New Horrible bug hits Cisco ASA/Firepower/FTD Devices
I just can’t post all the bugs and fixes from Cisco, but over the last day or so Cisco has received thousands of calls on this bug – almost more…
Cisco Added the Remote Access “sysopt permit-vpn” GUI command in Firepower/FTD 6.3 code
Here is what the documentation tells you about VPN traffic in 6.3. It’s an interesting read. Pay attention to the part I bolded: Quote From 6.3 Release notes: Changed default…
Cisco’s really BIG – albeit quiet changes – in Firepower/FTD 6.3 code…
There are a couple new important changes in Firepower 6.3 code that fixed issues for a lot of my customers and all of my students. I had always known the…
Cisco Firepower/FTD 6.3 new “How To” feature (& how to disable it!)
The new Cisco Firepower 6.3 code has a new feature, but you may find it more annoying than not. As soon as you login to your FMC you will be…
Cisco Firepower/FTD 6.3 New Licensing Feature
There is a new Specific License Reservation available for approved customers. This allows the using the Firepower Management Center (FMC) on an air-gapped network. Previously, the only way to use…
Cisco Releases new Firepower/FTD 6.3 code!
Well, the release of Firepower 6.3 is now upon us! This release brings several long awaited features including multi-instance and FQDN Access Control rules. Let’s take a closer look at…
What does Cisco LINA stand for? What is Cisco LINA?
What does Cisco LINA stand for? What is Cisco LINA? Both really good questions…. LINA The Cisco ASA uses a single monolithic binary (ELF) running directly on the main CPU,…
New Firepower & FTD Hands-on Labs Announced!
Nov 5th & Dec 3rd week Firepower/FTD students: There are now close to 80 hands-on labs in my intense Firepower/FTD class! www.lammle.com/firepower Receive my new FTD 6.2.3 full Video series!…
How to Reinstall the VDB on the Cisco Firepower FMC/FTD devices
In all my years of working with SourceFire and then ASA with Firepower, and now Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), I’ve never had a single problem with the VDB – until…
Updated 4/15/2019: Cisco Releases New ASA to Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Migration Tool
Update to this post 4/15/2019 Cisco is going to be releasing a new FTD migration tool soon. Cisco has added optimizations to the tool, to help users drop objects that…
How to Truly Fundamentally Understand Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
Todd Lammle, LLC Cisco Firepower & Pure FTD class will teach you the fundamentals from the ground up, with no Power Points & only real life labs, how to configure,…
How to find the list of IP, URL, and DNS entries in the Cisco Firepower Feed
Customers and students always ask me how to see what is in the Firepower objects updated by the Cisco feed, so this blog will show you how to find this…