Configuration Manager, commonly known as SCCM, is a powerful and versatile tool created by Microsoft. It provides IT professionals with an integrated platform to manage and deploy software, hardware, and other resources across their networks. In this blog, we’ll take …
The Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) are two types of security appliances that provide various features and capabilities to companies. These appliances were created with the intention of safeguarding businesses from cyber threats. Today …
Are you in your final year of pursuing a Software Engineering Degree? Do you want to join a new company from your present? Then there are many things you should consider before making the decision. One of them is the …
In today’s digital world, the need for brand protection is more important than ever. With the rise of online marketplaces and e-commerce websites, counterfeiters have found a way to exploit brands and make money off of fake products. To combat …
(Diagram depicting Palo Alto vs Fortinet Firewall) Organizations need to keep pace with rapid increase in technology demands such as remote working, anywhere connectivity, lower latency , increased availability along with protection of infrastructure from a never ending list of …
Maintaining the security of your personal or business network and Internet connection is essential in today’s digital world. With the rise of sophisticated cyber threats, identity theft, and data breaches, protecting yourself from potential risks is becoming more critical than …
It is not possible to safeguard your DVDs data always, because there are chances and possibilities for the DVD to get damaged. After getting damaged it is not an easier task for you to recover the file and data that …
Getting a job in an MNC is always the dream of aspiring new Engineers and developers. But oftentimes, the hierarchy and job positions mentioned in the Interview make them confused and they land on a position lower or higher to …
Screening and interviewing tech candidates in Latin America requires a specific set of skills and considerations. One of the first steps is to understand the concept of nearshore development, which refers to outsourcing software development to neighboring countries with similar time …
It is a dream for many graduating Software engineers to land a job at PayPal. The main reason is its global availability and promising salary and other benefits. Are you one of them? Then you should consider certain things first. …
Note: This document is for those seekers who have prior knowledge of SD WAN and want to enhance SD WAN concept in Checkpoint perspective. This blog covers below topics of Checkpoint SD WAN: Quantum CheckpointSD-WAN concept Architecture Application basic traffic …
Fans of podcasts are always on the lookout for an incredible platform on which they can listen to their favorite shows without running into any problems. They all want hassle-free apps with appealing features. Inarguably, the number of fans of …
figure:1 As more and more systems are Internet facing due to high penetration of cloud and associates’ applications and services, the need for a very strong security system at perimeter or gateway to enterprises is becoming more and more crucial. …
VPNs allow access to restricted sites with secure connection. In FirePower devices we can configure site to site VPN on FTD devices. The site to site VPN is configured for FTD devices using the FirePower Defence management console. In today’s …
Site-to-Site VPN Overview A VPN connection that allows you to connect two Local Area Networks (LANs) securely is called a site-to-site VPN. Route based VPN can be configuring to connect Palo Alto Networks firewalls located at two sites or to …
Troubleshooting VMWare ESXi Virtual Machine ‘Invalid Status’ Let’s troubleshoot VM Invalid status You can see multiple “invalid” VM machines in the image below. Here status is showing invalid. Reason of Invalid VM Machine status could be related to the storage …
A remote access VPN (virtual private network) allows clients who are working remotely to firmly access and utilize applications and servers that deploys in the office Data Centre and head office, encrypting all VPN traffic the users send and receive …
Overview In our previous article, we studied IPSec VPN Set Up. In this article we will run through CLI commands and GUI steps to configure an IPSec VPN, including the tunnel and route configuration on a Palo Alto Networks firewall. …
Before digging deep into Palo alto SSL Decryption, let’s first understand what is Decryption? What is Decryption? Palo Alto firewalls can be decrypt and inspect traffic to gain visibility of threats and to control protocols, certificate verification and failure handling. …
Encrypting SSL traffic is critical for user privacy and to securely conduct business across the net. Indeed we have seen a huge rise in websites shifting to SSL in recent years. This is a good thing however traffic can be …
User identity information helps to identify the source of policy breaches, attacks or network vulnerabilities and trace them to specific users. Majority of traffic inspection products support filtering based on IP address. However, Cisco FTD identity policy feature gives the …
NAT-Network Address Translation NAT is a process that enables a single device such as a firewall or router to act as an agent between the internet or public network to LAN or private segment. NAT is usually use for below …
Cisco FTD NAT: Introduction An IP address is the basis of every communication over the network and Internet. Each computer device is assigned an IP address within an IP network which identifies the host as a unique entity. But due …
