A firewall is designed to monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. If mission-critical data has been compromised, upgrading or strengthening the firewall can help prevent unauthorized access and attacks in the future.
Firewalls can provide an additional layer of security by blocking malicious traffic, ensuring that only legitimate users and services can access sensitive data.

Moving internal applications to the cloud typically allows organizations to significantly reduce or eliminate data center maintenance costs, which include costs associated with hardware, power, cooling, physical security, and staff needed to maintain the infrastructure. By leveraging the cloud, these expenses are shifted to the cloud service provider, resulting in potential savings for the organization.