This paper provides decision makers with background information they need when choosing a firewall to protect their computer networks. Some firewall vendors do not include proxies as part of their security offering; some do. Does that make enough difference to matter? This paper describes what proxies are and what they are not, presents the business case for proxies, then details specific proxies offered in WatchGuard products, describing what kinds of attacks they block.
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