A network administrator for a small business wants to simplify the company's security posture by deploying a single appliance that integrates a firewall, intrusion prevention, content filtering, and anti-malware capabilities. Which of the following network appliances BEST describes this type of all-in-one solution?
A Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance is the correct answer because it is an all-in-one security solution that consolidates multiple security functions into a single device. This typically includes a firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), antivirus/anti-malware, content filtering, and VPN capabilities. A Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) has many overlapping features but is generally considered a more enterprise-grade product focused on deep packet inspection and application control. A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is specifically designed to protect web applications from Layer 7 attacks, not to be an all-in-one network security device. A proxy server primarily forwards user requests to the internet and can provide content filtering and caching, but it does not encompass the broad range of security features found in a UTM.
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