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Azure Firewall

Azure Firewall is a cloud-native network security service designed to protect your Azure Virtual Network resources from unauthorized access and cyber threats. It offers robust, stateful packet inspection and filtering capabilities to control inbound and outbound traffic based on rules you define. Azure Firewall is fully integrated with Azure Monitor, allowing for comprehensive logging and monitoring of network traffic. It supports features such as threat intelligence-based filtering, network and application rules, and automatic scalability to handle varying traffic loads. The service also includes built-in high availability and redundancy, ensuring consistent security performance. By centralizing network security management, Azure Firewall simplifies policy enforcement and reduces the risk of security breaches.