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Fortigate in One-Arm Sniffer Mode

Not sure if you got the 'Featured Image' (One Arm and the nose as the 'sniffer') OK.  I am done…

By Manny Fernandez

March 21, 2019

FortiView Capabilities

A few years ago, I worked for a reseller of networking and security.  I created their managed security services practice.…

By Manny Fernandez

March 18, 2019

Configuring Custom NTP Server on Fortigate

The Fortigate firewall comes pre-configured to use the Fortiguard time sources via NTP.  You can also configure the Fortigate to…

By Manny Fernandez

March 15, 2019

Understanding Fortigate Logging

In this blog post, we are going to analyze some log files from my Fortigate to describe the different sections…

By Manny Fernandez

March 13, 2019

FortiManager VM Requirements

When sizing out a VM FortiAnalyzer, make sure you have the correct sizing to handle the load from a logs…

By Manny Fernandez

March 11, 2019

FortiAnalyzer VM Requirements

When sizing out a VM FortiAnalyzer, make sure you have the correct sizing to handle the load from a logs…

By Manny Fernandez

March 11, 2019

Connectors used in Networking

Here are some useful connectors. Note that I got them from random searches on Google. Power Connectors      …

By Manny Fernandez

March 8, 2019
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IPTable Firewall GUI

In 2000, I started a company named ITsecur. We created a Linux based firewall running the following: IPTables - Firewall…

By Manny Fernandez

March 5, 2019

Fortitoken with Active Directory on Fortigate

Yesterday I wrote a blogpost about two-factor authentication using Duo, Active Directory, Duo Proxy Auth and Fortigate. I mentioned that…

By Manny Fernandez

February 20, 2019

Gateway IP and interface conflict with Static Route 1

Fortigate 6.0.3 has a bug that will give you the "Gateway IP and interface conflict with Static Route 1” This…

By Manny Fernandez

February 12, 2019

Using Tags on the Fortigate Firewall

Tags are something that I have adopted into my workflow on most applications. I use Tags in Evernote, OmniFocus, macOS,…

By Manny Fernandez

February 12, 2019

Renaming HA Fortigate Firewall after it is in HA Cluster

If you are 'IT-OCD' like me, you hate to connect to a Fortigate and see that the devices have their…

By Manny Fernandez

February 12, 2019

Site-to-Site VPN Between Fortigates using Certificates instead of PSK

Had a customer running Checkpoint that needed to create a Site-to-Site VPN using a dynamic IP on the remote (Fortigate)…

By Manny Fernandez

February 11, 2019

Using Certificate to Login into a Fortigate

* Sometimes you may want to use a certificate to authenticate to you Fortigate firewall. This is a simple process…

By Manny Fernandez

February 11, 2019

Configuring FortiExtender

For those of you that have not heard or seen FortiExtender, it is a 3G/4G LTE modem that can be…

By Manny Fernandez

February 1, 2019

Fortilink over TCP

If you are not familiar with FortiLink, you should get familiar with it. Fortilink allows you to manage FortiSwitches via…

By Manny Fernandez

January 28, 2019

Initial Setup of FortiDeceptor 1000F

Today I recieved my FortiDeceptor 1000F Appliance. For those who are not familiar with the product, it is deception technology…

By Manny Fernandez

January 25, 2019

Locking down your network DNS traffic using Fortinet

Here is a subject that is near-and-dear to me. I love collecting and analyzing DNS traffic. It is extrmemly informative…

By Manny Fernandez

January 24, 2019

Enhancing the security TO the Fortigate, not just THROUGH it.

The IPS policies on the Fortigate are defined and assigned to policies. This means that the packets match the packets…

By Manny Fernandez

January 21, 2019

Renaming Multiple Files in macOS

I attended a partner’s Sales Kick Off meeting this past week. One of the Account Managers left her phone on…

By Manny Fernandez

January 13, 2019

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