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Category: Security

Install and configure EMET 5.5 Windows 10
Security

Install and configure EMET 5.5 Windows 10

Recently, Microsoft released the official support version of Enhanced Mitigation and Experience Tookit or EMET version 5.5.  Per Microsoft: “The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) helps raise the bar against…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 3, 2016January 11, 2021
Sophos UTM setup public key authentication for root
Security

Sophos UTM setup public key authentication for root

A quick how to post on how to setup public key authentication for root in Sophos UTM 9.x.  If you want to enable root to have SSH access inside of…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 25, 2016January 11, 2021
Secure SSH with Public Key Authentication and Two Factor with Duo
Security

Secure SSH with Public Key Authentication and Two Factor with Duo

If you want the ultimate in security for your SSH enabled Linux box that is sitting in the DMZ or in a 1-to-1 NAT scenario, you can basically have 3…

by Brandon LeeNovember 23, 2015January 11, 2021
Sophos XG UTM firewall virtual appliance install and configure
Security

Sophos XG UTM firewall virtual appliance install and configure

So the other day I received the announcement from Sophos they had released their “next generation” firewall appliance that would be providing the way forward for current 9.x users.  Sophos…

by Brandon LeeNovember 11, 2015January 11, 2021
Configure Sophos UTM to work with Filezilla FTP Server
Security

Configure Sophos UTM to work with Filezilla FTP Server

If you are running Sophos UTM at home and would like to use FileZilla FTP server, there are a few things that you need to setup to allow FTP communication…

by Brandon LeeJuly 8, 2015January 11, 2021
Sophos false positive C2/Generic-A alerts
Security

Sophos false positive C2/Generic-A alerts

I wanted to put this out there to you guys and see if anyone else had a round of Sophos false positive C2/Generic-A alerts yesterday or the last couple of…

by Brandon LeeMay 1, 2015
Installing MS15-034 Reboot Required
Security

Installing MS15-034 Reboot Required

With the recent security alert concerning the “bluescreen of death” bug in Windows IIS servers from II7 and higher being affected, many are scrambling to hit maintenance windows to install…

by Brandon LeeApril 17, 2015January 11, 2021
Setup RDP Two Factor Authentication with Duo Security
Security

Setup RDP Two Factor Authentication with Duo Security

Remote desktop servers that are sitting out in DMZ’s or just forward facing RDP enabled servers are security risks at best since they are configured to answer to remote desktop…

by Brandon LeeApril 16, 2015January 11, 2021
Receive alerts when user connects or disconnects from RDP
Security

Receive alerts when user connects or disconnects from RDP

If you administer a forward facing terminal server or even if you have an RDP connection setup on your home Internet connection for quick access to your home network, then…

by Brandon LeeMarch 24, 2015January 11, 2021
How to configure Port Forwarding in Sophos UTM
Security

How to configure Port Forwarding in Sophos UTM

There was a question in the comments on a recent blog post on how to configure port forwarding in Sophos UTM.  While a little less intuitive than other UTM firewalls such…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 7, 2015January 11, 2021

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