With just two months to go until the sun sets on Astaro Security Gateway V7, this will serve as one of the final reminders. Version 7 of Astaro Security Gateway will be end-of-life on December 31st 2012. If you do not have an ASG V7 installation, you are unaffected by this announcement and can disregard it.
ASG 8.306 Up2Date Released & UTM 9 Appliance One-Touch Upgrade News
With this GA release of ASG 8.306, in addition to dozens of bugfixes we have also put in place the needed mechanics for valid hardware appliances to perform a one-touch upgrade from Astaro Security Gateway to Sophos UTM 9. However, upgrading will happen at staged intervals
UTM 9.002 Up2Date Released
This week we have issued Up2Date 9.002 for our UTM 9 platform. This is a stability release designed to further polish the UTM 9 platform and make it ready for an influx of thousands in the coming weeks as we publish the Hardware Appliance Up2Date that enables the one-touch upgrade from Astaro Security Gateway V8 appliance users*. *A note on ASG 8.306: We plan to release 8.306 later in September which will add in the ability to one-touch upgrade.
UTM 9.001 Up2Date Released
Following the GA release of UTM 9, we have our first Up2Date available today. This is a bugfix release designed to enhance the stability and performance of your installation. For ASG V8 appliance users – work is progressing on the next Up2Date for that platform which will enable the one-touch migration for elligible platforms.
Sophos UTM Manager 4 Public Beta Begins
With UTM 9 fast approaching it's mid-July release date, we'd like to invite you to test the next major version of our central management tool. Previously called Astaro Command Center, it is now named Sophos UTM Manager (SUM). You can test out SUM 4 with UTM 9, and also see how it operates against your older installations; things should be backwards compatible.
Fortinet’s End-to End Security and the Power to Control
Patrice Perche, VP of International Sales & Supports, provides a high level view of the Fortinet end to end secuirty and the Power to Control.
Are Today’s Teens, Tomorrow’s Cybercriminals?
Kids these days. Up to their usual antics like cutting class, inventing new senior pranks and…hacking into computer systems? Lately, high school campuses have been the breeding grounds for what seems to be a rash of teenage cyber hacks across the country and internationally.
Security Week In Review, April 16-20
Among other things, Anonymous was up to its usual shenanigans, a new Android attack that emerged already tainted a brand new photo app and Apple malware continued to baffle inexperienced Mac users naive to the ways of security threats. Here’s a look at the security landscape for April 16-20
Bandwidth monitoring with NetFlow in Palo Alto firewall
Palo Alto devices from version 4.1 onwards started NetFlow support. All the NetFlow configuration can be done from the device UI itself
The Middle East Conference Update #MEUCT12
On March 7 and 8, history was written in Dubai at MEUCT12 and we are thankful to everyone who helped us write it.