ISA Server or Firewall Appliance?

From: Marcos Marrero (mmarrero_at_LLOYDSTSB-USA.com)
Date: 11/15/05

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    Hello to all,

    I have a question to see what everyone out there thinks. Here it goes...

    Is it better to have a firewall appliance (Checkpoint, Juniper, etc) or
    is ISA server enough to use as a firewall (along with all of the other
    options it provides)?

    Of course the ISA server would sit facing the internet, like a firewall
    would and it would have to sit on a hardened machine.

    Just want to know what everyone out there thinks about this
    configuration or idea?

    Regards
    Marcos Marrero * Banking Officer * Data Security
    Lloyds TSB Bank * US Information Technology
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