Palo Alto Networks Firewall Hardware Internals
A lot of effort go into creating spec sheets and publish various numbers on what performance can be expected in order to help chose and size the right firewall model. This post tries to dive…
NGFW
Cisco ISE 2.3 as authenticator for Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
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…
Cisco FMC Intelligence Feeds and Threat Intelligence Director
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…
Upgrading Cisco FTD 6.2.1 to 6.2.2
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…
Cisco FTD 6.2 – With Firepower Device Manager
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…
PAN-OS 6.1, A Sneak Peak
The PAN-OS 6.1 (running the Palo Alto Networks firewall) has recently been released. Here are my initial thoughts on the release. Short story… it is not a revolution.. more like a good piece of evolution….
Cisco ASA with Firepower Services
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…