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Which firewall (software and hardware based) is the best?

Which firewall is best right now in terms of cost,security and easiness.

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Question added by Muhammad Azeem Bhatti , Help Desk Team Lead , Binary Systems
Date Posted: 2017/05/16
Sanaullah Khan
by Sanaullah Khan , Senior DevOps Engineer , Integrated Dealer Systems - A Constellation Software Company

Firewall Software Based PfSense is best and in Hardware Fortigate is best.

jignesh vyas
by jignesh vyas , It Administrator , Shree Printwell Offset Private Limited, India

Hello,

      It depends on network and a size of the company that which firewall you should use. as if you have small network we can use antivirus (Server-client). 

or else hardware firewall is the best because it is more secure than software firewall.

Haroon Haroon Afzal
by Haroon Haroon Afzal , Consultant

Hello 

Its  depend   on your   Network  design    mostly people are using    UTM   Hardware Firewall   But in the market   VM-Ware  also  introduce  Software  Firewall  NSX 6.

If you want to  more  secure  your Database   make  two   layers ..  Front  and back-end  Firewall . 

Thanks 

 

MOUNESH ACHARI ACHARI
by MOUNESH ACHARI ACHARI , Network Security Engineer , Covenant Network Technologies Pvt.Ltd

CISCO ASA, FORTIGATE FIREWALLS

abhishek rao yadam
by abhishek rao yadam , Senior system engineer , Zensar Ltd.

Checpoint and PaloAlto Firewalls

Deleted user
by Deleted user

 

Palo Alto but the licensing is little bit high

 Sonicwall can do the job also

 Zscaler "Cloud" is a very good solution through your ISP

Arun N
by Arun N , Senior Network Engineer , Emirates Leisure Retail & MMI Group Companies

Hardware Firewalls are dedicated security devices which normally sits at the edge of the network and they are purpose built for securing the networks. Again the software and its features which runs on these purpose built firewalls makes the difference. PaloAlto, Cisco, Fortinet have good reputation in the industry.

Huseyin Furkan Dogan
by Huseyin Furkan Dogan , IT Manager , GATE INSAAT CONSTRUCTION

Hi,

If to talk about open source firewall I prefer to use pf sense. But if there is budget i prefer to use Palo Alto. 

Thanks.

Muhammad Baqir
by Muhammad Baqir , System Support Engineer , Nishat Mills Ltd

Fortigate is the best firewall.

Faisal Abdukunju
by Faisal Abdukunju , IT Project Manager , Chalhoub Group

I will prefer Fortigate Firewall. This one have more stability comparing to Cyberoam or Sonicwall series firewalls.

hady meki
by hady meki , network % security admin , swiss egyptian co. for oral care & cosmatics

it depent on your company size , small businees or big 

 

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