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Security Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Almost 9 years ago

Answered a question: Fortinet, Palo Alto or Check Point?

Best is subjective and I think there are many factors that could influence a decision Fortinet are generally less expensive but I have found their management and product splintering to be cumbersome, support is hit and miss and depends on the partner you work with. That…

About 9 years ago

Answered a question: Cisco Firepower vs. FortiGate

I think you would have to state what your goals in asking for a solution are, if neither meet your requirements then 'better' is a moot point. Understanding what you want from a solution should tell you which solution best meets your business requirements.

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Almost 9 years ago

Firewalls

Fortinet, Palo Alto or Check Point?

About 9 years ago

Secure Web Gateways (SWG)

Cisco Firepower vs. FortiGate

About me

Technologies - SIEM, IDS/IDP, Security Architecture, Full Packet Capture.

Architecture, Security Best Practice, Design and Integration.

Current Certifications
GCIH, GCIA, SFCP C|EHv7.

Lapsed Certifications
CCNA, CCNA Security

Other courses
Modern Botnets - Ken Baylor
Assessing and Exploiting Web Applications with Samurai-WTF - Justin Searle & Kevin Johnson
Hack it & Track it - Grayson Lenik - Ryan Linn
Pentesting with Backtrack - Offensive Security
Pentesting with Kali Linux - Offensive Security
SPSE - Securitytube
SLAE64 - Securtytube
Palo Alto Essentials 1 [201] - Palo Alto
Palo Alto Essentials 2 [205] - Palo Alto
PWAPT - Practical Web Application Pen Testing - Tim Tomes

Certifications

CEHv7
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

Education

UWE - Brunel College