In episode 6 of our cyber security virtual lab building series, we continue with our OPNSense firewall configuration and configure the Multi-WAN failover and Load Balancing features, to create redundant paths to the internet. We will cover the VirtualBox network adapter configurations, setup gateway monitor and groups as well as modify some firewall and DNS…

In episode 5 of our cyber security virtual lab building series, we continue with our OPNSense firewall configuration and configure the High Availability (HA), CARP and pfSync features, to create a redundant firewall cluster setup. We will explore the master and backup firewall configs, setup virtual IP’s, configure pfSync, firewall rules and outbound NAT. By…

In episode 4 of our cyber security virtual lab building series, we continue with our Opnsense firewall configuration and configure the transparent proxy and web filtering features. We will also look at how to setup a blacklist and use it prevent users from accessing social networking websites in this demo. By the end of this…

In episode 3 of our cyber security virtual lab building series, we continue with our Opnsense firewall configuration and install the IDS/IPS features based on Suricata. We will look at the Emerging Threat rule sets including their pro telemetry provided by ProofPoint, and even learn how to write our own Suricata rules from scratch. I…

This is episode 2 of the Cyber Security virtual lab building series where we look at how to install the Opnsense firewall in Virtualbox as well as some basic interface and IP address configurations. By the end of this video you will have a fully functional lab firewall that you can access via its Web…

Over the next few weeks I will be creating a cyber security virtual lab series for you, where we will build a network for the fictional company, Morgan Maxwell Real Estate. During this series you will learn basic and advanced networking principles, network and system administration and how to build and configure a next-generation firewall…