executes on your network.
- Next-Gen Intrusion Prevention:Â blocking exploits and preventing intruders from gaining access, beyond simple signature matching.
- Granular Web and Application Control:Â policies that block or allow specific websites and application categories, improving both productivity and risk control.
Managing Network Access as AI Use Expands
As employees begin using Copilot, ChatGPT, AI meeting tools, browser extensions, and other AI services, businesses may see new applications and internet destinations appear across the network. Not every tool should automatically have the same level of access.
Managed firewall policies can help control which web services and application categories are allowed, blocked, or reviewed, while giving the business a clearer way to enforce its AI usage decisions at the network level. The firewall is not the entire AI security strategy, but it is an important layer for controlling how devices connect to external services.
Technology Services That Work Alongside Managed Firewall
A managed firewall is the perimeter layer. Computerease also provides the rest of your technology and security under the same flat-rate, family-owned model.
Scalable for Every Business Size
The same advanced security features, deep packet inspection and zero-day protection included, apply across every appliance size we offer. A small office gets the same standard of defense as our largest clients, just sized to the hardware and throughput that business actually needs.
- Scaled for Your Size: from compact, silent desktop models for a small office to more robust units for growing businesses.
- Identical Security Standards: the same advanced protection across every model, no watered-down version for smaller businesses.
- Turnkey and Hassle-Free: we handle setup through ongoing management, a completely outsourced firewall solution.
Our Process
- Free Cybersecurity & AI Risk Assessment: a no-obligation review of your current firewall configuration and gaps.
- Plan: we size the right appliance and rule set to your business and internet connection.
- Deploy: installation and configuration handled end to end, with FaaS hardware included.
- Monitor: our SOC watches your firewall 24/7 for suspicious traffic and policy violations.
- Patch & Review: rules and firmware stay current, with the appliance refreshed automatically at end of life.
A Firewall Sized for the Business You’re Becoming
The appliance and rule set that fit a 10-person office rarely fit that same office after it triples in size or opens a second location. Throughput needs and the applications your team relies on both change as the business grows.
We reassess your firewall sizing and rule set on a regular basis, not just at initial deployment, so a growing business is not still running on a firewall sized for the company it was two years ago.
Integrated Security: Firewall and SIEM
A firewall generates a massive amount of log data every day, and on its own that data is just noise. For clients using our Managed SIEM services, firewall logs and events stream directly into the SIEM platform, where our SOC correlates them with data from endpoints, servers, and cloud applications.
That combination detects multi-stage attacks that touch different parts of your infrastructure, flags anomalous traffic that could indicate a breach in progress, and produces detailed reports for compliance audits, a level of visibility no standalone firewall can provide on its own.
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Industries We Serve
Healthcare
Accounting & Financial Services
Manufacturing
Engineering & Construction
Legal
Small & Medium Business
Areas We Serve
Computerease installs and manages firewalls from four regional offices across Missouri and Illinois, with local hands available whenever an appliance needs physical attention.
Our regional offices handle on-site installation and hardware service throughout our core footprint, while our SOC monitors firewall traffic remotely for clients with locations anywhere in the country.
Greater St. Louis Metro
Firewall installation and management for businesses throughout the bi-state St. Louis metro, including the Illinois Metro East.
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Chicago & the Western Suburbs
Managed firewall support for businesses across Chicago and the western suburbs, from downtown offices to the I-88 corridor.
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Central Illinois
Firewall as a Service and management for businesses throughout Central Illinois from our Springfield office.
Beyond our regional footprint, we manage firewalls for clients with multiple locations and remote sites nationwide, with the same 24/7 monitoring standard applied everywhere.
Computerease Managed Firewall vs. Unmanaged Hardware
| Â | Computerease Managed Firewall (FaaS) | Unmanaged Firewall Hardware |
Upfront cost | None, hardware included in monthly fee | Full purchase or lease cost |
Patching & rules | Actively managed and updated | Often left on default settings |
Hardware failure | Lifetime warranty, fast replacement | You handle replacement and cost |
End-of-life refresh | Automatic | Another large purchase |
Monitoring | 24/7 SOC | None |
What a Properly Managed Firewall Really Means
A managed firewall is not really about the box sitting in a closet. It is about a blocked port staying blocked instead of quietly drifting open after a software update, and a break-in attempt getting stopped at the door instead of somewhere deeper in the network.
Our goal is not just to install a firewall and walk away. It is to keep that first line of defense actually current, so it is still doing its job a year from now, not just on the day it was installed.
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A no-obligation review of your current firewall configuration and where the gaps are.
Questions Businesses Ask Us
A comprehensive service where we supply, configure, and actively manage your firewall, including 24/7 monitoring, rule updates, patch management, and expert support.
Threats change constantly. A dedicated team keeps your firewall optimally configured against the latest threats without you needing to hire in-house specialists.
Our FaaS model is a predictable monthly subscription, scaled to your internet speed and user count.
A firewall is a piece of hardware or software. A managed firewall is a complete service, the hardware, licensing, and the 24/7 human expertise required to monitor, manage, and maintain it.
No. With FaaS, the enterprise-grade appliance is included in your monthly service, and we replace it if it fails or becomes obsolete.
Our lifetime warranty means we provision and ship a new, pre-configured device quickly to minimize downtime.
Key Takeaways
- Firewall as a Service includes the hardware, licensing, patching, and 24/7 monitoring for one predictable monthly fee.
- Deep packet inspection, encrypted traffic inspection, and zero-day sandboxing come standard, not as an upsell.
- Lifetime hardware warranty and automatic end-of-life replacement, no surprise large purchases.
- Integrates with Managed SIEM for correlated, cross-infrastructure threat detection.
- Serving businesses across Missouri and Illinois, including St. Louis, Chicago, Oak Brook, Springfield, Edwardsville, Belleville, Elk Grove Village, Naperville, Rosemont, and Clayton, with nationwide SOC coverage.