Re: Securing the internet connections

[Martin Spinassi <martins.listz () gmail com>]

On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 17:57 +0400, WALI wrote:
> With an advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module 
> (AIP-SSM) for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance residing 
> at my perimeter, I am in need of choosing a solution for granting safe and 
> secure Internet access to my 2000+ userbase on the inside. A solution that 
> would suffice as my proxy/web caching needs too and possibly allowing me to 
> do URL filtering according to my policy.
>
> I was looking at secure computing's webwasher and Microsoft's ISA 2006 as 
> possible solutions. Bluecoat is expensive. These guys tout of their L7 
> capabilities to detect malwares and scan HTTPS traffic but I feel that my 
> AIP SSM should be able to do that job.
>
> What do you guys advise!!? 


If you are going to buy an appliance, I've read some good stuff from
barracuda equipments, but never meet someone in person that can tell how
good is it.

May be if someone on the list used it can give you some references.


Cheers


Martín