The official release of Zenarmor 1.16 is just around the corner, promising some exciting new capabilities. Today, we will take a sneak peek at one of the new capabilities introduced in this release called Community ID Network Flow Hashing, or Community ID for short. Community ID is useful in situations where you may need to…
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Considering migrating from pfSense to OPNsense? A guide to making your decision process easier
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…
Integrating Zenarmor with Datadog – An MSSP and Business User Guide
To continue with the series of Zenarmor SIEM integration guides that I have created over the last few months, today we are going to look at how we can integrate Zenarmor with Datadog. Datadog is slightly different from the previous SIEMs we have covered because it’s the only one that is a SaaS-only solution, meaning…
How to integrate Zenarmor with Splunk Enterprise using Splunk Connect for Syslog (SC4S)
Splunk is a popular unified security and observability platform used by businesses and MSSPs to detect, investigate, and respond to potential security threats. Today, many enterprises use it as their preferred Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. In this guide, I am going to show you how Splunk Enterprise and Zenarmor can easily be integrated, giving…
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…
How MSPs can leverage Active Directory services with Zenarmor®
Microsoft Active Directory, in all its variations, can be considered one of the most widely-used identity and access management services by businesses today. It is a critical foundational component for companies adopting Microsoft services and solutions both on-prem and in the cloud. In this article we are going to explore how managed service providers (MSPs)…
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 to deploy Zenarmor® in Layer2 bridge mode on Ubuntu server 22.04
In a previous blog article, we explored the concept of using Zenarmor® as a cloud-deployed secure web gateway (SWG) as part of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture, where Zenarmor® was set up inline to filter egress internet traffic. Today, we are going to take a deeper look at the Layer 2 bridge deployment mode available…