| Security of corporate networks has become big business. Many companies are willing to provide hardware, software, consulting, design, and implementation services.The product space is vast, offering many different levels of products that claim to provide all manner of solutions.The problem with the current state of the security space is that it can be a difficult sea to navigate.The vast range of companies and products as well as the ever-growing number of consulting companies can make choosing a network security product a grueling process. However, for the past six years Check Point has stood out as a leader in security solutions. Check Point software, certified consulting, support, certification, and authorized training provide a solid solution for securing any network environment. Check Point OPSEC partners (www.opsec.com) provide additional solutions to augment Check Point’s security solutions.
In addition to providing corporations and large enterprise solutions, Check Point’s FireWall-1 NG has products that range from five-user small office solutions to multifirewall, load-balanced systems with bandwidth management for unlimited user enterprises.This vast coverage of the market also allows organizations to start small with FireWall-1 products and grow their security system investments as their organizations grow.
Since the NG product is a completely new architecture, Check Point can very easily provide new features for the product. FireWall-1 feature packs are the new method to receive new features and minor hotfix rollups.This book uncovers the advanced features of Check Point FireWall-1 NG, specifically focusing on the Feature Pack 3 (FP3) release. Check Point has led the firewall and virtual private network (VPN) market for the past four years, and this latest release provides more leadingedge features that should keep FireWall-1 in the market lead for some time to come. This book provides you with a firm picture of the new features of NG FP3 and how to best utilize these features in securing your environment. |