I was told by a salesman at a hosting company to be wary of anyone trying to use a PIX firewall in my hosting solution because Cisco doesn't support them anymore or offer security updates. Is that true? His was the only company out of 5 that didn't include a PIX firewall in their proposal. So is everyone else giving me out-of-date and possibly insecure hardware or is the salesman full of it?
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This post from Cisco seems to clarify the dates a bit looks like certain extended support is still around, but purchasing one has pretty much ended that said, the ASA is a worthy replacement and still going strong I believe | ||||
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I think a lot of people still use the name PIX for ASA gear as well, so you may just want to clarify with them the actual product being used. | |||
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Officially, the PIX 500 series is end-of-sale. Last chance to attach a new service contract with Cisco was July '09. End of support outright is July 27, 2013. As already stated, the ASA is the new PIX. | |||
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