After months and months and months in the lab, a huge UTM test I did for Network World is now available (for free, folks, for free) on their web site. I apologize in advance if you have to click 800 times to read the whole 19,000 words, but here goes:
Main story starting point: http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2007/111207-utm-firewall-test.html Just the discussion of IPS in the UTM firewall/enterprise space: http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2007/111207-utm-firewall-test-ips.html Chart on catch rates based on Mu-4000 testing: http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2007/111207ips.html If you're not sure that enterprise should even be running IPS in their firewalls, you can click on the link below for a header page which has further links with some discussion on the pros and cons of that issue: http://www.networkworld.com/buyersguides/guide.php?cat=865480 Enjoy or not, as you see fit. jms -- Joel M Snyder, 1404 East Lind Road, Tucson, AZ, 85719 Senior Partner, Opus One Phone: +1 520 324 0494 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opus1.com/jms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go to http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=Form&action=impact&campaign=intro_sfw to learn more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
