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Over 1 year ago
Answered a question: What firewalls do support identity-based rules?
What is your goal? If you want to restrict access by identifying the user and use groups for certain access areas, Sophos provides many options. FW combined with endpoint protection and server protection can offer total protection. If you want to use access-based…
Almost 2 years ago
Answered a question: Looking for a piece of advice and tips on the deployment of VPN concentrators for SD-WAN tunnels?
In my opinion, the way SD-WAN is designed, you will need multiple network endpoints or network-based concentrator hardware to handle multiple tunnels incoming.
If you host them as virtual devices, you share the underlying network hardware and therefore lose performance, not…
Over 2 years ago
Answered a question: Which is better - Meraki MX or Cisco ASA Firewall?
Meraki is designed for zero deployments and no in-house firewall specialist personnel. Best to secure Networks like remote offices, branches or home offices. Also to protect Internet Access (your computer accesses the internet)
Cisco ASA is more of a professional firewall,…
Over 2 years ago
Answered a question: How does Meraki MX compare with Sophos XG?
Meraki is designed for zero deployments and no in-house firewall specialist personnel. Best to secure Networks like remote offices, branches or home offices. Also to protect Internet Access (your computer accesses the internet).
Sophos is more of a professional firewall…
Almost 4 years ago
Answered a question: Best firewall models for 750 to 1000 users
You might look into a Sophos or Meraki, but I suggest to consider a more holistic approach. If you have 1000 user at one location, I suggest to look into more than one FW in case one is broken or needs maintenance, also to split the bandwidth and support 2+1 Providers. Also…
Almost 4 years ago
Answered a question: Comparing network security vendors and devices
You should defer on what purpose you want to use the firewall and who is supporting it
Means: If you like to use a firewall to protect the computer users from accessing the internet, you should look for integration with your other security aspects like AV, IPS, EMail…
Over 6 years ago
Answered a question: Comparison of Barracuda F800, SonicWall 5600 and Fortinet
It depends
If you want a firewall for users to access the internet, I recommend Meraki.
If you want to publish websites, I recommend Sophos.
If you have knowledge about other firewalls and want to use this to configure the devices, use that one.
If you have special needs,…
Almost 7 years ago
Contributed a review of Cisco Secure Firewall: The Cisco ASDM management tool was helpful. I would like to see good reporting options.
Almost 7 years ago
Commented on We had a problem with our MX100 and Meraki sent us a spare the next day so we'd have it on hand in case of issues.
These are concurrent users. I would not use any firewall with 500 or more concurrent users but several firewalls. The limitation on the devices is about processing rules, policies, malware and VPN encryption in RAM. Therefore a limit on users. The MX400/600 are designed for…
Almost 7 years ago
Contributed a review of Meraki MX: Be prepared for a new way of managing networks.
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