Tag: Network Security
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Building an MCP Server That Connects Claude to Your Firewall Management System
An MCP server scoped to read-only operations lets Claude analyze your firewall state without any risk of unintended changes — and that is the right starting point.
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FortiGate VDOM Policy Management: Best Practices for Multi-Tenant Environments
Virtual Domains (VDOMs) let one FortiGate serve multiple logical firewalls, but policy management complexity multiplies. Learn the best practices that keep multi-tenant FortiGate estates manageable.
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Automating FortiGate Security Policy Review: Tools and Techniques
Manual FortiGate policy reviews are slow and error-prone at scale. This post covers automation techniques — from FortiManager scripts to REST API pipelines — that make continuous policy review practical.
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Top 5 FortiGate Misconfigurations Found During Policy Audits
After auditing hundreds of FortiGate deployments, the same five misconfigurations appear repeatedly. This post explains each one, its risk, and the exact remediation steps.
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FortiGate vs Palo Alto Policy Management: Key Differences Explained
FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks NGFW take fundamentally different approaches to security policy management. This side-by-side comparison helps engineers migrating or evaluating both platforms.
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How to Prepare Your FortiGate for an External Security Audit
External security audits expose gaps that internal reviews miss. This guide walks through a structured FortiGate pre-audit preparation process — from policy cleanup to documentation — to ensure you pass with confidence.
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FortiGate Policy Optimization: A Complete Guide for Network Engineers
The definitive FortiGate policy optimisation reference: hit-count analysis, shadow rule detection, naming conventions, VDOM best practices, and automation — everything a network engineer needs to maintain a clean, efficient rule base.
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FortiGate Shadow Rules: How to Detect and Remove Redundant Firewall Policies
Shadow rules silently block traffic or override intended policies in FortiGate. Learn how to detect redundant and shadowed rules using CLI and APO Tool, and safely remove them without breaking production traffic.