Email is still the most common communication protocol on the Internet. And since I was missing some variants of the related protocols, IMAP, POP3, and SMTP in the Ultimate PCAP, I did some captures. ✅ Here are a few details.
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File Blocking Shootout – Palo Alto vs. Fortinet
We needed to configure the Internet-facing firewall for a customer to block encrypted files such as protected PDF, ZIP, or Microsoft Office documents. We tested it with two next-generation firewalls, namely Fortinet FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks. The experiences were quite different…
TL;DR: While Fortinet is able to block encrypted files, Palo Alto fails since it does not identify encrypted office documents! [UPDATE: Palo Alto has fixed the main problem, see notes below.]
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