Palo Alto Palo Alto Auto-Tagging to Automate Security Actions Auto-tagging allows the firewall to tag a policy object when it receives a log that matches specific criteria, creating Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 26, 2024 4 min read
Cisco Cisco CML Free Tier (No Kidding) I first came across this on LinkedIn that Cisco is introducing a free tier of their Cisco CML platform (starting Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 24, 2024 4 min read
Network My Experience with IP Fabric Automated Network Assurance Platform I've been following IP Fabric for some time now, checking out their updates and reading their blog posts. Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 20, 2024 9 min read
Arista Introduction to Arista PyeAPI The Python Client for eAPI (pyeapi) is a Python library that simplifies working with Arista eAPI, removing the need to Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 15, 2024 7 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Example What if I tell you that configuring site-to-site VPN on Palo Alto firewalls is easier than you may Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 13, 2024 7 min read
Juniper Juniper EX Switch Port Mirroring In this blog post, we will look at how to set up port mirroring on Juniper EX switches. The goal Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 7, 2024 1 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto High Traffic Latency Troubleshooting We all know that firewalls are limited by hardware resources. Larger devices support higher throughput, while smaller ones may not Suresh Vinasiththamby Nov 5, 2024 4 min read
Containerlab Running Cisco IOL Devices in Containerlab Containerlab v0.58.0 supports running Cisco IOL images, which is something I was very much looking forward to. IOL Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 26, 2024 3 min read
Homelab Caddy Reverse Proxy With Docker Update- Hey, I published an updated post covering my new Caddy setup. If you're just getting started, I& Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 22, 2024 5 min read
Palo Alto Global Protect VPN SAML SSO with Entra-ID In this blog post, we will look at how to use Entra-ID SAML SSO with GlobalProtect VPN. This guide Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 19, 2024 6 min read
Palo Alto Global Protect Internal Host Detection & Internal Gateways - Lessons Learnt I already had Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN configured with an external gateway and portal, allowing me to connect back to Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 18, 2024 6 min read
Firewall Building a Simple HTTP Source for Firewall EDL Recently, I wanted to add a list of domains to the Palo Alto DNS policy to block them from resolving. Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 17, 2024 3 min read
Palo Alto How to Protect GlobalProtect Portal from Brute Force Attacks? As soon as you configure GlobalProtect and go to the monitor tab, you will see hundreds or even thousands of Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 12, 2024 5 min read
General Memos - Amazing Open Source, Self-hosted Notes App I've tried many note-taking apps like Evernote, OneNote, and Apple Notes, but none really satisfied me, if Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 10, 2024 4 min read
Palo Alto Auto Scaling Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS In this blog post, we're going to explore how to Auto-Scale Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 6, 2024 14 min read
Homelab Adding Palo Alto PA-440 to My Home Lab When I started my home lab, I used a Raspberry Pi 4 that functioned as a router/firewall, and I Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 5, 2024 4 min read
Palo Alto Managing Palo Alto App-ID Changes Using Threat Signature Indicators (TSID) If you rely heavily on Palo Alto App-IDs, you know the challenge of managing new and modified App-IDs. Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 3, 2024 5 min read
ISE How XtendISE Helps with 802.1X Management in ISE? XtendISE is a simple web application connected to your Cisco ISE, which helps with everyday routine tasks and common challenges Suresh Vinasiththamby Oct 2, 2024 5 min read