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Corporate Proxy Server - still relevant now?
We are currently putting all internal computers that connect through the internet through our Sophos UTM via proxy. I have been told that this reduces connection speed and the use of this type of proxy is not relevant anymore. Is this the case and are there any alternatives?
We still want to block sites such as facebook etc.
We still want to block sites such as facebook etc.
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Thanks for all your prompt answers:) I have been looking at opendns umbrella as a potential solution. Will also research the products mentioned above.
Palo Alto firewalls are the way to go in my opinion. They certainly take the LEAST amount of performance hit when enabling IPS/AV/URL filtering.
Even the LOWEST end firewall still pushes 50mbps TCP/HTTP with everything enabled.
Even the LOWEST end firewall still pushes 50mbps TCP/HTTP with everything enabled.
So, I think the point that was being made that today you only need a single firewall appliance for filtering user internet access vs the use of a proxy server that impedes traffic and bandwidth.