# PONA Technology > “PONA Teknoloji is a cybersecurity company based in Türkiye. It develops the PONIVA next-generation firewall, Turkuaz VPN, PONIVA XDR, Sectify MFA and the GateFi hotspot management platform.” - Canonical entity: https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608 - Website listed in the source snapshot: https://www.pona.com.tr/ - Category: [Businesses](https://readyscan.ai/directory/businesses) - Machine record: https://readyscan.ai/discovery/entities/pona-technology-q141542608.json - Material fingerprint: fnv1a64:8c4eeb0f3f49208a - Entity revision: fnv1a64:3a6da03cd6531f43 - Published: 2026-10-25 - Modified: 2026-10-25 ## Questions & answers ### [What is PONIVA Firewall?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-05606ca3bb6db03db9ed) “PONIVA is a Turkish-made next-generation firewall developed by PONA Teknoloji. It offers IDS/IPS, web filtering, Law No. 5651 compliant logging, VPN and MFA in a single appliance, and is one of the NGFW products in Türkiye to have received TRTEST certification.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/ ### [What is a firewall appliance and what does it do?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-65d29318d772dd998dc9) “A firewall appliance is a security device placed between your network and the internet that inspects traffic against defined rules. It blocks unauthorized connections, detects attacks and manages users' internet access according to policy. Next-generation firewalls such as PONIVA also provide intrusion prevention (IPS), web filtering, VPN and legal logging.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/ ### [Is PONIVA compliant with Law No. 5651?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-1830918c1c21230cb6b3) “Yes. PONIVA keeps timestamped internet access logs and reports them as required by Turkish Law No. 5651, so businesses can meet their legal obligations without buying a separate logging appliance.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/ ### [Is PONIVA a domestically developed Turkish product?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-e37f943be04439b25e33) “Yes. PONIVA's software and product design are developed in Türkiye by PONA Teknoloji. The company is a member of the Turkish Cyber Security Cluster and SAHA Istanbul.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/ ### [What is Turkuaz VPN?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-9ce3d44eb3ae621f91ab) “Turkuaz VPN is a plug-and-play tunnelling appliance developed by PONA Teknoloji to connect branches to headquarters. It needs no installation; once connected to the internet, it is configured automatically through PONIVA Firewall.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/ ### [Is a static IP required at the branch?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-061592c2b7b7a12633c8) “No. Turkuaz devices work with dynamic IP addresses; because they establish the connection from the branch to headquarters, no static IP or port forwarding is needed at the branch.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/ ### [Does Turkuaz VPN work without PONIVA Firewall?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-c8b7d85d554b0ea1a129) “Turkuaz is designed to work together with PONIVA Firewall for centralized management. A PONIVA appliance is required at headquarters.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/ ### [Is there a solution for locations without internet infrastructure?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-711bc78737efac9f498f) “Yes. The TRK03 model comes with a SIM card slot and builds the tunnel over the mobile network at locations without fixed internet or where a backup line is needed.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/ ### [Which businesses is Turkuaz VPN suitable for?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-f3213613c8c504fb6512) “Any business with more than one branch: retail chains, pharmacies, clinics, educational institutions, municipal units and field offices. It was developed especially for organizations without IT staff at their branches.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/ ### [Can we separate student and teacher networks?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-308f7fea2eaf88dfd3b0) “Yes. With VLANs and group-based policies you can define separate access rules and filtering levels for each group.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/solutions/education/ ### [Can USB use be blocked on lab computers?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-cd4842ddbe514ddb1d80) “Yes. USB storage and external modems can be blocked by policy, reducing the risk of data leakage and malware.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/solutions/education/ ### [Are dormitory and campus guest networks covered?](https://readyscan.ai/entities/pona-technology-q141542608#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-dad9e3cc336a286f-a-610e612fc21471bde51a) “Yes. The hotspot module provides SMS-verified access and record keeping for dormitory and guest networks.” Sources: https://www.pona.com.tr/en/solutions/education/ ## Company sources - [PONA Technology website](https://www.pona.com.tr/) — pona.com.tr - [pona.com.tr/en/home/](https://www.pona.com.tr/en/home/) — pona.com.tr · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-78adb7ac6df33f23) - [pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/](https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/poniva/) — pona.com.tr · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-86e24e3659dcd7a2) - [pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/](https://www.pona.com.tr/en/products/turkuaz/) — pona.com.tr · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-a89438991b91fcc3) - [pona.com.tr/en/solutions/education/](https://www.pona.com.tr/en/solutions/education/) — pona.com.tr · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-3657324a681a46d3) ## Continue reading - Discover the bounded graph: https://readyscan.ai/api/v1/ai-search/discovery - Retrieve this entity evidence: https://readyscan.ai/api/v1/ai-search/entities/pona-technology-q141542608/evidence ## Publication boundary - This public-sourced record brings together company information and its sources. 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