gartner magic quadrant for enterprise network firwalls
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palo alto networks named in visionary quadrant.
Gartner has published their 2010 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.
Key points outlined in the report include:
• Palo Alto Networks was recognised as a visionary in the Gartner 2010 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.
• According to Gartner, “The rapid growth of business applications moving from the internal data center to external software as a service (and someday cloud services), along with the impact of what Gartner calls "the consumerisation of IT," has rapidly changed the definition of a "trust boundary" and the types of security controls that are required at that boundary.”
• Furthermore, Gartner notes: “In 2009, Gartner saw market pressures accelerate the demand for next-generation firewall platforms that provide the capability to detect and block sophisticated attacks, as well as enforce granular security policy at the application (versus port and protocol) level. ”
Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewalls enable policy- based visibility and control over applications, users and content. With this technology, enterprises can accurately identify and control applications, scan content to stop threats, and prevent data leakage – all with a single network device. By reducing the number of security devices in their networks, companies can save both capital expenditures and operational costs.
To download a full copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant, click here. (You will be redirected to the Palo Alto website).
GARTNER DEFINES THE NEXT GENERATION FIREWALL
In Gartner's Research Note released in October 2009 Gartner stated Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) are "emerging and can detect application-specific attacks and enforce application-specific granular security policy, both inbound and outbound."
Gartner also found that the "stateful protocol filtering and limited application awareness offered by first-generation firewalls was not effective in dealing with current and emerging threats."
Gartner made the following recommendations:
• If you have not yet deployed network intrusion prevention, require NGFW capabilities at your next firewall refresh point.
• If you use managed perimeter security services, look to move up to managed NGFW services at the next contract renewal.
To read the full report Defining the Next-Generation Firewall you can download it here. |
