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@BleepinComputer Resisting offering to replace every Palo with a FortiGate. They love to slam Fortinet whenever there is an issue… even when that issue isn’t on FortiGate.

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@prettycyb3rgirl It wasn’t bad. I just remember having to know how… and I already knew how.

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@PcPhilanthropy I installed Windows Advanced Server from floppies. It was an upgrade from Microsoft OS2.

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@hetmehtaa Assessments and any that has to touch a chain of custody record.

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@prettycyb3rgirl The first phase is contracting and having the client sign the agreements allowing you to begin with a get out of jail free card.

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@KOTuathail @prettycyb3rgirl I shifted focus to networking and then security and no longer needed MS certs. Never did Cisco certs because I didn’t want to waste time learning IPX or AppleTalk.

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@prettycyb3rgirl It wasn’t bad. I just remember having to know how… and I already knew how.

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@ron_bewtra @prettycyb3rgirl It probably takes a bit more paper than the IPV4 calculation.

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@KOTuathail @prettycyb3rgirl Thanks for reminding me… that explains why needing to know that on the CISSP exam wasn’t scary. Those NT4 certs are still valid! Only problem is I didn’t take the workstation exam so when the 2000 comprehensive upgrade exam was offered I couldn’t take it.

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Note: Since NOV24 my focus has been on compliance and not Fortinet. I am now a Lead CMMC Certified Assessor working full time for a C3PAO. The only FortiGates I now manage are mine and my parents. I am still a reseller if you need help.
Best to everyone and Long Live Fortinet.

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@iyoushetwt You’d have to pay BlackBerry for using their patents.

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@cyber_razz @AiTrendzz Go read NIST 800-88 to learn how to properly destroy data.

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@UK_Daniel_Card Have used VPN through another state to watch games that are blacked out for my home area. Other than encrypting data, that’s the best use.

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@UK_Daniel_Card Definitely use these anywhere that internet access is not available or unreliable. Also watch for their Black Friday sale.

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@techspence Gimme FortiGate, FortiSwitch and FortiAP and I can segment your network easily. Windows firewall isn’t needed at all for segmentation. What will be harder is you telling me which ports and protocols are needed between segments, but we can learn that if necessary.

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@adce626 Government agency that I helped build their process for reporting doesn’t pay bounties.

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@MalwareJake Yup! Try engaging any AI on CMMC and you’ll get answers that are wild because they include 1.0, 2.0, the draft proposed rule and, if you’re lucky, the first final rule. AI doesn’t know that the second final rule is still in rulemaking.

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@stilla1ex Don’t forget to connect with people who are focused on general reading comprehension, a.k.a. governance risk and compliance.

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@fbifido @FortinetGURU @Fortinet @FortinetPartner As long as the firewall’s interface is still active, no problem getting to the devices connected to it from the inside.
Even if your gateway is down, your external interface address is still accessible, right?

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@fbifido @FortinetGURU @Fortinet @FortinetPartner Look at the flow of traffic. If the target IP is active on your firewall, then the fact that somewhere beyond your firewall is down has no effect on accessing local addresses. If DNS is forwarded to a network that is inaccessible, that could be a problem.