Re: Threat Discovery - antivirus scanning

["O'Callaghan, Daniel" <Daniel.OCallaghan () SINCLAIR EDU>]

Doug,
We are using the PaloAlto Networks "Next Generation" Firewall.  Really
like it.  It does A-V scannning and more, including blocking SQL
injection attempts, XSS, etc.  The dashboard offers excellent visibility
on network traffic. It even includes a 'data filtering' module that can
be configured for basic DLP.  We looked at Fortigate before selecting
the PaloAlto. 
 
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Daniel V. O'Callaghan, Jr., MBA, CISSP
Chief Information Security Officer
Sinclair Community College
444 West Third Street, 13-000F
Dayton, Ohio 45402-1460
937-512-2452 Fax 937-512-2385
daniel.ocallaghan () sinclair edu

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Subject: [SECURITY] Threat Discovery - antivirus scanning


I couldn't open my original post from last week so I am reposting this.
Sorry if others were able to open it.  Thanks in advance for your
comments/suggestions. - Doug
 
 
We are looking to replace our Fortigate (it's being over-run - see my
previous post on Fortigate). I am a fan of the company's products but it
seems that to replace this appliance in our environment would require
their 3600 series and the cost to purchase is going to be very high and
the subscription service will increase our operations budget
significantly too. If we are going to have to move into the higher cost
range, I want to be sure we are considering other options.
 
Does anyone have any experience with other vendors they would recommend?
We are specifically looking for anti-virus scanning in the primary data
stream to and from the internet. We would like it to scan as much of the
data as possible (http, smtp, etc) and it must not use the Trend Micro
scan engine.
 
Regards,
Doug
Douglas Daly | Associate Director Technical Services | New York Medical
College | Valhalla, NY 10595 | Office: 914.594.4961