The Cult of Palo Alto Networks
What the heck is it with Palo Alto Networks? I have said before they seem more like a cult than a firewall manufacturer. I have watched reasonable companies spend two to four times what a comparable...
View ArticlePacket Goes Where? The Value of Firewall Naming Conventions
A zillion or so years ago, humans developed writing. This was a big deal for civilization. People could document things like how to get rid of lice, defend castles from Huns and which berries are...
View ArticleUTM v NGFW – A Single Shade of Gray
One of the things I personally enjoy about my job is analyzing the language of the security industry. I find the language that companies and industry “gurus” use provides a lot of insight into what...
View ArticleIntrusion Prevention Endgame
All good things must come to an end. In the late 90’s I was fortunate to be involved with the development of one of the first intrusion prevention systems (BlackICE). It was a defining job for me...
View ArticleAnalysis of the Palo Alto Cache Poison Issue
I admit to being a little tough on Palo Alto Networks (PAN). I called them a cult (see Cult of Palo Alto Networks) and criticized them (along with Gartner) for pointlessly creating the Next-Generation...
View ArticleHey, Palo Alto Networks and FireEye – Grow Up
Hey, Palo Alto Networks and FireEye - grow up. So you bombed an NSS Labs test, whining about it only makes you look weak. The post Hey, Palo Alto Networks and FireEye – Grow Up appeared first on...
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