2014 saw the release of a number of critical vulnerabilities that caused media storms and left script kiddies on the edge of their seats in anticipation of public exploits. These high impact vulnerabilities included, but were not limited to: Heartbleed CVE-2014-0160 Various ShellShocks CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187, CVE-2014-6277, ... READ MORE
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Sophos UTM Home Edition – 2 – The Installation
UPDATE: Part 3 - The Setup, Part 4 - Definitions and Rules, and Part 5 - SSL VPN are now available. Now that we've discussed acquiring a Sophos UTM license and downloading the ISO, it's time for the install. This process is extremely straightforward assuming the hardware of choice is compatible. Should any questions arise, concerned users should reference the Hardware ... READ MORE
Sophos UTM Home Edition – 1 – Getting Started
UPDATE: Part 2 - The Installation, Part 3 - The Setup, Part 4 - Definitions and Rules, and Part 5 - SSL VPN are now available. I recently built a house and was fortunate enough to be able to fill the walls with Cat6. This has allowed me to build out a significant home network which includes multiple wireless access points, a mixed Windows/Linux environment, and various other ... READ MORE