Who's got the fastest firewall?

NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Review: Who's got the fastest firewall? By Joel Snyder and David Newman As a follow-up to Network World's previous rounds of baseline Unified Threat Management testing, we conducted a second high-speed test of only the firewalls shipping within the UTM boxes. These subsequent firewall tests showed that when pushed to speed over 2 Gbps, the top raw performers were Crossbeam and IBM but when cost is factored in, Juniper's lower end box and Watchguard's FireBox provide the best firewall price performance punch Read full story SPONSORED BY QUALYS On Demand Security Risk and Compliance Management Solutions Learn the benefits of on demand security risk and compliance management through this informative microsite. Download, view and listen to this compilation of whitepapers, webcasts, and videos to learn how to more accurately discover vulnerabilities. Find out how to ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation. Click here to visit our microsite today! RELATED NEWS: How we tested the firewalls, 12/10/2007 For this test, we used the same firewalls and configurations that had been submitted by all vendors that had participated in our UTM firewall test ... NBA: Your last line of defense, 12/10/2007 There's a new weapon in the security arsenal that monitors network traffic and issues real-time alerts when it spots unusual or suspicious behavior ... Next-generation firewalls will need wide variety of features, 09/14/2007 The Jericho Forum predicts a day when it will be unnecessary to build network perimeter defenses with firewalls, but in the meantime corporate ... The Network World IT Buyer's Guides provide comprehensive, detailed information on how to select, test, buy and deploy thousands of network and IT products. The new Network World IT Buyer's Guides offer even more features than before, here's just one that's worth checking out: NETWORK IPS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. '07 ENTERPRISE ALL-STARS Honoring outstanding technology projects. SPONSORED BY QUALYS On Demand Security Risk and Compliance Management Solutions Learn the benefits of on demand security risk and compliance management through this informative microsite. Download, view and listen to this compilation of whitepapers, webcasts, and videos to learn how to more accurately discover vulnerabilities. Find out how to ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation. Click here to visit our microsite today! Holiday Tech Toys Stumped on what gadgets and gizmos to give this holiday? Have no fear, Cool Tools' Keith Shaw is here. We do all of the heavy lifting of wading through hundreds of submitted technology products to find the very best holiday gift ideas. Click here to view our holiday gift guide: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_1210 Featured reader resource 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)   12/11/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa Open source software targets math programs Network coding: networking's next revolution? Cyberattack on national labs The nine worst Microsoft products Former Microsoft employee charged 2007 Cool Yule Tools gift guide Nortel thrashes Cisco wireless market share Cisco warns of bug in desktop software Vista's IPv6 raises new security concerns TOP 100 OF 2007 Comprehensive Network Access Control Download an exclusive whitepaper on Comprehensive Network Access Control and discover how you can provide endpoint security, compliance and peace of mind. Get it now IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Product Test Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. 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. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007