Re: NGFW Usage Information

[Ashley Penchion <apenchon () XULA EDU>]

Xavier University implemented Cisco ASA 5555x w/ FirePower this year.

Ashley Penchion
*IT Security Officer*
Xavier University of Louisiana
apenchon () xula edu
*Phone*: (504) 520-5410 |

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Doug Brooks <dbrooks () parkland edu> wrote:

> Parkland College implemented Palo Alto this past year.  Our other two
> finalists were Fortune and Cisco.
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> From: "Pardonek, Jim" <jpardonek () LUC EDU>
> Date: 4/19/17 8:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] NGFW Usage Information
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> 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.
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> Appreciate any responses in advance!
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> Best,
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> Jim
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> *James Pardonek, MS, CISSP, CEH*
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> *Information Security Officer*
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