Forwarded From: Anna Johnson <anna.johnsont_private> [...] During March and April of this year, Shake Communications conducted a Firewall survey based upon user perception. Many people sent us E-Mail asking for the results and it was our intention to post them to relevant newsgroups and mailing lists. Therefore we have provided a brief summary below for everyone to read. The full report can be viewed at http://www.shake.net/research/firewall [...] FIREWALL SURVEY RESULTS The Usage and Perceptions of Firewalls Study conducted by Shake Communications Pty Ltd is now complete. The full report can be viewed at http://www.shake.net/research/firewall In brief, the study involved a survey of 150 information technology professionals, from different countries, who are subscribers to security related mailing lists and Newsgroups on the Internet, in relation to their use of, and preference for, firewall products. The results confirm the clear lead CheckPoint Software Technologies, Inc has in terms of both market share and reputation (for making the best firewall product - CheckPoint Firewall-1). CheckPoint holds 35% of the market represented by the sample in the survey, with the next highest market share of 6% held by Trusted Information Systems for its product, Gauntlet Internet Firewall System. A 7% share is held by Secure Computing over both its Sidewinder and Borderware products, which hold 2% and 5% of the market respectively. In addition, 35% of the sample regarded CheckPoint Firewall-1 to be the "best" firewall product, with only 8% voting Trusted Information Systems Gauntlet Internet firewall System as the best. Interestingly, this is slightly more than the 6% who actually used Gauntlet. In other findings, 51% of the sample reported that their organisation conducts a firewall audit every 1-2 months. This is generally performed by a Firewall/Security Administrator (35%) or an external consultant (23%). The most commonly used operating system among the sample is Solaris with a 29% share of respondents, followed by Windows NT with 21%. 40% of the respondents work in the Computer/Information System/Information Technology industry. The industry with the next highest representation is manufacturing (8%). -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Dimensional Communications (www.dim.com)
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