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 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 ArticleRSA 2013: Thursday/Friday – There and Back Again
RSA 2013 is in the memory banks. The bar at the W is quiet again (until those degenerates from VMWorld infect the place). 2013 went down as a year of data, data, data. How did RSA 2013′s final hours...
View ArticleAnalysis of Cisco’s Acquisition of Sourcefire
Cisco performs their inevitable acquisition of Sourcefire, bringing the IDS/IPS market to a close and spelling the end of Snort. Continue reading →
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