Network Security

Trustix Enterprise Firewall (Firewalls group test)

Company: Trustix
Pricing: $270
This software comes on two CDs, one with the firewall server and its hardened version of Linux (and clients for Windows and Linux) and one with trial server software.
 

Mirapoint RazorGate 100 (Appliances 2004)

Company: Mirapoint
Pricing: from $12,500 (for 300 users)

Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, the RazorGate 100 is a 1U rack-mounted unit that provides a one-stop-shop security solution.

 

Clavister Firewall (Firewall group test)

Company: Clavister
Pricing: $47,600

Clavister is a fairly new name in the security market, but its high-end firewall appliances are impressive enough to ensure that will not be the case for long.

 

Madge WLAN Probe 2 (Wireless Security group test)

Company: Madge
Pricing: $967
Madge claims the WLAN Probe 2 is the industry's first multi-band 802.1
 

Safe@Office

Company: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
Pricing: from $299

For anyone connecting to the internet, security has long been an issue. However, for many small businesses, the cost of security has also been a big issue and a heavy burden because the cost of security has often outweighed its benefits.

 

CyberGuard KS1500 Premium Firewall/VPN Appliance

Company: CyberGuard Corporation
Pricing: $25,995

CyberGuard offers a range of firewall/VPN appliances with specifications ranging from three Ethernet interfaces and 125Mbits/ sec throughput to 21 Ethernet interfaces and 2Gbits/sec throughput. All have an integrated VPN, run the same firewall software, and have the same configuration GUI. We tested model KS1500, which can have up to ...

 

Corporate Server

Company: SmoothWall Ltd
Pricing: $292

SmoothWall Corporate Server enables non-technical users to build a dedicated firewall to connect a network of computers to the internet. This software solution is designed to be cost-effective, because almost any Pentium-class PC can be used as the dedicated hardware platform. This firewall has been developed to meet the internet ...

 

Fundamentals of Network Security

Company: Cisco Press
Pricing: $72.00

Yet again Cisco has churned out an over priced book for one of its courses and filled it out with acronyms and confusing explanations. Nice diagrams though.

 

Secure Storage Router Pro

Company: U.S. Robotics
Pricing: $269.99

On first appearance this router would seem another ho-hum product for sharing an internet connection within a small office/branch office, but looks can be deceiving. There maybe be similar looking devices on the market for a fraction of the price of this product but the amount of features ...

 

Astaro Security Linux (Firewalls group test)

Company: Astaro Corporation
Pricing: $390 per ten seats
This software firewall is based on a hardened version of Linux.