Network World, the leading provider of intelligence, insight, and information for network and IT executives, identified the move to a next-generation firewall as a priority in 2011. The technology is still being covered by the industry news outlet almost two years after its initial publication. The technology's adoption is expected to rise from a mere 1% when the article was first published to 35% by 2014. It places a high priority on the creation of controls regarding how employees access the Internet, Fortinet España social networking sites and the Web. It can also prevent employees from posting on time-wasting sites such as Facebook. A next-generation firewall is not port-based, unlike a traditional firewall. Next-generation firewalls are faster and smarter. It can use technologies such as reputation filtering, and "integrate with Active Directory to manage identity and policy." · It allows business owners to "erect and enforc...