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Upgrading to NGX |
DESCRIPTION
Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1 is the next major release of Check Point's flagship firewall software product, which has over 750,000 registered users. The most significant changes to this release are in the areas of Route Based VPN, Directional VPN, Link Selection & Tunnel Management, Multiple Entry Points, Route Injection Mechanism, Wire Mode, and SecurePlatform Pro. Many of the new features focus on how to configure and manage Dynamic Routing rules, which are essential to keeping an enterprise network both available *and* secure. Demand for this book will be strong because Check Point is requiring all of its 3rd party developers to certify their products for this release.
KEY
SELLING POINTS
- Not a revision, this book is entirely devoted to the NGX release with extensive coverage of features new to the product, allowing 3rd party partners to certify NGX add-on products quickly.
- Check Point is the #1 player with an 88% market share based on revenue (Infonetics, November 2004). 97% of Fortune 500 companies use Check Point products.
- No competing NGX books have been announced, which will allow us to take an early, commanding lead in the NGX market.
MARKET
INFORMATION
Check Point offers the most comprehensive set of products and technologies for remote access, intranet, and extranet VPNs. VPN-1/FireWall-1 security gateways protect the privacy of business communications over the Internet while securing critical network resources against unauthorized access. Founded in 1993, Check Point is the undisputed market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets, with an 88% market share based on revenue (Infonetics, November 2004) . 97% of Fortune 500 companies use Check Point products. They have 2200 certified Partners in 88 countries.
The Syngress book will be far more current and comprehensive than any of these books. The Addison Wesley book was written to the original version of Check Point NG, and by the time our book publishes will be four versions old. The Osborne/McGraw Hill book is written to FP 3, but only really addresses updates to the core product present in FP 3 and does not cover SecureXL or the Performance Pack
As of our announcement of this title, no competing titles have been announced that cover the NGX release. It is likely that we will be the first book available on the topic.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Barry J. Stiefel (CCSA/CCSE/CCSE+/CCSI, CISSP, NSA IAM, MCSE, CCNA, RCSA/RCSE/RCSI, FCSE) is the Founder and President of CPUG, The Check Point User Group (www.cpug.org). He's been a Check Point implementer, consultant, courseware developer, author, speaker, and instructor since 1997 and provides the only Check Point training course that includes earning the CCSA and CCSE certifications right in the classroom. He is also the President of Information Engine, Inc. (www.InformationEngine.com) a consulting and technical services firm and was previously the President of the Windows NT Engineering Association. He holds a B.S. and MBA from the University of California. He lives and works in San Francisco. In his lab, he has more firewalls and routers than he needs, but not as many as he wants.
Simon Desmeules (CCSE, ISS, MCSE+I, CNA) is an independent security perimeter specialist. He currently provides architectural design, technical consulting and tactical emergency support for perimeter security technologies for several Fortune 1000 companies in Canada and the United States. Simon's background includes positions as a Firewall / Intrusion Security Specialist for a pioneer of Canadian Security, Maxon Services, and their Managed Security clients. He is an active member of the FW-1, ISS & Snort mailing lists where he discovers new problems and consults with fellow security specialists.
TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND
According to Check Point; "FireWall-1, the industry's leading firewall, delivers comprehensive and highly-scalable attack protection and network security. Using INSPECT, the most adaptive and intelligent inspection technology, FireWall-1 integrates both network-level and application-level protection to provide the highest level of security, with access control, attack defenses, content security, authentication, and integrated Network Address Translation (NAT). FireWall-1 is integrated into the VPN-1 family of products and managed by Check Point's leading SMART management architecture, which allows admins to centrally define, efficiently manage and constantly monitor multiple Check Point gateways from a single console." |
