Firewalls & VPN

NetScreen-5200/NetScreen-5400 Listing updated: August 27, 2009

The Juniper Networks NetScreen-5000 series is a line of firewall/VPN security systems designed to deliver a new level of capabilities for large enterprise, carrier, and data center networks. The NetScreen-5000 series consists of two products: the 2-slot NetScreen-5200 system and the 4-slot NetScreen-5400 system. NetScreen-5000 security systems integrate firewall, VPN, DoS and DDoS protection, and traffic-management functionality, in a low-profile modular chassis. Built around Juniper's third-generation security ASIC and distributed system architecture, the NetScreen-5000 series offers scalability and flexibility, while providing a higher level security system through Juniper Networks NetScreen ScreenOS custom operating system. Both products employ a switch fabric for data exchange and separate multibus channel for control information, delivering scalable performance.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.86 [22 votes] - Vote
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Pro 5060 Listing updated: August 27, 2009

The SonicWALL PRO 5060, part of SonicWALL’s PRO Series Internet Security Platform, is a network security platform that protects users and critical network resources from the threats that put today’s corporate networks at risk. The PRO 5060 integrates high-speed intrusion prevention, content filtering, gateway-enforced anti-virus, advanced wireless LAN features, stateful inspection firewall and IPSec VPN into a single solution. Available in both 10/100/1000 copper and copper/fiber interface versions, the PRO 5060 incorporates an array of networking and security features. The PRO 5060 ships with SonicOS Enhanced, enabling features such as ISP fail-over, WAN redundancy and load balancing, object and policy-based management and more. The PRO 5060 also integrates support for SonicWALL’s advanced security services and comes standard with 2,000 Global VPN Client licenses, ViewPoint reporting software, one year of Intrusion Prevention Service, 30 days of Content Filtering Service and gateway-enforced Network Anti-virus and 90 days of SonicWALL support.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.67 [12 votes] - Vote
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition Listing updated: August 27, 2009

The Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition enables organizations to provide network access to an array of users, including mobile and fixed endpoints, remote offices, contractors, and business partners. Supporting a range of deployment and application environments, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition delivers value to your organization with a set of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and IP security (IPsec) Virtual Private Network (VPN) features, performance, and scalability. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition also provides organizations with the ability to use a combination of multiple firewall, intrusion prevention (IPS), and content security technologies on a single unified platform.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.71 [14 votes] - Vote
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McAfee Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewall Listing updated: June 22, 2009

With network attacks on the rise—from both inside and outside the organization—companies need to put security first. McAfee Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewall (formerly SnapGear) protects against known and unknown threats using fully integrated network security solutions, such as intrusion prevention, firewalls, VPNs, and web and mail filtering, including the TrustedSource™ global reputation system.
  • Users' Rating: 4.43 [42 votes] - Vote
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Enterasys Network Access Control Listing updated: June 20, 2008

Enterasys Network Access Control is a standards-based, multi-vendor interoperable pre-connect and post-connect Network Access Control solution. Using Enterasys NAC Controller and/or NAC Gateway appliances with NetSight NAC Manager configuration and reporting software, IT administrators can deploy an NAC solution to ensure only the right users have access to the right information from the right place at the right time. Existing investments are protected since no new switching hardware needs to be deployed, and no agent needs to be installed on all of your computers. The Enterasys NAC solution performs multi-user, multi-method authentication, vulnerability assessment and assisted remediation. You have the flexibility of choosing whether or not to restrict access for guests/contractors to public Internet services only—and how to handle authenticated internal users/devices that do not pass the security posture assessment.
  • Users' Rating: 3.5 [2 votes] - Vote
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UTM-1 Edge Appliances Listing updated: August 29, 2007

UTM-1 Edge appliances deliver integrated security features to ensure remote sites remain as secure as larger corporate sites. UTM-1 Edge includes a complete set of security features including firewall, intrusion prevention, antivirus, instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) blocking, as well as secure site-to-site and remote access connectivity. For large scale deployments, UTM-1 Edge integrates with Check Point's SMART management solutions to greatly simplify security management.

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  • Users' Rating: 2.75 [4 votes] - Vote
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Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series Listing updated: July 4, 2007

The Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series delivers user and application policy enforcement, multivector attack protection, and secure connectivity services. These purpose-built appliances provide multiple integrated security and networking services, including: application-aware firewall services; voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia security; site-to-site and remote-access IPSec VPN connectivity.<BR><BR>Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home offices to modular gigabit appliances with investment protection for enterprise and service-provider environments.

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  • Users' Rating: 4 [1 vote] - Vote
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FortiGate Enterprise Series Listing updated: July 4, 2007

The FortiGate Enterprise Series, which includes the FortiGate-200A, 224B, 300A, 400A, 500A, and 800 Multi-Threat Security models, meets enterprise-class requirements for performance, availability and reliability. They include all of the key capabilities provided by other FortiGate models, with integrated, real-time antivirus, firewall, VPN, network intrusion detection and prevention, spam filtering, web filtering and traffic-shaping services. With throughputs up to 1Gbps, high-availability features including automatic failover with no session loss, and multi-zone capabilities, units in the FortiGate Enterprise Series are the choice for mission critical applications.
  • Users' Rating: 4.28 [18 votes] - Vote
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SG203/SG208 Security Gateways Listing updated: July 4, 2007

The SG203 and SG208 Security Gateways integrate stateful firewall, VPN, bandwidth management, and IP telephony management capabilities for distributed mid-to-large enterprises with IP contact centers or converged voice/data networks.
  • Users' Rating: 4.5 [6 votes] - Vote
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Nortel VPN Router 5000 Listing updated: July 4, 2007

The Nortel VPN Router 5000 addresses secure connectivity for larger enterprises. It adapts to several roles in enterprise networks: dedicated VPN gateway, stateful firewall, or IP access router -- and can be upgraded from one to another via a simple license key. With support for up to 5000 tunnels and built-in hardware redundancy, the Nortel VPN Router 5000 is ideal for large organizations to extend secure access to thousands of teleworkers and remote sites.
  • Users' Rating: 4.61 [23 votes] - Vote
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