Whats new Firepower with Josh Scarbrough and Seth Richardson

About this episode

The episode discusses VPN vulnerabilities, the importance of relationships in security, and new features in Cisco's Firepower and Snort 3.0.

Notes The conversation briefly touches on VPN vulnerabilities and internet connectivity issues. They also discuss the importance of building good relationships with colleagues and customers, emphasizing the value of being a trusted advisor and someone who can handle stressful situations without adding to the stress. The participant from the Department of Defense has experience in special operations programs and previously worked in the United States Navy. The participant from Cisco has been with the company for 10 years and focuses on adoption in their current role as a customer success specialist. Snort 3.0 is the latest version of the intrusion prevention system acquired by Cisco in 2013, offering improvements such as multi-threaded architecture and easier customization of snort rules. Cloud FMC is a cloud-based version of the traditional FMC, eliminating the need for hardware maintenance and patching. Cloud FMC allows for quick response times and offers logging options to offsite SIEM or on-prem FMCs. Encrypted Analytics Engine enables visibility into encrypted traffic without decryption, allowing for the identification and blocking of malicious applications. The meeting…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Veedock, Andres Sarmiento

Guests: Josh Scarbrough, Seth Richardson

Topics covered

• VPN vulnerabilities
• internet connectivity
• customer relationships
• intrusion prevention systems
• cloud-based security
• encrypted traffic visibility
• SD-WAN use cases

Keywords

• VPN
• Firepower
• Snort 3.0
• Cloud FMC
• SD-WAN
• TLS 1.3
• encrypted traffic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Defense, Cisco, United States Navy

Products: Snort 3.0, Cloud FMC, SD-WAN, Firepower, TLS 1.3

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