With next-generation firewalls, there has been a lot of confusion in the market about what makes for a good solution. Organizations want a solution that will protect their gateway and business-critical applications. They also want something that will protect the perimeter, data centers and their cloud deployments — all under one central management interface. A…

The IT threat landscape is constantly changing. The internet has become a necessity to conduct business, but it’s also a dangerous place where malware lurks around every corner. And hackers have become experts in the craft of hiding said malware within packets and applications. 

I heard a question the other day that caught me off guard. “Why do you guys even sell IPS (Intrusion Prevention Systems), is there even value in that anymore? Shouldn’t you just recommend patching vulnerable systems?”