Re: Something about ISA Server 2000...

From: Laura A. Robinson (larobins@bellatlantic.net)
Date: 10/25/01 

Message-ID: <00bf01c15d9b$3fd80400$0b00010a@lauradominion.com>
From: "Laura A. Robinson" <larobins@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Los, Ralph" <rlos@EnvestNet.com>, "'Progenit Service S.r.l.'" <agente_progenit@public.iunet.it>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: Something about ISA Server 2000...
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 17:23:09 -0400

Just as an FYI, while there are several known hacks against Checkpoint's
Firewall-1, there are (as of yet) no known vulnerabilities in ISA.
With that said, it can be a bit of a pain to work with.

Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: "Los, Ralph" <rlos@EnvestNet.com>
To: "'Progenit Service S.r.l.'" <agente_progenit@public.iunet.it>;
<focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: Something about ISA Server 2000...

> Giancarlo,
>
> Unfortunately, yes I have both experience and opinion. I started to
> play around with ISA 2000 a while ago, and now I run 3 CheckPoint FW-1's.
> Nothing beats a CheckPoint, in my book, BUT, Netscreen is a great little
> box, and Watchguard is worth the price as well for smaller offices.
>
> I'd stay away from ISA as a firewall, trust me, it's not something
> you want to have to deal with...<shudder>....and I'm a Microsoft fan.
>
> Regards
>
> Ralph M. Los
> Asst. Vice-President, Internet Systems and Security
> EnvestnetPMC
> rlos@envestnet.com
> (312) 827-3945 (direct)
> (312) 296-9003 (wireless w/voicemail)
> * If you haven't been hacked, you don't know where your vulnerabilities
lie*
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Progenit Service S.r.l. [mailto:agente_progenit@public.iunet.it]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:10 AM
> To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Something about ISA Server 2000...
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> has someone an opinion (good or bad....)concerning ISA Server 2000
installed
> as firewall? How many differences are among this software solution from
> Microsoft and Check Point Firewall-1, Netscreen 10/100, Watchguard or
Cisco
> PIX?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Giancarlo Ballestracci
> Technical Support
> Progenit Service S.r.l. Agenzia TENOVIS-NEWTEL Telecommunications -
> Information Security - New Technologies Tel 055-456336 Fax 055-452330
> ---------------------------------------------------------------

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