"Integrated Cisco PIX firewall hardware and software delivers full stateful firewall protection and IP Security (IPSec) VPN capabilities, allowing (...) rigorous (protection of...) internal network from outside intrusions" ("Cisco PIX," 2005). Cisco PIX firewall differs from typical CPU-intensive full-time proxy servers in that it uses a non-UNIX secure, real-time, embedded system, which is not only flexible but scalable as well. Cisco PIX offers protection for networks of all sizes. It "delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, multi-vector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions" ("Cisco PIX 500," 2005). Which Products are Best Suited to a Large Organization with E-Commerce Web Site and Internal Resources Accessed by Strategic Partners:

large organization with an e-commerce web site and internal resources that need to be accessed by strategic partners, needs a more comprehensive firewall solution. Symantec Enterprise Firewall is just such a product. It provides proactive security while protecting the network against blended threats. It also offers full application inspection technology that enables the inspection of data deep inside packets that pass through the security gateway. This provides enterprise-class protection for both application and network level attacks ("Symantec Enterprise," n.d.).

Symantec Enterprise Firewall also offers web-based security management interface (SGMI) that allows administrators to easily deploy and configure local and remote security gateways, all from any Web-enabled system using Microsoft IE 6.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 7.0 or higher). Their advanced management capabilities allow for a wide range of management and reporting capabilities that simplify the task of managing network security. "It protects the enterprise from both known and unknown attacks, due to its stringent standards-based approach" ("Symantec Enterprise," n.d.). In the end, Symantec Enterprise Firewall "allows approved traffic to traverse the enterprise...

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