Challenge 1
Challenge Description
The Company workforce is increasingly working from home due to the new normal situation. In order to improve security and avoid data leakage, the administrator is asked to block the upload function of Zoom video conferencing for all users while allowing all other zoom related actions.
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Faster
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Fewer clicks
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Reduction in menus
Challenge Summary
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Challenge 1
The admin used a single menu to create the required rules
Check Point security Management offers a convenient picker to choose the relevant application widget/action. In addition, the rulebase layout makes rule creation and configuration intuitive and fast as only one menu is required to complete this challenge.
How it’s done with Check Point
Challenge 1
The admin had to run the rule wizard twice to complete this simple Challenge
Palo Alto Networks management interface requires running the policy rule wizard twice (Block Zoom upload action and allow all other actions). This makes admin experience sluggish (due to rule wizard poor performance) and prone to error due to high number of configuration menus.
How it’s done with PAN
Challenge 1
The admin had to create two different "overrides"
Fortinet requires a dedicated application profile with two overrides, one to block Zoom's upload function and another to allow all other Zoom functions. This override mechanism adds complexity and requires more time for the admin to complete this challenge
How it’s done with Fortinet
Challenge 1
The admin had to wait for the rule wizard to find the required Zoom action
Cisco Firepower management requires the admin to run the rule wizard twice in order to complete this challenge. This operation introduces significant latency as the admin had to wait an average of 20 seconds to choose the required zoom action (block and allow).