High availability (HA) refers to a system or component that is operational without interruption for long periods of time. High availability (HA) is measured as a percentage, with a 100% percent system indicating a service that experiences zero downtime. High …
To ensure uptime and continuous availability in the event of disaster is a required key feature for any production environments be it servers, networks and other computing equipment. All Cisco devices majority support high availability (HA) also known as failover. …
Some protocols like HTTPS use Secure socket layer (SSL), transport layer protocol (TLS) to encrypt traffic for secure transmissions. As the system cant inspect encrypted connections we first must decrypt to apply access roles which consider higher layer traffic characteristics …
The acronym DDI stands for DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM). The combination of these three crucial networking elements into a single management solution is referred to by this widely used acronym. A DDI solution offers a centralised platform …
Majority of Cisco devices provide command line interface (CLI) as we call it to configure, manage and troubleshoot devices. Use of CLI allows users to execute Cisco IOS commands directly and simply as well as via remote access. In today’s …
“Cloud is Everywhere.” Yes, if you are reading this article, you are using cloud services directly or indirectly. In other words, cloud computing services are crucial to everyone’s daily lives. In fact, a number of titans of the digital industry …
In the evaluation of next generation firewalls (NGFW), the next leap made by Cisco FTD is (Unified Firepower threat defence) software which includes not just NGFW but also Next generation Intrusion prevention systems (NGIP), Advanced Malware protection (AMP) and many …
With the increasing popularity of mobile devices, businesses have been looking for ways to engage their customers more effectively. One of the solutions they have come up with is progressive web apps (PWAs). In this post, we will discuss what …
Mixed reality (MR) is a technology that has been gaining traction in recent years and is quickly becoming a powerful tool in various industries. In this blog article, we’ll take an in-depth look at what MR is, the different types …
Are you wondering what all the buzz around Virtual Reality (VR) is about? VR is rapidly becoming a major part of our lives, from gaming to entertainment to education. In this article, we will explore the basics of virtual reality, …
Below are the key profile types provisioned in Palo Alto Firewall. Lets discus all the profile types one by one – Palo Alto Security Profiles & Security Policies While security policy rules enable to allow or block traffic in network, …
What Are Firewall Policies? Firewall policies define which traffic matches them and what FortiGate does when traffic does match, should the traffic be allowed? Initially FortiGate basis this decision on simple criteria, such as the source of the traffic then …
Introduction to Hashing Data structure often contains a lot of data that is difficult to search through. Hashing is an effective solution that can be used to map these large datasets to much smaller tables by utilizing a unique Hash …
NAT Type 1 vs 2 vs 3 Nowadays, the 2 major gaming console types used extensively around the globe are Sony PlayStation Microsoft Xbox NAT stands for Network Address Translation, which represents the ability to translate a public IP address …
What is NAT (Network Address Translation)? Many firewalls include network address translation, a procedure that translates between internal and external IP addresses. NAT enables a private network to use non-routable internal IP addresses that are mapped to one or more …
Firewalls have always been the first line of defence, traditional firewalls have a set of rules to keep bad traffic and requests from malicious hackers away from organization networks. The role of traditional firewalls is however changing and getting replaced …
Nowadays, websites enable you to connect with people around the world, promote businesses, raise awareness, develop a brand, process payments from clients, and much more. For these reasons, it is important to have a website of your own. In this …
(Diagram depicting firewall acting as Egress Gateway) As enterprises are moving onto cloud their critical business applications, infrastructure services and use of hybrid clouds have evolved, secure networking is the demand of time along with performance and scalability of networks …
As critical organization infrastructures are moving onto cloud and relying more on Internet networking services it is essential for networks to be resilient having ability to provide and maintain an acceptable level of service in the event of faults and …
Process Automation As per Gartner prediction 72% of the enterprises will be working with Robotic process automation (RPA) in next two years and Digital process automation (DPA) is identified as major component for digital transformation with DPA market worth $6.76 …
Prerequisites to Configure Checkpoint Firewall Sometimes in the network we need to install a new Checkpoint Firewall from scratch which requires a few prerequisite as follows: Console Cable Physical access to device (arrange any local site Engineer) Bootable USB Stick …
Today, engineering graduates dream of getting a job at a leading Software Development or Information Technology company. But software engineers are not only needed in technical companies but there are also good career opportunities in other firms. One of them …