Spec me a UTM

tribz · 12 Apr 2014 at 10:11

Hi, might be be suitable for networking but thought I'd try servers first.

I'm looking for a UTM firewall for work. Has to be able to do web protection and smtp scanning. Looking for something that can block out flash, java exploits for when the client machines are out of date but not actually block flash, java etc. Would like it to block things like the crypto virus at the perimeter also.

Budget about a grand, much less ideally and be able to cope with 50 users through a 80Mb fibre connection.

tribz · 12 Apr 2014 at 11:26

Thanks, how effective have you found it against virus's and exploits. Have you seen it actively protect against these?

tribz · 12 Apr 2014 at 12:37

What are your thoughts on how effective they are ?

tribz · 13 Apr 2014 at 12:11

Thanks for all the feedback. I think one thing that is concerning me is that throughput tanks when everything is switched on on these devices. I'm considering getting an entry level HP Xeon rack server and running untangle or Sophos or a n other.

I'm trialling Untangle now in a VM and it seems pretty comprehensive.