Purpose

There
is an imminent requirement to upgrade Wirral Council’s
firewall. This is due to go end of life in Jan 2026 but it is
fundamental piece of our infrastructure, and a replacement will be
complex. The work will take approximately 9 months, including rule
appraisal, rule migration, and transition to live service. This is
such a crucial and complex infrastructure that deciding not to
upgrade, or waiting too long to perform the procedure, would
introduce unnecessary risk to the Council.