SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 12.02.2007 14:26:23 von daninthemix

Hey everyone,

Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
following:

- cost
- ease of setup and administration
- quality and availability of support

Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.

Dan

Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 13.02.2007 04:48:06 von paleale

In article <1171286783.097861.146840@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>
>Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
>for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
>following:
>
>- cost
>- ease of setup and administration
>- quality and availability of support
>
>Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.

Replacing 28 Checkpoint enterprise firewalls with Juniper was one
of the best things I ever did. Support is good, big savings
on support, hardware is solid, etc. 8 countries, total about
30,000 users. Enterprise admin with Netscreen Security Manager.
A happy customer. Also love their SSL VPN, a real win for business
partners too.

Checkpoint support was really bad (if existent), too many bugs,
and really expensive.

http://www.juniperforum.com/
https://communities.juniper.net/
ScreenOS docs
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/screenos/

-alan

Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 14.02.2007 19:48:47 von jj

What features do you need? What are your security requirements?

Ray

wrote in message
news:1171286783.097861.146840@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com.. .
> Hey everyone,
>
> Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
> for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
> following:
>
> - cost
> - ease of setup and administration
> - quality and availability of support
>
> Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.
>
> Dan
>

Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper vs Sidewinder

am 15.02.2007 01:46:09 von Security Freak

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:48:47 -0500, "JJ" wrote:

>What features do you need? What are your security requirements?
>
>Ray
>
> wrote in message
>news:1171286783.097861.146840@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com. ..
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
>> for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
>> following:
>>
>> - cost
>> - ease of setup and administration
>> - quality and availability of support
>>
>> Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>
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Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 18.02.2007 17:22:42 von Phil.Lee.PEng

On Feb 12, 5:26 am, daninthe...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
> for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
> following:
>
> - cost
> - ease of setup and administration
> - quality and availability of support
>
> Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.
>
> Dan

Cisco ASA 5505 is a solid UTM solution that can support up to 50 users
with an easy to use GUI (hard to believe, no more CLI). It provides
FW, IPSec and SSL VPN on the same box. It also supports backup WAN
link if you have two ISPs. If you need AV as well, go with the ASA
5510 with the CSC-SSM module. Can't beat Cisco TAC.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/prod_presentation 0900aecd805ac1dd.html

Phil

Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 18.02.2007 19:22:38 von Security Freak

On 18 Feb 2007 08:22:42 -0800, "Phil.Lee.PEng@gmail.com"
wrote:

>On Feb 12, 5:26 am, daninthe...@googlemail.com wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> Is there a consensus anywhere, in terms of which of the above to go
>> for to secure 1-50 people SMEs at the perimeter, in terms of the
>> following:
>>
>> - cost
>> - ease of setup and administration
>> - quality and availability of support
>>
>> Any input from those experienced with the above would be appreciated.
>>
>> Dan
>
>Cisco ASA 5505 is a solid UTM solution that can support up to 50 users
>with an easy to use GUI (hard to believe, no more CLI). It provides
>FW, IPSec and SSL VPN on the same box. It also supports backup WAN
>link if you have two ISPs. If you need AV as well, go with the ASA
>5510 with the CSC-SSM module. Can't beat Cisco TAC.
>
>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/prod_presentatio n0900aecd805ac1dd.html
>
>Phil


While you are add it don't forget to mention all the Vulnerabilities
that the ASA, Pix and IOS.

Re: SME UTM shootout - Cisco vs. Checkpoint vs. Juniper

am 20.02.2007 03:34:11 von jj

They come at no extra charge, the same as other vendors, but Cisco does
throw in more.

Ray

> While you are add it don't forget to mention all the Vulnerabilities
> that the ASA, Pix and IOS.