Gaining Access to a Check Point Appliance – Physical Access Trumps All
by Tom Kopchak
Recently, one of my co-workers and I were tasked with reconfiguring a Check
Point Appliance for use as the main firewall in a lab environment we are
building for some internal testing. Because we both are recent hires (and
thus, the low men on the totem pole), we were not given passwords to the
devices or any other useful information regarding their previous
configuration. We were expected to learn how to manage the devices, reload
the Check Point software, and configure the equipment entirely from scratch.
Unfortunately, the Check Point devices refused to play nicely and cooperate
with our mission, instead insisting on throwing fatal exceptions whenever we
attempted to reload the software. With our attempts to reload and configure
the devices properly crippled, we were forced to se... (more)
Canonical is said to be preparing the forthcoming release of the Ubuntu Linux
open source operating system with a new type of interface that will provide a
means of executing application functions from a command-line interface or by
voice command.
The new HUD (Head-Up Display) will ultimately replace menus in 'Unity'
applications says Canonical -- and the functionality is expected to feature
in the Ubuntu 12.04 Long Term release, due in April.
NOTE: Unity is Ubuntu's standard desktop 'shell' or desktop interface that a
user starts from in any session.
Canonical founder Mark Shut... (more)
On January 15th, 2012, Resara LLC released the much awaited 1.1 version of
Resara Server - the hassle-free Linux domain controller based on Samba4. This
is the biggest release since 1.0 was launched in March of 2011, and offers
features like multi-server replication and load-balancing, dynamic DNS
updates, a new installable ISO, and many other new features and refinements.
This release makes Resara Server even easier to install and manage, and a
great fit for small businesses, chain offices, and large corporations.
Resara began development on Resara Server in late 2010 to create a... (more)
SPIRIT DSP, the world's top voice and video over IP engines provider,
announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named
SPIRIT's product VideoMost.com a recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY
Product of the Year Award.
VideoMost.com is massively multi-point, web-based videoconferencing software
product targeted for licensing to carriers and service providers as a
white-labeled branded service. VideoMost.com is based on SPIRIT DSP's video
engine for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS clients and Windows or Linux-based
video conferencing servers. The software em... (more)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the beta of their new storage
gateway functionality that enables access of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage
Services) from your different applications using an appliance installed in
your data center site.
With this beta launch, Amazon joins other startup vendors who are providing
standalone gateway appliance products (e.g. Nasuni, Certa, etc) along with
those who have disappeared from the market (e.g. Cirtas). In addition to
gateway vendors, there are also those with cloud access added to their
software tools such as (e.g. Jungle Disk that access... (more)
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