[Update Links] Hands-On pfSense 2.x for Firewalls and Routers

Packt – Hands-On pfSense 2.x for Firewalls and Routers
English | Size: 946.29 MB
Genre: eLearning

Elite network security with open source software!

pfSense is an open-source security suite based on OpenBSD, the world’s most secure operating system. It is used by top-notch network security professionals to provide highly versatile network control complete with advanced traffic routes, firewalls, and monitoring tools.

This course will teach you how to install and configure core pfSense services such as firewalls, routing, and network segregation. You will also learn how to successfully secure, monitor, and maintain your networks with pfSense. Advanced topics include custom firewall rules, automated blocking, virtual private networks, and more!

We will create a virtual network with two secure LANs, a DMZ and a public Internet connection with robust security features. By the end of this course, you will be confident using pfSense to secure physical and virtual networks using the industry’s most exciting network perimeter defense system.

Using screen recordings of an actual pfSense installation, we cover all the key aspects of graphical User Interfaces so you can quickly and easily navigate every feature for years to come. Well narrated audio with carefully chosen vocabulary provide deep and meaningful context for advanced network security concepts.We strive to make these esoteric topics easy to understand while showing you how to secure your networks, and explain why doing so is critical to your future; the future of your company, clients and data; and the future of the internet itself. These videos provide the ultimate power course in network security tools for Linux- and BSD-based systems in a fun and challenging way. Chock-full of top-tier security concepts and industry standard tools, this course will be an invaluable resource during your career as a network administrator regardless of what operating systems or cloud platforms you use.

What You Will Learn

Learn to install, configure, and monitor pfSense network security solutions
Understand and navigate the pfsense GUI, firewall, and other essential features
Configure network interface controllers to segregate and share multiple LANs
Understand the basics of diagnostics and troubleshooting networks
Remotely connect to internal resources using VPNs and SSH tunnels
Scan network traffic to provide custom unified threat management (UTM)