Essay About Check Point Software Technology And Integral Component Of The Network Security Tasks

Network Security Purchasing Analysis
Security Purchasing AnalysisChristopher BorumCIS 425 Advanced Network Defense and CountermeasuresDonald McCracken, PhD., MCSE, CCNP, CNA, A+ECPI University10/30/2016AbstractSince Unified Threat Management (UTM) technology has become an integral component of the network security tasks, the purchasing the right system is important in terms of a network security. The purchasing decision of any network security and defense related devices, applications and platforms are seriously critical task. Major security related concepts are the responsibility of IT director and his/her well organized experienced team members. Despite the new technologies and their implementations, it is always more effective to compare the available solutions to be able to choose the best configuration for the sake of a network security. In this research paper, I would like to choose three different companies’ UTM products where we can make a sound decision at the end of the analysis result.Security Purchasing AnalysisTop 3 Brand Names of UTM Systems as of 2015According to scmagazine.com the best UTM products of 2015 are;Barracuda[pic 1][pic 2]Check Point Software Technology[pic 3][pic 4]Dell [pic 5][pic 6]        (SC Magazine, 2015)Comparative Analysis of UTM Product by Top Three CompaniesBrief Overview about CompaniesBarracuda Networks Inc: The Company incorporated on November 17, 2004. [pic 7] Designs and delivers security and storage solutions. The Companys next-generation firewall solutions offer Layer seven application visibility and add user-identity awareness to access policies for specific users and user groups (reuters.com, 2016). Website: www.barracuda.com[pic 8] Check Point Software Technology, LTD: Since 1993, Check Point has been dedicated to providing solutions for network security at low cost. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology (Check Point Technologies, 2016).Website: www.checkpoint.com[pic 9] Dell, Inc.: Dell is incorporated by by Michael Dell on 1984 and 2001 company become No. 1 computer system provider (Dell, Inc., 2016). According to Dell, Dell firewalls block 4.7 billion intrusions daily in real time. And we do it faster, more effectively and more affordably than other firewalls. Website: www.sonicwall.comComparison AnalysisCompany/ProductFeaturesTesting &BenchmarkUnique Services Offered[pic 10]The new Barracuda firewalls is called NextGen Firewall which Barracuda offers three level of product for small offices, midsize companies and enterprise organizations. (F, X, and S series) Offers Cloud-based servicesPricing: $700 to $1500[pic 11]Firewall Application ControlIPS VPN (Site-to-Site and Client-to-Site) SSL Interception WAN Optimization Network Access Control for VPNclient-to-site connectionsMalware Protection Advanced Threat Detection Premium Remote Access• Stateful packet inspectionand forwarding• Full user-identity awareness• Intrusion Detection andPrevention System (IDS/IPS)• Application control and granularapplication enforcement• Interception and decryption ofSSL/TLS encrypted applications• Antivirus and web filteringin single pass mode• SafeSearch enforcement• YouTube for Schools support• Denial of Service protection(DoS /DDoS)• Spoofing and flooding protection• ARP spoofing and trashing protection• DNS reputation filtering• TCP stream reassembly• Transparent proxying (TCP)• NAT (SNAT, DNAT), PAT• Dynamic rules / timer triggers• Single object-oriented rule set forrouting, bridging, and routed bridging• Virtual rule test environmentDownload the full Spec-sheet: