Let’s mention the important things first: Please patch you vulnerable Exchange 2013, 2016 and 2019 immediately! The page msxfaq has published an infosite to this vulnerability including the instructions how to fix your Exchange. Even though we, as Boll Engineering AG, are not associated in any way with the affected…
How to transfer a FortiGate configuration to a newer model
During the lifecycle of firewalls, they are often replaced with a newer model, but you would like to keep the configuration. In this case, there are several possibilities, which we present in this blog post: 1. FortiConverter Service2. FortiConverter Tool3. Partial Config Transfer4. Full Config Transfer Den deutschen Artikel dazu…
Netzwerk Subnettierung
Öfters sehen wir Fragen oder Probleme zur korrekten Subnettierung von Netzen. Mit dem folgenden Raster kann man schnell und einfach die richtige Anzahl Host oder die Subnetzmaske herausfinden. Die erste Adresse des Subnetz nennt man Netzadresse. Diese kann nicht für Hosts verwendet werden (Bsp. 192.168.10.0 bei einem Subnetz von 255.255.255.0…
Palo Alto Firewall Feature: Block Tor Exit nodes with an External Dynamic List (EDL)
With the possibility to include external lists from third parties via the feature “External Dynamic List EDL”, this opens up many possibilities to restrict your own security policies even better and to prevent access to the TOR network. In the following tutorial I will show you how to configure the…
The Swiss National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has a new website
-> German version attached below. The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre has a new form to report attacks on infrastructures of Swiss companies. Furthermore, the website has been revised and now has some more information to offer than before. Website: https://www.ncsc.admin.ch/ On the website you can also find valuable information and…
FortiClient and macOS Big Sur – SSL top, IPsec flop
Spoiler Alert! – Since the release of macOS 11.0 aka Big Sur, your FortiClient VPN might not be working as expected anymore if you have already upgraded. There’s a chance you might not have noticed it, in the case that you’re using SSL VPN only in your environment. But as…
New Email Newsletter for Blog Updates
Ab sofort können sich sich bei der “Boll Engineering Tech Blog Updates Mailingliste” anmelden.Damit erhalten Sie automatisch ein Email, sobald ein neuer Blog Beitrag veröffentlicht wurde. You can now subscribe to the “Boll Engineering Tech Blog Updates Mailinglist”.You will automatically receive an email as soon as a new blog post…
FortiClient/PaloAlto Support for Catalina – “legacy system extensions” error
Since a while, the most recent macOS versions the system do report the use of “legacy system extensions” which is often triggered by modules or plugins of low-level software like VPN Clients, AV software etc.
Re-Certification Policies during COVID19
Because it’s very difficult to take exams at PearsonVUE right now, you may get in trouble regarding the timely recertification of existing certifications. Therefore some vendors have announced an extension for their recertification expiration: PaloAltoNetworks is extending the certification expiration date by six month for Credential holders with expiration date between March 1,…
Corona-Info: Support Links for Home-/Remote-Office and MultiFactor Authentication
Here you will find the most important support links of our vendors regarding Home-/Remote-Office, Dialup VPNs and MultiFactor Authentication: