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Selling network firewalls: Targeting the right features



Learn which features of network firewalls that value-added resellers and security consultants say are appropriate for the needs of different clients. Discover more about application layer protection technologies and intrusion prevention systems, high-availability network firewalls and ASIC-based network firewalls, and get the answer to whether a client should run a VPN and a network firewall on the same server.
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Vendors list never-ending feature sets for their network firewalls. What extra firewall features are worth selling my clients on?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Discover which emerging network firewall features -- including Quality of Service (QoS), IPS, SSL VPN, antivirus and Web filtering -- are worth selling to clients. Also learn how network performance is impacted.
What are the application layer protection technologies such as deep packet inspection or SmartDefense? When should these be pitched to a customer as a replacement for an intrusion prevention system (IPS)?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Learn when application layer protection technologies can replace a customer's pure-play intrusion prevention system, thereby helping the network firewall block attacks such as buffer overflows and SQL injection.
Most network firewalls have built-in VPN functionality. Is it a good idea to run both on the same system? If not, how do I make the case to my customer to have two separate devices?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Learn the two cases where separating a client's network firewall and VPN functions can be a significant benefit to an organization.
My customer has a large distributed network. Should I recommend a large centralized network firewall at the core or smaller distributed firewalls at each network?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Learn when to recommend a large distributed network to a client as opposed to smaller distributed firewalls.
What type of customer network can benefit from a high-availability network firewall?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Learn which customers should consider implementing a second high-availability network firewall system capable of taking over network traffic in the event of a firewall failure.
When should I recommend a network firewall accelerated by application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)?
SearchSecurityChannel.com | 07 Nov 2007
GENERIC - Even though ASIC-based network firewalls are often much faster than their software-only counterparts, learn why deploying them within some network environments is a bad idea.
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