SonicOS 5.8 Firmware Introduces the Dashboard — Part 2

Besides monitoring various aspects of traffic the SonicWALL Visualization Dashboard also offers a Create Rule option, allowing you to control the traffic and change the format of the view from a list to a graph or flow chart.

This monitor requires having a minimum of a TZ210 or higher model as well as the Application Visualization license. You will also need to enable AppFlow to Local Collector and Real Time Data Collection (which you find under LOG > Flow Reporting > Settings), and it will require a restart of the appliance.

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NSA Reveals Google Hacking Tricks

Google hacking is something I typically discuss when teaching ethical hacking. It’s a key component of the footprinting process. Footprinting is the blueprinting of the security profile of an organization, undertaken in a methodological manner. Footprinting is a passive process of that is designed to profile an organization with respect to networks.

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Deliver Engaging Virtual Presentations

There is no question that effective communication is critical to the success of any organization. For years, companies have been training people on how to deliver engaging, clear, and concise presentations to communicate important business information internally and to customers. As more and more communication becomes conducted virtually, new skills and knowledge are required to ensure employees can be as equally effective when technology is involved. Virtual presenters need to be able to develop the right message, use technology properly, and keep their audience engaged.

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Technology Specific Virtualization Terminology

IT professionals should strive to learn the proper meanings of terms used in the IT virtualization vocabulary and ensure that they and their colleagues share the same definitions. It is mainly vendor-agnostic, but here are some vendor-specific terms, product names, and feature names used by VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.

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