Sonicwall SMA for implementing work from home for users in difficult times
Pros
- Users can now work from home effectively
- You can publish or share resources with clients and business related personals securely.
- Has integrated multi factor auth options
- User based licenses helped us get pay only for our requirement
Cons
- SMA is limited to only SSL VPN , it should have support for hybrid VPN (SSL + IPSEC)
- There are different specs and features for Enterprise and SMB. Features should be same for all devices.
- It does not have URL filtering, content filtering, AV/IPS and Threat Prevention features. For achieving the same, we need to deploy another product like firewall or proxy.
Most Important Features
- SSL VPN Connectivity
- User based licenses
- MFA
Return on Investment
- After SMA, the management team can seamlessly access internal resources, from outside the office, and hence, positive
- As users are working from home, now they cannot delay our give reasons on late arrival, improving the productivity and saving man hours in travelling
Alternatives Considered
FortiAuthenticator, SonicWall NSA Series, SonicWall TZ, SonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC), Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series, Sophos Secure Web Gateway, Sophos UTM, Sophos XG Firewall, Sophos SG Firewall Appliances and Sophos Web Content Filtering
Other Software Used
Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR (formerly Demisto), CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection, Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering PAN-DB, SonicWall Analytics, SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), SonicWall Cloud App Security, SonicWall TZ, Endpoint Protector by CoSoSys, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Palo Alto Panorama