So you likely found this article because you are part of the pfSense community and run pfSense in your home lab or rely on it to secure your business network. You have most probably heard all the chatter on Reddit, YouTube, and various other forums about the recent changes announced by Netgate to the pfSense…
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Integrating Zenarmor with your ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana)
The ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), also known as the Elastic stack is a popular platform used by organizations to collect, search, analyze, and visualize data from any sources and in the context of cybersecurity can be used as a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution with the correct integrations. Based on its popularity and…
Introducing Zenarmor® 1.14: OPNsense interface improvements through Zenconsole integration
Zenarmor® 1.14 has just arrived offering some modern visual and functional GUI improvements made to the built-in OPNsense dashboard. If you are familiar with the Zenconsole cloud-based dashboard that we have extensively showcased in some of my previous articles, you will feel right at home with the dashboard changes made to OPNsense. At first glance,…
Integrating Zenarmor with Wazuh – A guide to SIEM integration using Syslog.
In the world of cybersecurity, having a robust and efficient Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system is crucial. SIEM systems provide real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and network hardware. In this guide, we will explore how to integrate Zenarmor, a powerful network security solution, with Wazuh, a free and open-source SIEM…
Zenarmor INSIDER NEWS – Netmap driver improvements & why the company changed its name
In this video, we are going to explore what is happening behind the curtain at Zenarmor, we are going to talk about the recent name change and company rebranding from Sunny Valley Networks to Zenarmor, and we are also going to chat about the improvements that Zenarmor, OPNsense and Klara Systems have made to the…
How VirtualBox 7.0 networking works – NAT, NAT Network, Internal Network, Bridged Adapter
In this tutorial, we are going to look at VirtualBox networking modes where I will explain how NAT, NAT Network, Internal Network, and Bridge Adapter network modes work as well as provide examples for each use case. I created this video to supplement my cyber security virtual lab building series because I saw many people…
How MSPs can leverage Zenarmor combined with open-source firewalls to increase the value of their offered services
If you are aspiring to run your own managed services provider (MSP) business or already operate one, there has never been a more exciting time for MSPs than present. With more businesses adopting the cloud and staff working remotely from anywhere, it can be challenging for organizations to navigate this new territory, especially when it…
How to use CrowdSec on OPNSense including a NAXSI WAF integration.
In this video, I am going to show you how to install CrowdSec, a popular open source collaborative security tool on your OPNSense firewall. In addition to this, I will show you how we can integrate CrowdSec with our already installed NAXSI WAF and leverage it to ban repeated attacks from threat actors attempting to…