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    AV's place is not in the all-in-one security box 14/11/2007 11:05:53

    There is no real agreement about whether antivirus software is required in or even a good idea for an enterprise-class firewall.
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    UTMs require routing for flexibility's sake 14/11/2007 10:56:04

    We tested the OSPF-routing capabilities of the UTM devices in order to simulate the kind of multiple-exit network (two Internet gateways) that might be common in a large network.
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    Tracking UTM high availability 14/11/2007 10:41:59

    The high-availability (HA) and scalability features in the enterprise UTM firewalls we tested range from very fancy to dead simple.
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    VPN capabilities vary widely across UTM firewall devices 14/11/2007 10:34:24

    Despite the fact that VPNs and firewalls have been residing on the same box for over seven years, our testing of both of the site-to-site and remote access VPN capabilities showed an astonishing variation on the quality of VPN implementations.
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    UTM performance takes a hit 14/11/2007 10:24:37

    Because every network requires a different way of measuring performance and most UTM products offer thousands of deployment options, it's hard to draw even general conclusions about how these products will behave in your network. However, we can say that most enterprises will want to proceed cautiously when adding UTM features, such as intrusion-prevention systems and antivirus scanning, to their perimeter firewall boxes, because of their unpredictable impact on total system performance.
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    UTM and IPv6: Do they mix? 13/11/2007 10:53:54

    IPv6 is the writing on the firewall.
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    Check Point UTM management falters; Cisco, Juniper gain 13/11/2007 10:49:30

    Without good management tools, the enterprise-class unified-threat-management firewalls we tested would be little more than expensive packet-pushers.
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    Juniper, Cisco all-in-1 devices hit on intrusion-prevention 13/11/2007 09:46:39

    Juniper Networks' ISG-1000 and Cisco's ASA5540 with its add-on SSM-20 IPS module offer no-compromise IPS products that will make the security purist happy with their configurability and control features.
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    SonicWall announces larger UTM devices 23/10/2007 09:16:54

    SonicWall is expected to introduce at this week's Interop New York conference a new family of fast, multifunction gateways designed to simplify deployment and management of security for large businesses.
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    Remote working all the rage 25/09/2007 16:52:32

    Remote or home workers are becoming an integral part of a company's workforce, according to a survey of 224 managers in Australia and New Zealand. However, concerns remain about the impact of the remote workforce on effective team-building, productivity, and network security.
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    Energy provider sheds light on threats with UTM platform 14/09/2007 15:22:54

    Renewable energy provider Pacific Hydro has replaced its clunky security platform with a Unified Threat Management (UTM) device, deployed across six international sites.
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