With SSL encryption being such a crucial part of securing your network traffic, you can imagine it also is very important to your company that it works securely and optimally. The goal of this post is to cover the importance of SSL, why it should be decrypted, how it affects firewalls and lastly how Indeni […]

Before finalizing any major platform decision it is well known that extensive research must be conducted. This post highlights the process we went through before selecting Apache Kafka as our next data communication platform. We will guide you through our motivation, main data entity and requirements, which communication platforms we researched, and their differences. A […]

DDoS attacks are becoming a plague for companies that rely on the Internet to operate their business. Scripts to operate a DDoS attack are easily accessible and can make your Internet connection completely unusable. DDoS attacks use “armies” of malware-infected machines to flood the servers with un-legitimate traffic. Soon the server’s resources are entirely depleted […]

Imagine this: You are sitting in your office thinking about your next project when a bunch of alarming emails and SMS messages ruins your day? While you’re checking your IGW (Internet Gateway Router) for connectivity issues, a lot of agitated and upset people stomp your office. You frantically call your Internet Service Provider’s NOC and […]

Introduction Cisco NX-OS offers a robust set of features to guarantee the uninterrupted operation of the Nexus series switches at the Data Centers. Taking advantage of the Cisco NX-OS architecture which is running on Linux OS, makes it easy to embed productive tools used by network administrators who are familiar with Linux-based environments. Two of […]

Source We all know it. The Firewall is the scapegoat of the IT infrastructure stack. When something goes awry with the network, the firewall is the first ‘person’ to get the blame. Sometimes the firewall is the culprit, but many times the reason for performance degradation or loss of connectivity is related to another part […]

Introduction The Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls are a part of a security platform that provides a plethora of configuration options within its devices. The results from adequately utilizing the available configuration options provide a strengthened security posture in respect to existing and future information security challenges or organization mandates.    Thus, the installation of […]

IT operations are often experiencing alert fatigue as the influx of issues can be overwhelming. To alleviate this problem, we are introducing a new feature in 6.4.3 to reduce the amount of issues generated. How does Indeni work today without the cool down feature? Indeni knows what to look for out of the box. The […]

Cisco Nexus OSFP vPC Implementation & Verification Cisco Nexus virtual Port Channel (vPC) is a virtualization technology launched in the mid of 2009. The majority of Cisco Nexus Series Switches (Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000 and 3000 Series) supports the Cisco Nexus virtual Port Channel (vPC), which is a virtualization technology launched in the mid of […]

When you start a new job there are is a lot to learn. When you are a security engineer, the learning curve is especially steep. There are hundreds of network and security appliances and supporting software needed to build, manage and scale a network. To complicate matters, every business’ network architecture and topology is different. […]

Introduction Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls (NGFW) are security devices that possess a range of capabilities to meet current and future information security needs. This blog provides the steps to get started on the path to becoming an exceptional Palo Alto Networks administrator. Initial Steps Take the following steps when preparing to manage a Palo […]

Infrastructure is changing so rapidly, that it is difficult to keep documentation up to date. To improve incident response times and reduce errors in the troubleshooting process it is critical to have operating steps documented. Before you can gather the information, it is important to have a solid template as a starting point. What background […]