{"id":12267,"date":"2017-07-06T11:51:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T16:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=12267"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:55:32","slug":"raas-vs-faas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/raas-vs-faas\/","title":{"rendered":"R-a-a-S vs F-a-a-S: Matching Up Certified Network Engineers Against Cyber Thugs-For-Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12267\" class=\"elementor elementor-12267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e17a5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66e17a5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338c7f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338c7f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine you lived in a world where third-party vendors provided criminals with all of the tools and resources needed to successfully rob a bank, all wrapped up in one comprehensive, larcenous service package. Unfortunately, this hypothetical is not too far off from the realities of 2017. Thanks to a rise in what security experts are calling \u201cRansomeware-as-a-Service\u201d, the bad guys no longer require the skill set necessary to exploit security weaknesses. Lurking in the mire of the dark web, criminals can find R-a-a-S sites easily. They have ready to sell anything from exploit kits to fully fleshed-out ransomware attacks. Yes, malicious ransomware threats similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2017\/05\/15\/wannacry-heres-what-we-know-now-about-the-outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WannaCry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2017\/06\/28\/deconstructing-petya-how-it-spreads-and-how-to-fight-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petya<\/a> are now for sale and tied up with a nefarious little bow.<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s another way to put it&#8230; The bad guys are hiring mercenary armies to lay siege on your networks. This system of force amplification\u2014providing criminals with attack vectors and resources that their budget or repertoire would otherwise disallow. This means that the explosive trend of increasing ransomware attacks will only continue. Secondly, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.sonicwall.com\/2017\/02\/sonicwall-threat-report-reveals-cybersecurity-arms-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonicwall\u2019s Annual Threat Report<\/a> indicates that ransomware attacks increased from 3.8 million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016. It&#8217;s not a 100% increase or a 200% increase. So, that is a 16000% increase in one year.<\/p><h3>Don&#8217;t fear, for you can fight back.\u00a0<\/h3><p>Just as the bad guys are hiring out network raiders, you too can reinforce your defenses with outside help. Firewall-as-a-Service or F-a-a-S is the equal and opposite force created to neutralize any advantages that the bad guys think they have. When you utilize a F-a-a-S, it means that seasoned experts are standing guard at your gateways. F-a-a-S is a service where a dedicated team of engineers are employed to monitor your network, prevent and mitigate attacks, and keep your system up to date against emerging threats. 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