Microsoft has announced that the Azure log analytics agent will be retired on 31st August 2024. Customers should migrate to Azure Monitor Agent to monitor their assets. Announcement : https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/were-retiring-the-log-analytics-agent-in-azure-monitor-on-31-august-2024/ Migration guide : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration About Azure Monitor Agent : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview
Being a Firewall Engineer : An Operational Approach: A Comprehensive guide on firewall operations and best practices
Glad to announce the second edition of my book, Being a Firewall Engineer : An Operational Approach: A Comprehensive guide on firewall operations and best practices is now live on Amazon.
The firewall technologies and the landscape is rapidly changing and therefore i needed to make multiple changes from the first edition.This is not a configuration guide and is suitable for beginners and junior engineers.The following topics are briefly covered in the second edition of this book.
- Various Job roles related to Firewalls.
- What makes you a firewall expert?
- Know the major firewall vendors and their models.
- Firewall ranking and benchmarks.
- Understand the packet flow or order of operation.
- Understand the different types of firewalls.
- Daily tasks of a firewall administrator
- Guidelines on firewall hardening and compliance.
- Understand Change Management process.
- Illustration on How to make a firewall change (incorporating Change management process) with a real world example.