This guide is intended to provide technical guidance to design, configure and operate the Profiling feature in the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). The document provides best practice configurations for a typical environment.

This document provides administrators and engineers guidance on securing Cisco firewall appliances, which increases the overall security of an end-to end architecture. The functions of network devices are structured around three planes: management, control, and data. This document is structured around security operations (best practices) and the three functional planes of a network. In addition, this document provides an overview of each included feature and references to related documentation. For the purposes of this document, all mentions of "Cisco firewall" refer explicitly to the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliances, though the concepts may apply to other firewall and security devices.

Syslog messages from transit network devices can provide insight into and context for security events that may not be available from other sources. This insight aids in determining the validity and extent of an incident. Within the context of a security incident, administrators can use syslog messages to understand communication relationships, timing, and, in some cases, the attacker's motives and/or tools. These events should be considered complementary and should be used in conjunction with other forms of network monitoring that may already be in place.

Cisco Talos recently discovered a new campaign targeting Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) affecting .gov domains, as well as a private Lebanese airline company. Based on our research, it's clear that this adversary spent time understanding the victims' network infrastructure in order to remain under the radar and act as inconspicuous as possible during their attacks.

Cisco Services for IPS protects and enhances the effectiveness of the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System. Supported by the Cisco Global Security Intelligence organization, Cisco Services for IPS delivers continuously updated, comprehensive, and accurate detection technology to identify and block fast-moving and emerging threats.

This blog serves as a repository of things I have done and things I want to do, since I get most of my knowledge from blogs and forums I will also share them here. Sharing should be bidirectional, it benefits myself and other people. No one knows everything, if you gain knowledge from the community it is best you can give back to the community as well; if you learn something from someone, find opportunity to share your knowledge with him/her as well.