Hello everyone. Could any of you Meraki experts comment on the security benefit (if any), that one of the heathen WAF appliances listed above would add to a DMZ? The new appliance would be stacked behind my MX-250. We are in the planning process of opening a new Web Application to the internet, and our security consultants are recommending that we purchase one of these appliances(of course they sell them). My hesitation is that neither the security consultants, nor the heathen vendors have reasonably convinced me that we will get added security benefit when purchasing one of these other appliances. I have not seen any data that implies Meraki IPS is any less capable of blocking the same attacks as the other vendors. The other WAFs all have amazing performance bells and whistles, like load balancing and great analytics. None of which I see a large benefit in, as this will be a stand alone web server. I understand that the Meraki MX, and the other WAF appliances are fundamentally designed for two different applications. My question only revolves around the security benefit of adding one of the other WAFs to my network. Do I gain anything on the security front? Your input is appreciated!
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