Self-learning egress traffic controller

A network interface card comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• one or more memories coupled to the processing circuitry and configured to store instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the network interface card to:
• configure an egress connection from an application service of an application;
• send, to a computing device, connection data related to the egress connection;
• receive, from the computing device and in response to sending the connection data, a notification to apply a firewall policy;
• and
• apply the firewall policy.

A network system comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• one or more memories coupled to the processing circuitry and configured to store instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the network system to:
• receive connection data related to an egress connection of an application service of an application;
• send, to a computing device, the connection data;
• receive, from the computing device and in response to sending the connection data, a notification indicative of the egress connection being an anomalous connection;
• generate, based on the notification indicative of the egress connection being anomalous, a notification to apply a firewall policy;
• and
• send the notification to apply the firewall policy to at least one network interface card.