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As I sit here at my desk with third coffee of the morning starting to take effect, I’m thinking about how much the world of cybersecurity has changed since I first began working in my career, first as a network admin in 1993, and later as a cybersecurity professional in the early 2000s. Those were the years of desktop-cluttering multiplexers whirring away with voice and data traversing on PSTN lines. Now, more than ever, and having just helped three banks last quarter overhaul their zero-trust architectures, this much is clear: The smart Indian business leaders don’t just buy security gear — they make strategic choices.
Let’s get real. Indian companies today, whether startups in Bengaluru or legacy manufacturers in Pune, are all negotiating a thicket of digitalonics. Cyber risks are no longer just nuisances; they can shut down your operations, cause your brand trust to go into the toilet and cost you a pretty penny. I’ve seen how a company I consulted for a few years ago missed a vulnerability, and how it developed into a severe crisis for the midsize company as a whole. The culprit? Vintage security appliances rented from some vendor with no support. Avoid that.
Well, the thing is, your business is not only about locking in assets. It’s about growing quickly, recalibrating on the fly and wringing every rupee of value from your I.T. budget. And that’s why I’m going to discuss renting a firewall. It’s not just the renting of a box — it’s a power play.
Most Indian businesses have never fully embraced firewalls because they believe the myth that owning one is more controllable or even “cheaper” in the long run. Haven’t I felt that way before? Yup, that is, until the Slammer worm came along and taught me a real lesson about the brittleness of assumptions. Actually OWNING the hardware, means you, well, own it and can’t get rid of it when the next new attack happens – sort of like tooling around Bombay in your old Ambassador hoping it will be fast enough for the modern highway.
At P J Networks, we do things a bit smarter with Firewall rental:
And this is my personal opinion – if you think that your in-house team can do this and keep up with emerging firewall tech, you’re delusional. The world of cybersecurity is fast-paced — faster than I can drink my third cup of coffee, in fact.
Now here’s the true magic – pair your rented firewall with P J Networks FREE 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) support. Picture your firewall being monitored and managed by a dedicated team of experts 24/7 without a line on your payroll.
This is the kind of backup that keeps you ahead. One thing that was consistent when I assisted those three banks with zero-trust frameworks: Real-time monitoring and human intervention is not optional.
Reason I bring this up is that—a smart firewall rental is one that comes with a U.S.-based NOC to back it up. And P J Networks provides that, free, with each rental.
Listen, it’s hard to find certified firewall engineers who also comprehend the Indian cyber threat landscape. They are rare, costly and, if you’ve ever run a team of tech people, let’s face it, retention is a nightmare. What’s worse: training a new someone on zero-trust architecture, intrusion prevention systems and threat hunting? Forget about it.
Here’s the deal:
It’s intelligence outsourcing but without losing a grip on the reins. However, if you believe that we should just throw money at an AI-powered firewall that contains no human oversight, I need to caution you that real security still requires human beings who understand what they’re doing.
Indian markets are volatile. Regulations evolve. And your business — whether in fintech, retail, manufacturing — it needs to adapt fast. Back when I first started, such network upgrades would take months (sometimes years). You had to reserve gear, wait for it to be delivered, provision it, and hope it didn’t fall over when you hit the peak hours.
Today’s offer brings this down to just under 30c per month. … And here’s your deal: With rack space rental and free NOC from P J Networks, here’s what you can get:
You aren’t just locking down your network — you’re building through it. It is akin to having a pit crew for your cybersecurity racecar, keeping your cybersecurity systems running, tweaking and fine-tuning aspects of it — all while you can be out on the track driving forward the business.
So—what’s the takeaway? Technology is not enough to protect your business. And that’s not the only path to outright ownership of hardware. The savviest, most nimble Indian businesses select solutions that are lean on resources — staying thin on budgets yet enjoying first-rate security.
Need a solution you can rely on 24/7 – Even from someone else’s firewall? Firewall rental in combination with P J Networks’ free 24/7 NOC service is simply that sort of solution. Designed for Indian businesses, who want:
I won’t sugarcoat it. And there are cheaper, smaller firewall rentals available. But nothing else includes my migraine-inducing level of scrutiny – or the FREE, expert-backed NOC support that P J Networks provides ’round the clock. That’s where the money’s at.
So next time you have to analyze your IT spending, or thinking about a firewall upgrade—do the right thing and call your vendor. Ask if they include free 24/7 NOC. If they don’t, you might be just throwing your money away.
I’m Sanjay Seth, which I have done for over two decades in the trenches, network admin days of PSTN muxes to zero-trust designs in banks. If you want to geek out about hardware hacking villages (seriously, I’m fresh back from DefCon and still buzzing), or listen to some serious stories from the front line of security upgrades, you know where to find me.
But for now? Make the wise decision for your Indian business security. Lease your firewall from P J Networks — and enjoy the free professional NOC support you demand.
