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Untangle Network Security

By : Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab
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Untangle Network Security

By: Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab

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Untangle Network Security
Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab
Oct, 2014 | 368 pages
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Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Untangle Network Security
Untangle Network Security
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to Untangle
Introduction to Untangle
Introducing Untangle, Inc.
An overview on information security
Introducing Untangle NGFW
Reviewing the change log
Summary
2
Installing Untangle
Installing Untangle
Understanding the hardware requirements of Untangle NGFW
Setting up your lab
Getting Untangle
Writing your image
Untangle NGFW installation guide
Summary
3
The Initial Configuration of Untangle
The Initial Configuration of Untangle
Understanding the boot options
The initial configuration wizard
Registering your server
Reviewing the GUI
Untangle NGFW administration options
Summary
4
Untangle Advanced Configuration
Untangle Advanced Configuration
Untangle placement options
Understanding the architecture of Untangle NGFW
Managing Untangle NGFW interfaces
Configuring Untangle NGFW high availability
Configuring the Untangle NGFW hostname
Configuring Untangle NGFW Services ports
Untangle NGFW network services
Configuring advanced network options
Understanding Untangle NGFW rules
Troubleshooting
Summary
5
Advanced Administration Settings
Advanced Administration Settings
Configuring the administration settings
Managing Untangle SSL certificates
Configuring the e-mail settings of Untangle NGFW
Upgrading Untangle
Backing up and restoring
Monitoring your Untangle NGFW
Reviewing system information and license details
Summary
6
Untangle Blockers
Untangle Blockers
Dealing with Untangle NGFW modules
Protect your network from viruses
Spam!!…It's something from the past
No more phishing
Utilizing Untangle Ad Blocker
Summary
7
Preventing External Attacks
Preventing External Attacks
Protecting against DoS attacks
Intrusion prevention using Untangle NGFW
Understanding Untangle's Firewall application
Summary
8
Untangle Filters
Untangle Filters
Untangle Web Filter
Utilizing HTTPS Inspector
Untangle Application Control
Summary
9
Optimizing Network Traffic
Optimizing Network Traffic
Bandwidth Control
Web Cache
Summary
10
Untangle Network Policy
Untangle Network Policy
Directory Connector
Untangle's Captive Portal
Untangle's Policy Manager
Summary
11
Untangle WAN Services
Untangle WAN Services
WAN Failover
WAN Balancer
Troubleshooting
Summary
12
Untangle VPN Services
Untangle VPN Services
Understanding VPN
OpenVPN
IPsec VPN
Summary
13
Untangle Administrative Services
Untangle Administrative Services
Untangle's Reports
Branding Manager
Live Support
Configuration backup
Summary
14
Untangle in the Real World
Untangle in the Real World
Understanding the IT regulatory compliance
Untangle in real life
Summary
Index
Index

About the Author

Abd El-Monem A. El-Bawab is a systems engineer with a passion for security. He has about 3 years of experience in the IT field. He is MCITP 2008 Server Administrator, MCSA 2012, MCSE Server Infrastructure, MCSE Private Cloud, and ITIL certified.

He has considerable experience in Untangle's Firewall, TMG, McAfee Sidewinder, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Backup Exec, Hyper-V, System Center Suite, ESXi, Citrix XenServer, VDI, Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange Server, Office 365, and SMART Service Desk.

You can follow him on Twitter at @Eng_Monem and visit his blog at amagsmb.wordpress.com.

I would like to thank my mother, brothers, sisters, and all my family members for their continuous support, encouragement, and understanding. Without their support, I wouldn't be able to produce this work.

Special thanks to Mahmoud Magdy for his encouragement and friendship. I would also like to thank Khaled Eldosuky and Ahmed Abou Zaid for their efforts to increase the technical content in the Arab world.

Also, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the publication of this book, including the publisher, technical reviewers, and editors.

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