Debra Shinder Blog

Last Updated on 21 May 2013, Total: 1574 Blog Posts

Deb Shinder, MVP (Enterprise Security) continues the Shinder tradition of providing ISAserver.org readers with the latest and greatest news, tips and tricks for optimizing your ISA Server or TMG based network security infrastructure. This blog will address all topics pertaining to the Microsoft firewall products and how ISA/TMG administrators can get the most out of them so your company’s employees can use the Internet safely and productively.

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1151 News 20 May 2013
  1. Exploring TMG replacement possibilities, Part 2

    We continue to keep an eye out for new firewall products that can serve as viable replacements for TMG, for those who have started planning to migrate to an alternative in light of TMG's impending end-of-life... Read More

  2. Exploring TMG replacement possibilities

    Since Microsoft announced the discontinuation of most of their Forefront products, including TMG, last fall, many network admins have begun investigating possible replacements... Read More

  3. The Human Side of the Firewall

    We talk a lot here about technology, but security experts are increasingly focusing on the human element in security, and a new paper says we should be building human firewalls... Read More

  4. TMG Firewall Policy Tips and Tricks

    Here’s a great article by Richard Hicks on TMG firewall policy tips and tricks!... Read More

  5. DirectAccess and NAT

    Have you ever wanted to deploy DirectAccess behind a NAT?... Read More

  6. Known Issues–ESET Gateway Security for TMG

    The Release Candidate of ESET Gateway Security for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway has some known issues, which are documented on the ESET web site... Read More

  7. ISA/TMG admins looking for new IT certs?

    You’ve had time to work through the stages of grief: You can no longer deny that Microsoft really is discontinuing TMG... Read More

  8. UAG DirectAccess DirectAccess Clients and Repeated OTP prompts

    OTP support for DirectAccess is a nice feature included in the SP2 release of the UAG DirectAccess Server. However, in certain scenarios, the OTP process can go haywire and stop working and cause multiple OTP prompts. Not good!... Read More

  9. Fastvue TMG Reporter 2.1 now available

    Fastvue TMG Reporter is a great reporting add on for the TMG firewall... Read More

  10. How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

    What’s time got to do with TMG firewalls?... Read More

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