Re: Checkpoint Vs. Palo Alto Vs. Fortinet

[Roger A Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>]

We ran through this exercise last year and went with Palo Alto.  So far, they have worked well.

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Allan 
Nelson
Sent: Friday, November 1, 2013 5:06 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Checkpoint Vs. Palo Alto Vs. Fortinet

Hello:

My institution is currently reviewing its firewall strategy with the aim of upgrading/replacing our current firewall 
infrastructure.   We are currently a Checkpoint shop, with devices providing both Advanced Networking and firewalling 
(UTM) capabilities.  We recently met with reps from Palo Alto and Fortinet and on the surface they both seem to provide 
viable, possibly even cheaper alternatives.   I just wanted to hear from the group of any experiences with Palo Alto 
and/or Fortinet to help us in our decision making.   We currently have a combination of CP 9075s, 5075s and 576s 
deployed at our main and satellite campuses.

Thanks

Allan Nelson
Manager, Security and Governance
University of Trinidad and Tobago



Help save paper! Do you really need to print this email? This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for the 
sole use of the recipient/s to whom it is addressed and may contain material that is PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. It is 
the property of UTT in which all rights are reserved except where otherwise indicated. If you are not the intended 
recipient, please be advised that unauthorized use, disclosure, dissemination, reproduction, distribution of, or taking 
any action in reliance on the contents of this e-mail is STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND MAY BE UNLAWFUL. If you are not the 
intended recipient, please contact the sender by e-mail and delete all copies thereof. E-mail transmission cannot be 
guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or 
incomplete, or contain viruses. Neither the sender nor UTT accepts any liability for damage of any kind resulting from 
risks which are inherent in the electronic transmission of messages.