ASI CASE 8-1
Case 8.1 Costs of Preventive Security
Firewalls are one of the most fundamental and important security tools. You are likely familiar with the software-based host firewall that you use on your laptop or desktop. Such firewalls should also be installed on every computer in an organization. However, organizations also need corporate-grade firewalls, which are usually, but not always, dedicated special-purpose hardware devices. Conduct some research to identify three different brands of such corporate-grade firewalls, provide copies of your research and write a report that addresses the following points:
Name of Brand One (provide copies of source or reference materials)____Checkpoint___
Cost
The price range of Next Generation Firewall Appliance (NGFW)Bundled with FW, VPN, IA, ADNC, MOB, IPS, APCL and VS ( Model 12200 to Model 21700) is between $41,000 to $272,000i.
Technique (deep packet inspection, static packet filtering, or stateful packet filtering)
Context Awareness; Application/User Awareness; Deep Packet Inspection (IPS) and Stateful packet filtering. Generally, from Network and transport layers to Application layer.
Ease of configuration and use
Check Point's NGFW provides integrated software and hardware solutions for customized firewall protection. Check Point has developed the AppWiki application library that are pulled into the Check Point Application Control and Identity Awareness Software Blades. The software also integrates with Active Directory to identity the user and endpoint, allowing administrators to customize granular security policies. Check Point also offers the ability to educate users in real time.
With all these advantages, it’s very visualized virtualizand simplified for users to understand which software blades are connected when configuring a Firewall by using the SmartDashboard toolbarii or using NGFW more effectively and efficiently.
Name of Brand Two (provide copies of source or reference
Firewalls are one of the most fundamental and important security tools. You are likely familiar with the software-based host firewall that you use on your laptop or desktop. Such firewalls should also be installed on every computer in an organization. However, organizations also need corporate-grade firewalls, which are usually, but not always, dedicated special-purpose hardware devices. Conduct some research to identify three different brands of such corporate-grade firewalls, provide copies of your research and write a report that addresses the following points:
Name of Brand One (provide copies of source or reference materials)____Checkpoint___
Cost
The price range of Next Generation Firewall Appliance (NGFW)Bundled with FW, VPN, IA, ADNC, MOB, IPS, APCL and VS ( Model 12200 to Model 21700) is between $41,000 to $272,000i.
Technique (deep packet inspection, static packet filtering, or stateful packet filtering)
Context Awareness; Application/User Awareness; Deep Packet Inspection (IPS) and Stateful packet filtering. Generally, from Network and transport layers to Application layer.
Ease of configuration and use
Check Point's NGFW provides integrated software and hardware solutions for customized firewall protection. Check Point has developed the AppWiki application library that are pulled into the Check Point Application Control and Identity Awareness Software Blades. The software also integrates with Active Directory to identity the user and endpoint, allowing administrators to customize granular security policies. Check Point also offers the ability to educate users in real time.
With all these advantages, it’s very visualized virtualizand simplified for users to understand which software blades are connected when configuring a Firewall by using the SmartDashboard toolbarii or using NGFW more effectively and efficiently.
Name of Brand Two (provide copies of source or reference