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Re: Firewall Upgrade


From: Roger A Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:00:55 +0000

We are...the PA replaced our Tipping Point.

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Dennis 
Bohn
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Firewall Upgrade

A few years ago, many folks were using $_L3/4_Firewall and an IPS like TippingPoint in tandem.  I am wondering if folks 
are now using Palo Alto to cover both of those bases:Firewall and IPS.  Or are you using Palo Alto plus IPS.
Thanks,
dennis

Dennis Bohn
Manager of Network and Systems
Adelphi University
bohn () adelphi edu<mailto:bohn () adelphi edu>
5168773327

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Roger A Safian <r-safian () northwestern edu<mailto:r-safian () northwestern edu>> 
wrote:
At the risk of overloading the Palo Alto band wagon, I'll also go +1.  We got ours about a year ago, and they have been 
incredibly useful.  They were the only system we tested that found, from the beginning, proven hostile traffic on our 
net.  The other's had signal, but, way too much noise.  They are now a critical component of our security posture.

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I will also give a +1 to Palo Alto, We replaced a pair of aging Nortel branded
check points with a pair of PA 5020's. We are very pleased with them and I
personally would recommend them as well. A lot deeper view into what's
happening on the network as well. Rule creation is not bad either once yopu get
the mind shift changed to zone / application based vrs just a port based FW.


Michael Horne
Network Engineer
Olin College of Engineering
1000 Olin Way, Milas Hall, Suite LL18
Needham, MA 02492
1-781-292-2438<tel:1-781-292-2438>



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Subject: [SECURITY] Firewall Upgrade

We are looking into upgrading our Firewall. I was wondering if anyone had
anything to offer in regards to what you are using and the pros/cons associated
to it.

Thanks,

Dan


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