Re: NGFW Usage Information

[Adam T Ferrero <Adam () TEMPLE EDU>]

  We've been long time Check Point customers (on Crossbeam then Blue Coat then Symantec hardware) for a long time.  We 
just replaced them with Palo Alto and have been very happy with them.  They are full featured and very stable at our 
scale (10 Gbps of actual internet usage every day).  I'm a Check Point fan but the Palo's are outperforming what our 
recent history had been with CP.  If you worry about DDoS (and you should), I'm nuts about the Radware DefensePro 
product.  Cisco can license the feature into the Firepower.  Check Point OEMs it as DDoS Protector.  Of course you can 
buy straight from Radware.  They are not cheap but they work great.  It has shed a 15 Gbps attack without us noticing.  
Awesome product!

  Adam

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of 
Pardonek, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 9:46 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] NGFW Usage Information

I've finally been able to convince our leadership to pursue swapping out our IPS and ASA's for a set of next gen 
firewalls.  We are still in the evaluation phase and as a part of our evaluations we are asked by senior leadership to 
quert other universities to get a barometer of what is being used.  If you would (and you can PM me) let me know if you 
have a NGFW and what it is (not needing specifics)  It will help us with our decision.  The 3 we looked at were Palo 
Alto, Check Point, and Cisco Firepower.

Appreciate any responses in advance!

Best,

Jim

James Pardonek, MS, CISSP, CEH
Information Security Officer
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road | Chicago, IL  60660

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