Debra Shinder Blog

Helpful tip from Clint Denham on the ISAserver.org message boards regarding the “cannot apply configuration changes” problem at: http://forums.isaserver.org/Cannot_apply_configuration_changes_after_install/m_2002008712/tm.htm This is a common problem and is typically caused by the ’Network Service’ account not having the ’Right’ to ’Generate Security …

Potential Solution to the Cannot apply configuration changes after install Problem Read More »

Jason Jones and Jerry worked together on this thread to come up with a cool solution for making CMAK profiles that support SecurID authentication. Check out the thread at: http://forums.isaserver.org/CMAK_and_RSA_SecurID/m_2002008643/tm.htm

Network Engines, Inc.a leading appliance partner for Microsoft(R) security solutions, today announced that gourmet jelly bean maker, Jelly Belly, has streamlined its worldwide VPN access by migrating users from a Linux-based enterprise firewall to two NS Series Security Appliances. Immediately …

Jelly Belly Speeds and Secures VPN access with Network Engines ISA Firewall Appliances Read More »

One of the most sore of sore points for the ISA firewall is the SIP support issue. Those of us with our ear to the railroad track knew back in 1999-2000 that VoIP was going to be the next big thing. …

Tom Bartlett Discusses ISA, LCS and SIP Read More »

(This response originally appeared in the February ISAserver.org newsletter. If you would like to be on the cutting edge of ISA firewall news and information, make sure you subscribe to the newsletter. It comes out once a month and we’ll …

Response to Assertions Made by Blue Coat About the ISA Firewall Read More »

I’ve seen a number of reports about alerts and errors generated by features included with the ISA firewall’s SP2. The Service Pack 2 Branch Office features are the primary offenders. The errors are causing a lot of stress and strain …

ISA Firewall SP 2 Branch Office Features – Turn ’em Off! Read More »

Microsoft, Websense and Network Engines have a tightly integrated Web security solution based on a hardware ISA implementation that secures critical communications and controls access to web resources to reduce the likelihood that PCs will be compromised by web-based threats.The …

Combating Complex Internet Threats – NS ISA Hardware Proxy and Websense Read More »

Due to some incompatibilities between script and HTA versions (mostly due to XML parsing issues), Ive added version persistence for the script and version checking for the HTA. If the XML wasnt created with a current version of the script, …

Jim Harrison Updates ISAInfo Tools to v.19 Read More »

Oren wrote to me today with the following information: I just posted a minor update to resolve a potential problem (more of a preventative measure than any current bug).  Since it can sometimes take a few seconds to save/refresh ISA’s …

Oren Novotny Updates Dlink IPSec Information Read More »

Paessler today debuted a new solution for monitoring in-depth network usage and performance details of Windows servers and workstations. SNMP Helper Pro and its Extensions for Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Biztalk Server and Microsoft ISA Server are …

SNMP Helper Provides Detailed ISA Firewall Reports Read More »