Category: Cisco

  • Configuring ASAv with VMware

    Configuring ASAv with VMware

    In this article, I would like to demonstrate by video how we can lab with the virtual Adaptive Security Appliance (ASAv) by just the use of VMware Workstation. We will achieve this by creating virtual networks in VMware Workstation and then connecting to the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) using…

  • Add Firepower Management Center Certificate using CLI

    Add Firepower Management Center Certificate using CLI

    In this article, I want to demonstrate how to add signed certificates to the Firepower Management Center (FMC) using the CLI.   If you’ve worked with the FMC for some time, you’ll know that the GUI can be quite limited when it comes to the sort of information you enter…

  • Integrate Cisco Umbrella with Cisco SecureX

    Integrate Cisco Umbrella with Cisco SecureX

    In this article, we’re going to take a look at how to integrate Cisco Umbrella with the Cisco SecureX dashboard. The process is rather straightforward in that the administrator only needs to enable single sign-on within Umbrella in order for this to work.   To enable single sign-on within Umbrella,…

  • CCIE Security WebEx Teams Group

    CCIE Security WebEx Teams Group

    I’ve had many people reach out to me over the last couple of months and ask if we could get together to share ideas and methods in order to attain the CCIE Security certification. This has led me to write this post and hopefully have something productive come from it.…

  • Configuring Site-to-Site VPN for Firepower Threat Defense

    Configuring Site-to-Site VPN for Firepower Threat Defense

    In this article we will take a look at how to configure site-to-site virtual private networks (VPN) on Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) managed devices. Note: This demonstration assumes that managed devices are licensed appropriately.   In this demonstration, the site-to-site VPN will be configured using IKEv2. One Firepower device is…

  • Why Snapshots Could Break Your Virtual ISE Deployment

    Why Snapshots Could Break Your Virtual ISE Deployment

    This article discusses the reasons why snapshots are not supported on Cisco ISE virtual machines as well as the problems that are caused when snapshots are taken. What is a Snapshot? A snapshot is a copy of a virtual machines disk file (.VMDK) at a particular point in time. VMware…

  • Suggested Steps for Resetting Cisco ISE Admin User CLI & GUI Password in a Production Environment

    Suggested Steps for Resetting Cisco ISE Admin User CLI & GUI Password in a Production Environment

    If you’re familiar with Cisco ISE deployments, then no doubt you’ve encountered a time where an Administrator password has expired and needs to be reset. This can happen for a number of reasons however the most common would be because of the admin password expiry setting that hasn’t been disabled…

  • Cisco ISE Guest Mobility Anchor Firewall Considerations

    Cisco ISE Guest Mobility Anchor Firewall Considerations

    When deploying Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) in today’s world, many companies want to take advantage of the guest services on offer. Cisco ISE has the ability to authenticate guest users and apply relevant controls while guests are visiting. As Cisco ISE has evolved over time, the network requirements from…

  • Quick Tip: Display Cisco ISE Usernames for Failed Authentications

    Quick Tip: Display Cisco ISE Usernames for Failed Authentications

    In this quick tip Cisco ISE article I would like to point out how ISE administrators can displays usernames for failed authentications. The following has been tested on ISE 2.4 but is relevant for older ISE versions. When a user/machine fails authentication ISE will mask the identity automatically. This can…

  • CCNP Security 300-206 Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions Lab Guide

    CCNP Security 300-206 Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions Lab Guide

    I am pleased to announce that I have released a lab guide focusing on the CCNP Security 300-206 exam. This lab guide has been created to help candidates prepare for the CCNP Security: Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security certification. Complete with extensive labs that go above and beyond the requirements…

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