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  F5 says Big-IP is a network firewall

  F5’s Big-IP application delivery controllers are now certified as network firewalls, meaning they can replace separate network firewalls businesses might already have in place to meet regulators’ requirements.

  By Tim Greene | 29 January, 2012 10:31

  Tags: f5, firewall, Firewall & UTM, government, ICS, network firewall, Regulation, security

Whitepapers about network firewall

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  10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do

  While the next-generation firewall (NGFW) is well defined by Gartner as something new, enterprisefocused, and distinct, many network security vendors are claiming NGFW is a subset of other functions (e.g. UTM or IPS). Most traditional network security vendors are attempting to provide application visibility and control by using a limited number of application signatures supported in their IPS or other external database. But underneath, these capabilities are poorly integrated and their products are still based on legacy port-blocking technology, not NGFW technology. Read on.

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  IDC Whitepaper: Next Generation Firewall - Enabling New Security Strategies