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• Next-gen firewalls: Off to a good start

  By Joel Snyder | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  When we tested four next-gen firewalls strictly on performance, we found that the products could forward packets at impressive rates, but throughput dropped when advanced security features were turned on. We now dive deep into application identification and control - the defining features of next-gen firewalls - to find out what works and what doesn't.

• Basic firewall functionality: Check Point's maturity shows through

  By Joel Snyder | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  Enterprise firewalls must have policies to control traffic, ability to create site-to-site VPNs using standards-based IPsec, translate addresses and port numbers (NAT) when needed, and apply basic bandwidth management to traffic. They must also support features such as high availability (active/passive or active/active), virtual LANs, Ethernet link aggregation, and global management systems.

• Check Point takes best approach to URL filtering

  By Joel Snyder | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  URL filtering has become a "checkbox" feature on most Unified Threat Management firewalls, and no wonder: it doesn't require a lot of imagination to do it right, and it's hard to really differentiate yourself or do a bad job of it.

• Fast-forwarding firewall faceoff

  By David Newman | 24 April, 2012 01:14

  Next-generation firewalls claim to identify application-layer attacks and enforce application-specific policies while delivering top-notch performance, even with advanced security features turned on.

• Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest

  By Ellen Messmer | 30 November, 2011 05:45

  In the security popularity contest of the moment, Cisco and Juniper are down and Palo Alto Networks and Check Point are up when it comes to network firewalls, according to one research firm.

• Asian enterprises revise information security strategies

  By Anuradha Shukla | 29 September, 2011 10:11

  Asian enterprises are revising their information security strategies, according to a newly released broad-based IT security survey by Fortinet.

• IN PICTURES: WhiteGold celebrates Christmas in July

  By Mike Gee | 15 August, 2011 10:07

  WhiteGold recently celebrated Christmas in July event in Melbourne. Co-sponsored by major sponsors D-Link, Fortinet and Barracuda Networks, and minor sponsors Exinda, Allied Telesis and Swivel, the event celebrated another successful year and gave attendees the opportunity to network with peers, vendors and WhiteGold staff. About 80 people attended from WhiteGold's channel.

• Banking Trojan hits Android phones

  By Brad Reed | 15 July, 2011 04:27

  A banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone users has now made its way to Android devices.