Introduction to ISP & VPN Internet service providers (ISP) facilitates internet navigation and helps in transmitting all your Internet packets however VPN creates a secure tunnel where data is encrypted during transmission. Often people get confused between the two terms …
Introduction to Firewall In todays digital scenario, where businesses demand agility and information are hosted on cloud infrastructure security of data is one of the primary concerns of business and protection of data from unwanted sources is the prime objective. …
Introduction to CASB Solutions CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker) is an intermediary between cloud users and cloud applications. CASB solution is a software/hardware application that is located inside the network or works as a cloud-native application. Cloud access security broker …
Introduction to Cryptography Cryptography is crypto + graphy, where “crypto” means “hidden” or “secret” and “graphy” means “to write”. Cryptography is a technique through which the information/data is communicated securely/secretly. This technique is irreplaceably essential in the present world of …
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. …
Introduction to Palo Alto Panorama Panorama is the centralized management server that offers a global visibility and control over the multiple Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls from web interface console. Panorama manage multiple Palo Alto Networks firewalls all from …
Introduction Palo Alto has been considered one of the most coveted and preferred Next generation Firewall considering its robust performance, deep level of packet inspection and myriad of features required in enterprise and service provider domain. When troubleshooting network and …
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 …
Before digging deep into Palo alto SSL Decryption, let’s first understand what is Decryption? Decryption Palo Alto firewalls can be decrypt and inspect traffic to gain visibility of threats and to control protocols, certificate verification and failure handling. Decryption can …
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 …
In this article, we will understand the terminologies related to USER ID and their role w.r.t login monitoring, role discovery and related nuances. USER ID : PALO ALTO NETWORKS User Identification is a very unique feature of Palo Alto firewall …
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, …
In this article, we will discuss on Packet handling process inside of PAN-OS of Palo Alto firewall. Introduction: Packet Flow in Palo Alto Packet passes through the multiple stages such as ingress and forwarding/egress stages that make packet forwarding decisions on …
In the previous post we discussed the Architecture of Palo alto firewall. Now, we will discuss the NAT configuration and NAT types in Palo alto. Network Address Translation (NAT) allows to translate private, non-routable IP addresses to one or more …
Introduction to Spoofing Today, in the cyber security community “spoofing” is called as any fraudulent or malicious practice in which communication is established from an unknown source, usually disguised as a known source to the receiver. In order to understand …
Network architecture refers to the structured approach of network, security devices and services structured to serve the connectivity needs of client devices, also considering controlled traffic flow and availability of services. Network devices typically include switches, routers and firewalls. Palo …
Introduction to Palo Alto Firewall is a network security device that permit or denies network access to traffic flows between an untrusted zone and a trusted zone. Palo Alto Firewall is one of the globally coveted and widely preferred Security …
Difference Between MD5 and CRC MD5 and CRC are 2 of most commonly used hashing algorithms, infact while comparing files and including other use cases. In this article. We will understand both the concepts of hashing algorithm and how one …
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 …
Overview The IPSEC NAT Traversal feature introduces IPSEC traffic to travel through Network Address Translation (NAT) or Port Address Translation (PAT) device in the network by addressing many incompatibilities between NAT and IPSEC. NAT Traversal is a UDP encapsulation which …
There are two types of Network Security Model: Positive Security Model Negative Security Model In this post, we will discuss Positive Security Model in detail. Positive Security Model While setting up Web facing applications, a lot of consideration is given …
SSL Certificate types : Intermediate Certificate and Root Certificate When we look at the function of the SSL certificates at the first glance, then we would find that they are pretty straightforward. You would simply install it to your concerned …
Understanding each Encryption Technique When we dive in-depth to explore more about wireless key management and encryption technologies, then we would find that network protocols play an imperative part in it. As we are dealing with the technologies that are …
A digital certificate, which is also termed as public key certificate is applied to cryptographically link up the ownership of public key to the entity owning the same. Here, we are going to get a better insight of what is …
URL Filtering vs Proxy What is URL Filtering? Sometimes you browse your favorite social networking site on any of the web browser and that web browser displays the message “You are not allowed to browse following website”. This is because …
Types of Attacks on Routers It is not possible to 100% prevent the router attacks. However, there are possibilities of few things that could be done for preventing the occurrence of most common attacks of routers on the network and …
Security Groups in AWS I am sure that while working on Security groups, we do ponder about Firewalls and Rules i.e. allowing or denying traffic based on hardware or software firewalls. In case of AWS security groups are very similar …
Micro segmentation vs Network Segmentation Over many years, Perimeter security has been considered the key to presenting a robust and secured network ecosystem . This was considered a suitable methodology when the network attacks were not so advanced and North-South …
What is Proxy? Proxies (often called intermediaries in the SOA world) are hardware or software solutions that sit between the client and the server and do something to requests and sometimes responses. The most often heard use of the term …
NAT (NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION) In computer networking, Network Address Translation (NAT) is the process of modifying IP address information in IP packet headers while in transit across a traffic routing device. Network Address Translation (NAT) allows security administrators to overcome …
Firewalls are computer software programs that hinder illegitimate access to or from a personal network. They are used to improve security in a system of computers connected to a similar interface, including the Internet and LAN. Thus, they are a …
VPN (Virtual private Network) has become an essential part of network and security suite when it comes to secured communication over Internet. VPN forms secured tunnels between a local client and a remote server. Remote and mobile workers use VPN …
Introduction : Positive Security Model & Negative Security Model Achieving highest level of security and being one step ahead from the hackers has always been a significant challenge for any IT company. Security is always a hot discussion topic whenever …
TOR (The Onion Router) is a software and open network which allows the users to browse the Web anonymously. TOR makes it difficult, if not impossible, for any snoops to see our web mail, search history, social media posts or …
Well, not always. As VPN is a new concept , so the rules are murky and open to multiple interpretations. Though all good VPN companies will do their best to protect your data, privacy, and overall security on the web, but …
Introduction to Torrenting Torrenting is a P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing technology used to share files efficiently. This technology relies on a community of decentralized users for file sharing rather than being dependent on traditional single website or source for downloading. …
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that lets you access the web safely and privately. It acts like a secure tunnel between your device and the internet. The information traveling between a connected device (computer, smartphone, tablet) and a …
The differences between Traditional Firewall Next Generation Firewall are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Router IOS Firewall vs Firewall
The differences between NGFW and UTM are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com
The differences between Firewall, IPS and IDS are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Network Based Firewall vs Host Based Firewall
The differences between Network Based Firewall and Host Based Firewall are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Firewall vs IPS vs IDS
Difference between Router IOS Firewall and Firewall SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer WAF vs Network Firewall
Difference between WAF and Network Firewall PARAMETER WAF NETWORK FIREWALL Philosophy A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a network security firewall solution that protects web applications from HTTP/S and web application-based security vulnerabilities. Network Firewall is a device which controls …
Difference between Stateless Firewall and Stateful Firewall PARAMETERS STATELESS STATEFUL Philosophy Treats each packet in isolation and does not relates to connection state Stateful firewalls maintain context about active sessions and use “state information” to speed packet processing Filtering decision …