Managed Firewall Services for Canadian Businesses
Enterprise firewall protection without the complexity. We deploy, configure, monitor, and manage your firewall infrastructure 24/7, so you never have to worry about perimeter security again.
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Secure, scalable IT services delivered end-to-end by a team that has been doing this for 30 years.
Explore end-to-end servicesIs Your Firewall Actually Protecting You?
Most firewall breaches are caused by misconfiguration, not product failure. These are the warning signs.
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Your firewall firmware hasn't been updated in months Unpatched firmware is the most common entry point for firewall exploits.
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Nobody reviews the firewall logs Active threats can sit undetected for days without regular log review.
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You're not sure your policies are configured correctly Misconfigured rules are the leading cause of firewall breaches, not product failures.
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Your firewall vendor support expired An unsupported firewall receives no security patches, leaving your perimeter exposed.
BALANCED+ managed firewall services eliminate every one of these risks with 24/7 monitoring, proactive patching, and expert configuration management.
Firewall Management by Fortinet Experts
Your firewall is the first line of defense, and the most commonly misconfigured. A managed firewall service ensures your perimeter security is always optimized, monitored, and updated. BALANCED+ handles everything from initial deployment and policy configuration to firmware updates, threat intelligence feeds, and real-time log analysis.
As a Fortinet Advanced Partner since 2003, we specialize in the FortiGate platform, from branch office appliances to enterprise-grade chassis systems. Our engineers design, deploy, and manage firewall architectures for businesses across Canada, including SD-WAN, site-to-site VPN, web application firewalls, and unified threat management.
Our managed firewall services cover the complete lifecycle:
- hardware selection and sizing
- initial deployment
- security policy design
- ongoing configuration management
- firmware and signature updates
- 24/7 monitoring through our SOC
We also handle log analysis and reporting, incident response, quarterly security reviews, and firewall migrations, moving you from legacy platforms to modern next-generation firewalls with zero downtime.
Most firewall breaches are not caused by product failures. They are caused by misconfigurations, outdated firmware, and policies that no one has reviewed in years.
A managed firewall service eliminates these risks by keeping your perimeter security current, monitored, and tuned to your environment. Our SOC correlates firewall logs with endpoint, email, and cloud telemetry to detect threats that a standalone firewall would miss.
FortiGate Deployment and Configuration, Done Right
A FortiGate firewall out of the box is not a secure firewall. Default configurations, open management interfaces, and permissive outbound rules are how most firewall deployments start and where most misconfigurations live. BALANCED+ handles the full deployment lifecycle: hardware selection and sizing, rack and stack, initial hardening, security policy design, and go-live validation.
We size hardware to your actual traffic patterns, not the vendor marketing specs. A branch office running 50 users needs a different platform than a data centre handling 10 Gbps of east-west traffic. Our engineers have deployed FortiGate hardware from the 40F series through the 3000 series chassis and understand the performance characteristics, licensing implications, and upgrade paths for each.
Every deployment is documented. You receive a full network diagram, firewall policy inventory, and configuration baseline so your team always knows exactly what is running and why.
24/7 SOC Monitoring and Incident Response
A firewall without monitoring is a locked door with no one watching the camera feed. BALANCED+ connects your FortiGate to our Security Operations Centre, where analysts review logs, investigate anomalies, and respond to threats around the clock. When our SIEM correlates a firewall block event with suspicious endpoint behavior or anomalous Active Directory activity, our analysts investigate immediately, not during business hours.
Our SOC operates on a tiered response model. Policy violations and reconnaissance activity trigger analyst review. Active exploitation attempts trigger immediate containment. Critical incidents get escalated to senior engineers within minutes, with your team notified and an incident timeline started before most organizations would have noticed the alert.
Every incident is documented in a formal report with timeline, root cause, containment actions taken, and recommendations to prevent recurrence. Your security posture improves with every event we handle.
SD-WAN and Multi-Site Firewall Management
Distributed businesses face a firewall management problem that grows with every location they add. Managing individual FortiGate policies at 10 sites is manageable. At 30 sites it becomes a full-time job, and inconsistency between sites creates the security gaps that attackers look for. BALANCED+ centralizes firewall management across your entire network using FortiManager, giving you consistent policy enforcement, centralized logging, and a single pane of glass for your security posture.
We design and deploy FortiGate SD-WAN to replace expensive MPLS circuits with intelligent traffic steering across broadband, LTE, and dedicated links. Business-critical applications get prioritized routing. Backup links activate automatically on failure. Cloud application steering routes Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and other SaaS traffic directly to the internet without backhauling through your data centre.
