When working with lab environments it is often an issue obtaining the proper licenses for the devices. This usually yields a tendency of using evaluation licenses of a temporal nature. But what happens when your…
There are several ways of authenticating toward the management interface of a Palo Alto Networks Firewall (PANW). The authentications options boils down to three distinct ways namely (or mixes of the three): Local Username, Local…
A common use-case I encounter is the ability to dynamically update object lists referenced in policies at security perimeters (Firepower, FTD or others). This can come in one of two flavors: Security threat intelligence (aka…
Installing the FTD 6.2.2 update on a ASA 5515X I noticed that Cisco released FTD 6.2.2 yesterday (05-sep-2017), why I naturally had to put it in my Demolab right away in order to see if…
First look When you first log into the FTD for FDM with a browser you will see a nice graphical interface of the units with proper color coding (i.e. green means good and orange mean…
Intro I have been playing a little with a ASA 5515X appliance in the lab and have tried running the latest FTD code (6.2) with both stand-alone management (known as Firepower Device Manager) and the…
I have had my hands on Ciscos new addition to their ASA firewall/IPS portfolio, the ‘Cisco ASA with Firepower Services’. And as with all technology there are both pros and cons to mention in this initial release…
Cisco offers their midtyear security report free of charge for anyone interested in knowing more of the trends within the security world. It can be acquired from Cisco webpage. Cisco Security Reports – Cisco In…
When in the CCIE lab, verification is critical! Every once in a while, you want to make sure that everything is still working as it is suppose to. Luckily there is a great tool in…
This littel snippet of IOS code provides a reverse telnet client from a Cisco IOS router to another device (usually the first switch after the router). It can be very handy to have console access…