Another term used for next generation firewalls is New Generation Layer 7 firewalls
Layer 7 firewall / next generation firewall are the latest type of firewall created to be able to perform network protocols functions than those of layer 4 and 3(traditional firewall).
They are created to improve the network security from the stateful packet inspection and access control rules,to a more sophisticated and advanced network security to curb the activities and attacks from cyber hackers.
Features of next generation firewalls/ Layer 7 firewalls
