Monday, August 19, 2019
By Blake Volk, Fuel User Group Member
Palo Alto Networks has released PAN-OS 9.0 to the user community recently, and now after releasing version 9.0.3, there are a lot of great features I am excited to run and use in my environment. They have added multiple features to cover the enterprise as a whole, and also to streamline the conversion process of legacy policies to app-based policies. This helps secure the enterprise even more.
Topics: Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS 9.0
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Justin Flynn is a senior solutions architect for Trace3 and a new member to the Fuel Board of Directors. He is an experienced network and security architect and has worked on design and configuration for more than 10 years. He is passionate about the latest in security and assists organizations with bettering their security programs.
We spoke with Justin to learn more about his background as a network and security architect, his experience starting the Chicago Fuel chapter and his passion for networking.
Topics: Fuel Board of Directors, Join Fuel
Friday, July 19, 2019
Cybersecurity professionals are facing some significant challenges that are stressing them out, according to “The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals” report from Enterprise Security Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). Check out these tips on how to remediate stressful situations at work.
Topics: tips, stress, professional development, tips for stress management
Friday, July 19, 2019
Amazon Simple Storage service (S3) is an object storage service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows customers to store and protect their data. For many companies, however, managing access control in S3 has remained a challenge, with several organizations making headlines by unintentionally exposing their objects. Fortunately, this can be prevented if customers know how to use the fundamental controls available to correctly define access to S3 buckets and the objects they store.
Topics: Cloud Security, Cloud Security Management, public cloud, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, AWS
Thursday, July 17, 2019
Laura Penhallow is a security engineer at Jump Trading, LLC in the UK and a new member to the Fuel Board of Directors. She brings more than 15 years of experience in the security space to the table and specializes in both finance and telecom industries. She is passionate about security and always looking to continue learning.
We spoke with Laura to learn more about her background in cybersecurity, what sparked her to join Fuel, her passion for the industry and more.
Topics: Fuel Board of Directors, Join Fuel
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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The growing prevalence of cloud computing has also coincided with growing complexities and possible problems in its use. The benefits of cloud computing are certainly many. However, to maximize the cloud as a tool, companies must be aware of its potential problems and know how to handle them, should they arise. In a recent Fuel webinar, Stefano Paoletti, director of product management and security analytics at Sumo Logic, explained three main issues in the cloud and how to fix them.
Topics: cloud management, Cloud Security Management, Fuel Webinar
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Early firewalls were created as a response to growing computer security concerns and were inspired by actual, physical firewalls that were built to keep fires from spreading. The concept of the firewall has changed significantly in its 30+ years of existence. Here we take a look at its evolution up to present day.
Topics: infographic, firewall
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
In any industry, change and evolution is inevitable, and organizations must put in the work to keep pace. In a recent Fuel Webinar, Tim Woods, vice president of technology alliances at FireMon, used an example of Borders selling its online book operations to Amazon several years ago. The retailer didn't foresee the changing times, believing online retail would not take off. Borders was unable to combine their traditional, physical storefronts with online retail, and now Amazon ranks as the largest book seller in the world.
“We have to be looking for ways to reinvent ourselves. We have to remain innovative. We have to remain competitive,” Woods said. “That’s what businesses are doing today with technology like cloud computing and virtualization, and the Internet of Things.” That’s not to say that Woods doesn’t see the value in traditional infrastructure. On the contrary, it’s combining the old and the new that makes an organization so effective.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Charles Buege has been part of the IT industry for over 25 years. He has a passion for his work, and where some might see an insurmountable problem, he sees another challenge to chip away at. Charles has an at-home lab setup, which has allowed him to author several popular “how to” articles for the Fuel blog.
Charles also runs an IT-based Meetup group in Naperville, Ill., called The IT Crowd. They meet monthly to discuss different technologies centering primarily around DevOps – Palo Alto firewalls, security, virtualization, Linux, and programming languages.
We spoke with him to learn more about his career path, why he joined Fuel, advice for young professionals, and more.
Topics: Charles Buege
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
In a recent episode of Unit 42’s podcast, Don’t Panic (S3E3, "Threat Actor Names"), Rick Howard, Palo Alto Networks CSO, and Ryan Olson, Palo Alto Networks senior director of threat intelligence, hash out threat actor naming.