Glossary: Hardening, Firewalls and Intrusion Detection
UTM (unified threat management)
Also written: UTM, UTM appliance, all-in-one security appliance
One appliance that bundles a firewall, IPS, gateway antivirus, web filtering, VPN and spam filter under one console. It suits a small team like Alex's but is a single point of failure.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
NGFW (next-generation firewall)Single point of failureWeb filtering