Survey

Network Security Survey

Thank you for taking the Fortinet 2010 Network Security Survey. The following survey asks 15 multiple choice questions around the topic of network security consolidation. By taking this survey, you are helping us better understand significant trends that you are experiencing first-hand. While your answers will remain anonymous, we ask for your contact information at the end to assist us in determining who the three lucky Apple iPad winners will be! Questions related to this survey can be addressed to Rick Popko (rpopko@fortinet.com). Thank you for your participation.

1. What vertical market best describes your company?

What vertical market best describes your company? Financial

Healthcare

Government

Manufacturing

Retail

MSSP/Telecommunications

Education (K-12)

Education (University)

Other (please specify)

2. Is your company a:

Is your company a: Small to Medium-sized business (i.e., 1-500 employees)

Mid-sized enterprise (i.e., 500-1000 employees)

Large enterprise (1000+ employees)

3. What best describes your job function?

What best describes your job function? C-Level

Director

Manager

None of the above

4. What is your budget for security-related products in the coming year?

What is your budget for security-related products in the coming year? $1 million plus

$500K to a Million

$10K to $500K

We do not plan to purchase/upgrade our security equipment in the coming year

5. Are you a Fortinet customer?

Are you a Fortinet customer? Yes

6. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words Unified Threat Management?

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words Unified Threat Management? All-in-one solutions that meet the security needs of SMBs to enterprises

Fine for SMBs but have questions about scalability for the enterprise

UTM solutions are deployed in my company’s enterprise environment

What is Unified Threat Management?

7. How would you describe security consolidation?

How would you describe security consolidation? Integration of key security functions into one appliance

A deployment strategy that allows for data center footprint reduction without jeopardizing performance

Security company mergers and acquisitions

I’m not familiar with the concept of security consolidation

8. When do you plan to further consolidate your network security?

When do you plan to further consolidate your network security? Next 6 months

Next 6-12 months

More than a year from now

We are already using UTM as our security architecture of choice for consolidation

We’re not planning on consolidating our network security

9. If you are planning on consolidating your network security, what is the reason? (Check all that apply)

If you are planning on consolidating your network security, what is the reason? (Check all that apply) It's the most economical approach for hardware

It's the most economical approach for licensing

Point products are not providing effective enough security

Point products are hard to centrally manage

Not planning on consolidating our network security

10. If you are not planning on consolidating your network security, what is the reason?

If you are not planning on consolidating your network security, what is the reason? Not currently approaching a refresh

Cost-prohibitive/budget will not allow for new security investment

Point product deployment is effective enough

Still learning about network security consolidation

Concerned about consolidation at the enterprise level

11. What is the key deciding factor in choosing a security vendor?

What is the key deciding factor in choosing a security vendor? Performance

Cost

Scalability

Breadth of Security Research

Management Platform

All of the above

Other (please specify)

12. Compared to other network security priorities, how critical is your cloud security strategy?

Compared to other network security priorities, how critical is your cloud security strategy? Extremely critical

Critical

Moderate

Low

13. What features would you like to see in an enterprise-grade firewall? (Check all that apply)

What features would you like to see in an enterprise-grade firewall? (Check all that apply) Integrated Firewall/VPN/IPS

Integrated Firewall/IPS

Antivirus (file and stream based)

Antimalware/greyware

Antispam (reputation based)

Intrusion Prevention system (custom signatures & accelerated modules)

Content filtering (Web)

Application Control

Application Security

SSL Content Inspection

WAN Optimization (Site to site & mobility)

Endpoint Control

Data Loss Prevention

Routing (IPv6, BGP, IS-IS)

Visibility

High port density

10 Gigabit Ethernet

14. If you had your way, would you prefer to get your security products from:

If you had your way, would you prefer to get your security products from: One vendor

Multiple vendors

15. What is the most worrisome threat your data center is facing today? (Rank in order of severity)

	Most Worrisome	Worrisome	Somewhat Worrisome	Not Worrisome
Client-based threats	What is the most worrisome threat your data center is facing today? (Rank in order of severity) Client-based threats Most Worrisome	Client-based threats Worrisome	Client-based threats Somewhat Worrisome	Client-based threats Not Worrisome
Server-based threats	Server-based threats Most Worrisome	Server-based threats Worrisome	Server-based threats Somewhat Worrisome	Server-based threats Not Worrisome
Blended threats	Blended threats Most Worrisome	Blended threats Worrisome	Blended threats Somewhat Worrisome	Blended threats Not Worrisome
Mobile threats	Mobile threats Most Worrisome	Mobile threats Worrisome	Mobile threats Somewhat Worrisome	Mobile threats Not Worrisome
Cloud threats	Cloud threats Most Worrisome	Cloud threats Worrisome	Cloud threats Somewhat Worrisome	Cloud threats Not Worrisome
Data Loss Prevention (internal and external)	Data Loss Prevention (internal and external) Most Worrisome	Data Loss Prevention (internal and external) Worrisome	Data Loss Prevention (internal and external) Somewhat Worrisome	Data Loss Prevention (internal and external) Not Worrisome
Social media threats	Social media threats Most Worrisome	Social media threats Worrisome	Social media threats Somewhat Worrisome	Social media threats Not Worrisome

Other (please specify)

16. Enter your contact information for a chance to win one of three Apple iPads. Must include name, title, company and email address.

Enter your contact information for a chance to win one of three Apple iPads. Must include name, title, company and email address.

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