Re: Checkpoint Vs. Palo Alto Vs. Fortinet

["Bradley, Stephen" <bradlesw () MIAMIOH EDU>]

I'd have to say we have been pretty happy with our selection of Palo Alto
as well.

steve


On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Kevin Robert Hayes <krhayes () wayne edu>wrote:

> Allan,
>
> Earlier this year we went thru a bake-off and RFP process for replacing
> our Internet firewalls.  I'm certain that the vendors hated going thru the
> 144-point evaluation, but it made a clear and level playing field.  We
> selected Palo Alto from our responding manufacturers (Cisco, Juniper, Dell,
> HP, Fortinet) and have been *extremely* satisfied with the featureset,
> functionality, and performance of the device.
>
> Kevin Hayes, CISSP
> Information Security Officer
> Computing & Information Technology
> Wayne State University
> 313-577-3454
> krhayes () wayne edu
>
> <http://security.wayne.edu>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Allan Nelson" <allan.nelson () UTT EDU TT>
> *To: *SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Sent: *Friday, November 1, 2013 6:05:38 PM
> *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
>
>
>
>
>
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Stephen W. Bradley CISSP GCFA GCIH GWAPT SSCP
Senior Security Engineer
Miami University
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