Top Security Threats and Responses in 2019 and Ahead
There is no shortage of security concerns in the world of technology today. It seems like there are news headlines almost every week of data breaches, ransomware infections, and other…
Tag: security
What Is VMware Service-Defined Firewall Released?
Security is perhaps one of the most talked about and exciting areas of IT operations today as it is constantly evolving and making use of new technologies to stop the…
Create DNS Sinkhole to Block Malware Domains with PAN-OS 9.0
This week Palo Alto released PAN-OS 9.0. There are over 60 new capabilities in this release of the new firmware and many great new features. There is a new security…
Installing New Windows 10 Sandbox Feature Networking Resources Browsers Security
One of the most intriguing new features in recent Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds for me personally has been the introduction of the new Windows Sandbox feature that allows having…
Windows 10 Security Sandbox Announced for Upcoming Windows Release
Security is a top priority among businesses and in the enterprise today. Additionally, it is a growing concern for home users. Windows environments have long been a target for malicious…
Create Dynamic Firewall Rules Based on MineMeld Threat Feeds
Some time ago I posted an article covering the installation of MineMeld which is a community driven threat feed project that was released to the community by Palo Alto. The…
Monitor Network Traffic with Port Mirror and TAP Port with Palo Alto
Recently, I added a cool piece of networking gear to the home lab environment – a Palo Alo PA-220 next generation firewall. I have always been a fan of Palo…
Untangle NG Firewall v14.0 Released with New Features
In being in many different production environments and labbing for several years now, you see and get to try various types of networking solutions and products. Around the 2008 era…
VMware Performance Impact of Meltdown and Spectre Patches
Update 3.20.2018 – VMware has released vSphere 6.5 U1G which has a newly released microcode update Update 1.17.2018 – Firmware Updates and Initial Performance Data for Data Center Systems Update…
Windows Server 2016 Security Features and Hardening
There is no doubt about it that Windows Server 2016 is Microsoft’s most powerful server operating system. If you have been waiting on reasons to upgrade server infrastructure to Server…