Site-to-site VPN, hub-and-spoke architectures, and full-mesh topologies are all scenarios we have deployed at scale. We handle the design, the rollout, and the ongoing management so your distributed network stays secure and connected.
Firewall Migrations With Zero Downtime
Legacy firewall platforms reach end-of-life, vendor support expires, and hardware gets long in the tooth. Migrating to a new platform is one of the highest-risk network changes a business can make, and one of the most commonly deferred because of that risk. BALANCED+ has migrated dozens of organizations from SonicWall, Cisco ASA, Juniper, and legacy FortiGate hardware to current-generation platforms without a minute of unplanned downtime.
Our migration methodology starts with a full policy analysis of your existing firewall. We identify redundant rules, overly permissive policies, and unused objects before we migrate anything. The new platform is configured in parallel, validated in a test environment, and cut over during a scheduled maintenance window with the old platform standing by for immediate rollback if anything unexpected surfaces.
Post-migration, we run a 30-day parallel monitoring period to confirm that legitimate traffic is flowing correctly and that no business-critical applications were disrupted by the policy changes. When we sign off, you have a cleaner, more secure firewall than you started with.
What Managed Firewall Includes
FortiGate Deployment and Configuration
Hardware selection, sizing, rack and stack, initial hardening, security policy design, and go-live validation. Every deployment is documented with a full network diagram and policy inventory.
24/7 SOC Monitoring and Response
Your firewall logs feed directly into our SOC. Analysts monitor alerts around the clock, investigate threats, and respond to incidents in minutes. Firmware and signature updates applied proactively.
SD-WAN and Multi-Site Management
Centralized policy management across all sites via FortiManager. SD-WAN design and deployment, site-to-site VPN, and hub-and-spoke architectures for distributed businesses.
After years of managing our own FortiGates, we handed firewall management to BALANCED+. Within the first month they found three misconfigured policies and an expired certificate we had missed. Our security posture improved immediately.
How Managed Firewall Works
Assess
Audit current firewall config, identify gaps, review policies.
Design
Architect firewall solution, HA, SD-WAN, segmentation, VPN.
Deploy
Implement with zero-downtime cutover and validation testing.
Monitor
24/7 SOC monitoring, log analysis, policy tuning, firmware updates.
Why Choose BALANCED+ for Managed Firewall
As a Fortinet Advanced Partner since 2003, we bring unmatched firewall expertise to every engagement.
Fortinet Advanced Partner
Two decades of hands-on FortiGate experience across hundreds of deployments.
Real-Time Threat Response
Our SOC monitors your firewall 24/7 and responds to threats in minutes, not hours.
Always Current
Firmware, signatures, and policies are updated proactively, not after a breach.
Multi-Site Expertise
SD-WAN, site-to-site VPN, and hub-and-spoke architectures for distributed businesses.
Results That Speak for Themselves
Building a SaaS Business Management Platform from the Ground Up
A consultant-focused SaaS startup needed a full development partner to turn their platform vision into reality. BALANCED+ delivered end-to-end, from UX design to cloud architecture.
Rebuilding a Legacy Database for a Commercial Window Manufacturer
A 30-year fenestration manufacturer's outdated backend was slowing operations and driving up costs. BALANCED+ rebuilt their data access layer from the ground up, on time…
Securing a Global Mining Corporation’s Firewall Infrastructure
A publicly traded multinational mining company with operations across North America and Europe was drowning in unmanaged firewall policies. BALANCED+ centralized, rationalized, and took over…
Coast to Coast IT & Cybersecurity
Headquartered in Mississauga. Rooted in Toronto. Expanding to Vancouver. Serving businesses across Canada with the same standard of excellence.
Toronto
Greater Toronto Area & Southern Ontario
3464 Semenyk Ct, Unit 101Mississauga, ON L5C 4P8
Canada
- Mississauga
- Toronto
- Vaughan
- Brampton
- Oakville
- Burlington
- Hamilton
- Markham
- Kitchener
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Québec
- Atlantic Canada
Frequently Asked Questions
Deployment, config, firmware updates, 24/7 monitoring, log analysis, policy management, incident response.
We specialize in Fortinet FortiGate as an Advanced Partner since 2003. We also support Palo Alto, Cisco, SonicWall, and others.
Yes, we handle zero-downtime migrations with parallel running and validation.
Yes, we deploy FortiGate SD-WAN for multi-site connectivity, MPLS replacement, and cloud connectivity.
Our SOC analyzes logs 24/7, correlates with endpoint, email, and cloud data, and responds to threats in real time.
From 10-person offices with a FortiGate 40F to enterprise data centres with FortiGate 3000 series. We size recommendations to your needs.
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