Fuel recently presented, “How to Expand Your Network Security Policy from Next-Gen Firewalls to Cloud Instances,” hosted by Ofer Or, vice president of products at Tufin. Here, Ofer dives deeper on some of his key takeaways and gives advice on what security professionals can do to make sure their networks are always secure.

Using two- or multifactor authentication on your Remote Access systems is a must. Every week, millions of user credentials are stolen — credentials that can potentially lead to unauthorized access into your network.

The GlobalProtect VPN allows for a large variety of configurations to meet the customer's individual needs. One popular solution for employing a multifactor authentication solution is implementing an LDAP profile for your GlobalProtect Portal and combining it with a RADIUS profile on the GlobalProtect Gateway.

by Fuel HQ

This month, Fuel User Group reached a significant milestone—our community reached 5,000 members, and continues to grow every day. This growth is in part due to the advocacy of our members, who have helped spread the word about our community and its value for cybersecurity professionals.

by Fuel HQ

What do the LA Dodgers Stadium, the Empire State building and a cave in Kansas have in common?

They’ve all been host to Fuel User Group chapter meetings, where Palo Alto Networks users and security professionals connect locally to share experiences, challenges and strategies for their organization’s cybersecurity.

by Fuel HQ

With over 40 presentations, articles, webcasts and more, the Fuel Resource Center is one of the many ways Fuel members stay in the know about Palo Alto Networks technologies and cybersecurity industry trends. We’re excited to offer new content from our partners, Spark User Summit presenters, and Palo Alto Networks every month, available free exclusively to Fuel Members.Check out one of our newest additions from this year’s Spark User Summit Toronto.

by Fuel HQ

Fuel User Group's first ever Spark User Summit is only days away from taking place on 12 May in London, UK. 

Here are examples of sessions attendees will experience:

by Matt Keil

One of my roles in the company is to participate in our regular new hire training, and in our last session, I was asked a question that I had never been asked before. The question was “what is the coolest feature in our product that not everyone knows about?” While there are many, many very cool features in our product, without hesitation I told them that it is a combination of three features that allow customers to collect external data and use it to automate firewall deployment and policy updates.

Let me explain.

by Fuel HQ

Fuel’s Resource Center is full of valuable information to help members learn best practices and new tactics for security success. The articles: Success of SDN in 10/40/100Gbps Environments: Why You Need a Visibility Plane and What Your Network's Missing: The Network TAP and 7 Ways to Leverage It have just been added to the Resource Center by Fuel Founding Partner, Garland Technology. Learn more about these resources and the benefits Fuel members get from accessing them. 

by Joerg Sieber

Most companies have it deployed somewhere in their networks. It is most often thought off as a productivity tool to stop employees from wasting time with social media, shopping, porn, gambling, or many other sites during working hours: URL Filtering. 

by Fuel HQ

Join Fuel’s very first webcast on Tuesday April 28 at 10am CST/11am EST to learn about maximizing your Palo Alto Networks investment with the right network access. Speaker Christopher Bihary, CEO and Co-Founder of Garland Technology, will discuss the advantages of a network visibility plane, and how to position your applications at the edge or near the edge of your network. The webcast will explore how to reduce the cost of implementing a visibility plane, and how to attach security and performance monitoring in one device.  Attendees will learn how to implement an inexpensive component that will allow for service and maintenance on Palo Alto Network appliances without scheduling downtime.