Testing All-in-one Firewalls

Product Test and Buyer's Guide This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing PCI DSS: Discover how to easily comply Tune in to this live webcast to hear industry experts discuss the PCI DSS specification and how real-world companies are complying today. You will hear advice on how to establish a comprehensive strategy to achieve this goal. Don't miss out. Product Test and Buyer's Guide, 11/13/07 By Joel Snyder Are there unified threat management (UTM) firewalls with the chops to provide the perimeter security functions that an enterprise needs? After all, enterprises generally employ best-of-breed security products, not the all-in-one devices popular with the small and medium business set. In this test of 13 enterprise UTM products Network World Lab Alliance member Joel Snyder puts these products through their paces in eight categories. Overall, he finds that good enterprise firewalls are plentiful, but adding in UTM features like intrusion prevention and anti-virus scanning will yield very spotty performance. The overall top performers in this test are Juniper, Cisco and Check Point. Intro to UTM Testing These links provide direct access to our underlying reasoning for testing this class of products as well as a detailed methodology on how we tested them. You'll also find here a summary of how each of the 13 products tested faired across the 10 categories assess and get some insight into the things we couldn't actually prove (but still need to be considered) within the confines of this testing project. DEMO 08 / January 28-30, 2008 / Palm Desert, CA At DEMO, innovation is waiting for you at every corner. It goes beyond hearing what you already know and seeing what you've already seen. DEMO is the place to experience the new products and technologies poised to reshape our future. Save the date for DEMO 08 and get ready for the extraordinary new innovations awaiting you. Register now at or call 800-643-4668. Want to Launch at DEMO? Apply here: Click Here for More Information * Testing All-in-one Firewalls * Why test all-in-one firewalls for the enterprise? * How to test all-in-one firewalls * The bottom line of our testing: Netresults and Scorecard * Podcast: UTM: Is it ready for prime time?: Are there unified threat management firewalls with the chops to provide the perimeter security functions that an enterprise needs? Network World Lab Alliance member Joel Snyder talks with Network World's Christine Burns about the conclusions that can be drawn about UTM now that testing of the products is complete. (19:36) To read this test in its entirety, please click here. Editor's note: Starting the week of Nov. 19, subscribers to the HTML version of this newsletter will notice some enhancements to the layout that will provide you with easier and clearer access to a wider range of resources at Network World. We hope you enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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Contact the author: Snyder is a senior partner at Opus One, a consulting firm in Tucson, Ariz. He can be reached at Joel.Snyder@opus1.com. This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing PCI DSS: Discover how to easily comply Tune in to this live webcast to hear industry experts discuss the PCI DSS specification and how real-world companies are complying today. You will hear advice on how to establish a comprehensive strategy to achieve this goal. Don't miss out. BONUS FEATURE 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnsreport.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount) PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007