Know-How

Configure SAML authentication with ADFS for Deep Security

How-To, Security /

Recently, I got the request to enable SAML authentication for an on-premises Deep Security Manager using ADFS.The interesting part is, that this configuration is fully supported, but the vendor’s documentation lacks a few significant points.But let’s start at the beginning: SAML is a popular method to authenticatte web-based consoles, since it can enforce stronger authentication […]

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Increase Log Volume Size in vCenter Appliance 6.7

How-To, Know How, Tuning, Virtualization, VMware /

Recently I experienced an error message when connecting to a vCenter environment, stating “Log Disk Exhaustion on <put you vCenter name here>”. So the question was raised, how to increase the disk space for the log volume. First, we need to figure out, which hard drive contains which type of data: Disk(VMDK) Default Size(Tiny) Mount

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FortiGate: Disable Logging for Dedicated IPS Signatures

Firewall, How-To, Security, Tuning /

During the last weeks we saw lots of alert messages from Fortinet firewalls that blocked attack attempts against web servers using the built-in IPS system. There were so many of these messages that they completely flooded the monitoring system. So I was asked for a solution to filter out these messages The messages look similar

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Symantec EDR Appliance with Public Certificate

Endpoint Detection and Response, Endpoint Protection, How-To, Security /

In case, you want to use a public certificate on your Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Appliance (also known as ATP), you need to create a certificate file that includes all certificates from intermediate and the root certification authorities (CAs). In our case, the certificate itself looks as follows:

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Backup Exec Feature Pack 5 from a Management Perspective

Backup, Backup Exec, Features, Hyper-V, Instant Recovery, Know How, Software, Updates, Virtualization, VMware /

On August 2nd, Veritas released Feature Pack 5 for Backup Exec introducing a new technology called “Instant Recovery”. This technology allows administrators to stand up a virtual machine directly from a backup taken with Backup Exec. There are quite a lot articles on the Web that describe that feature and its benefits from a technical

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Backup Exec – Feature Pack 5: Mitigating the RTO

Backup, Backup Exec, Features, Hyper-V, Instant Recovery, Know How, Performance, Software, Updates, Virtualization, VMware /

On August 2nd 2016, Veritas released Feature Pack 5 for Backup Exec 15. So, what’s new here and is it worth the effort to upgrade? Support for New or Updated Platforms and Applications SQL 2016 SQL 2014 SP2 Exchange 2016 CU2 Exchange 2013 CU13 SharePoint CUs 2013, 2010 SharePoint 2013 with SQL 2016 instance Customizable

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