Audience
Enterprises looking to meet unique security needs
About Google Cloud Firewalls
Google Cloud firewalls are fully embedded in the cloud networking fabric, highly scalable, and granular to meet your enterprise’s unique security needs.
Flexible and customizable:
Benefit from protection at the organization, folder, and project level with flexible control over firewall rules and policies.
Visibility and optimization:
Gain insights into firewall rule usage and optimization opportunities to help you keep your deployment safe and easy to manage.
Granular controls:
Leverage network tags and service accounts to define granular control for both north-south and east-west traffic.
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Pricing
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
Google
Founded: 1998
United States
cloud.google.com/firewalls
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
Support
Phone Support
Online
Google Cloud Firewalls Frequently Asked Questions
Google Cloud Firewalls Product Features
Firewall
Alerts / Notifications
Application Visibility / Control
Automated Testing
Intrusion Prevention
LDAP Integration
Physical / Virtual Environment
Threat Identification
Sandbox / Threat Simulation