Compare Cisco PIX® 535 (PIX-535-UR-BUN) Firewall to Black Box LAN-Safe Firewall (MC170A)

The Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 535 delivers carrier-class performance that meets the needs of large enterprise networks as well as service providers. As part of the world-leading Cisco Secure PIX Firewall series, it provides today's networking customers with unmatched security, reliability, and performance. The PIX 535 integrates stateful firewall and IP Security (IPsec) virtual private network (VPN) functionality with Gigabit Ethernet throughput.??The PIX 535 is a purpose-built firewall appliance that offers an unprecedented level of protection. This is tightly integrated with the PIX Operating System (OS), which is a proprietary, hardened system that eliminates security holes and performance degrading overhead. At the heart of this system is a protection scheme based on the Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA), which offers stateful connection-oriented firewalling that is capable of 500, 000 concurrent connections while at the same time blocking common denial of service (Dos) attacks... Less

Your modem is like a doorway to the outside world. But when a network modem is in use, you might as well invite every cybercreep out there to step inside and hack into your LAN. Sound risky? It is. But with the Black Box LAN-Safe Firewall, the bad guys will find the door to your network slammed shut. The LAN-Safe Firewall is an external hardware security device designed for PCs or servers that have both Ethernet NIC cards and modems. The LAN-Safe eliminates the risk of a hacker using an inbound or outbound modem connection to gain access to your corporate LAN. Although the LAN-Safe can be used at various points on the LAN, it's primarily used in smaller network environments without conventional firewalls and where one or more users access the Internet while their PC is connected to the LAN. ??With the LAN-Safe installed, the LAN connection is physically broken while the modem session is in progress - and your network is effectively safeguarded from LAN damage or security breaches v... Less