Setting up a quick ELK stack for use with Ciscos Firepower Threat Defense has never been easier. In this article I will showcase setting up a docker version of the ELK stack, together with the…
While for long time firewall has typically been something associated with large metal appliances sitting on the outskirts of an infrastructure. More and more are looking into virtualizing also this part of their infrastructure. The…
Updated: Word has it that the procedure described herein has be deprecaded in later releases (see comment below) When working with lab environments it is often an issue obtaining the proper licenses for the devices….
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…