FireWall-1 User Interface from 3.0 [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
If you ran Check Point FireWall-1 on SunOS or Solaris, you probably remember this screen: [Read More]
The TSA and A Lesson in Data Loss Prevention [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
From PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 305: Threat? What Threat? [Read More]
Growing Up With Check Point [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Note: I've released a podcast of this article if you prefer. [Read More]
Software-Defined Protection is All About The Basics [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
As you may have seen on taxicabs in San Francisco if you were at the RSA Conference, or have seen Check Point's Press Release, Check Point is introducing something called Software-Defined Protection.…
If Only App Control Were Around When Pointcast Was A Thing [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Back when I first got into IT and just started working with FireWall-1, Pointcast was a thing.
Should You Fret About Mobile Security? [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
From Stop fretting about mobile security, says Palo Alto Networks founder: [Read More]
URL Change for PhoneBoy's Security Theater [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
I decided that I'm going to let the phoneboy.net URL expire when it comes up for renewal in a couple of months.
A More Balanced View of Check Point ClusterXL Load Sharing [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
A blog post written by Greg Ferro, a.k.a.EtherealMind, had come to my attention on a review of ClusterXL in Check Point R77 based on the documentation.
Fun with Check Point Dynamic IP Gateways in R77.20 with Gaia [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Back when I worked for the Nokia TAC support Check Point Security Gateways, I actually ran a Nokia appliance as the headend for my network.
"Hacking" iCloud for Deleted Celebrity Nudes [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
A lot of noise has been made recently about some nude celebrity photos that have made their way around the Internet, such as those of Jennifer Lawrence.