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Webinar: Stopping bots without CAPTCHAs
Register now for our upcoming webinar (Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022) on stopping bots without CAPTCHAs.
Posted in Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Webinars, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Tagged ahmed, anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, better Internet, Bot Management, botmanagement, bots, CAPTCHA, CAPTCHAs, Cloudflare, Cloudflare WAF, finger printing, heuristics, humair, Humair Ahmed, machine learning, security, WAF, Webinar
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Bot Management is More Than Just Captchas!
I’ve been really digging into the Cloudflare Bot Management capabilities and applying it on several sites. Love what Cloudflare is doing here – moving the Internet away from captchas! A true Bot Management solution is more than just captchas! Many … Continue reading
Posted in Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Tagged Analytics, anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, Bot Management, Bot Management Analytics, bots, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Bot Management Analytics, finger printing, heuristics, machine learning, security, WAF
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Cloudflare WAF – Managed Rules are a Life Saver!
Doing some testing with Cloudflare WAF yesterday; very impressed. Cloudflare Managed Rules are continuously being updated, and protects customers from emerging threats and 0-day exploits. Can be a real life saver! Follow me on Twitter: @Humair_Ahmed
Posted in Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Tagged 0-day, 0-day exploits, 0day, 0day exploits, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Managed Rules, Cloudflare threat intelligence, Cloudflare WAF, emerging threats, exploits, Managed Rules, security, threat intelligence, WAF
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Cloudflare CDN Walkthrough – Benefits, Configuration, Traffic Flow, and Performance
Checkout my latest video on Cloudflare CDN embedded below or directly on the Cloudflare YouTube channel here. The Cloudflare CDN is SaaS that helps address the challenges customers face around latency, performance, availability, redundancy, security, and costs. In this video … Continue reading
Posted in Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Network Architecture, Network Security, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Tagged Anycast CDN, Anycast Network, Argo, Argo Smart Routing, Argo Tiered Cache, Argo Tiered Cache Topologies, cache, CDN, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Anycast Network, Cloudflare Argo, Cloudflare Cache, Cloudflare CDN, Cloudflare CDN Reference Architecture, Cloudflare CDN Video, Cloudflare Global Anycast Network, Cloudflare Global Network, Cloudflare Network, Cloudflare Smart Routing, Cloudflare Tiered Cache, Cloudflare Tiered Cache Topologies, Content Delivery Network, networking, Reference Architecture, security, Smart Routing, Smart Tiered Cache Topology, Tiered Cache, Tiered Cache Topologies
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VMworld 2019 Sessions – VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security
VMworld 2019 was my fifth year presenting at both the US and Europe VMworlds. Presenting at VMworld has always been something I look forward to every year, and this year was no exception. Like usual, this year, my calendar for … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMworld 2019
Tagged ahmed, Author, Author Humair Ahmed, AWS, Book signing, Buy VMware Press book, cloud, cloud book, CNET1219BE, CNET1219BU, Free book, HBI1223BE, HBI1223BU, humair, Humair Ahmed, multi-site, multi-site book, Multisite, multisite book, networking, Networking and Security Design, networking security, NSX, NSX Networking and Security, NSX-T Networking and Security Deep Dive, security, vmware, VMware book signing, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security, VMware Cloud on AWS NSX Networking and Security, VMware Cloud on AWS: Networking and Security Design, VMware Cloud on AWS: NSX-T Networking and Security Deep Dive, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design: Day 1 Guide, VMware Press, VMworld, VMworld 2019, VMworld Europe, VMworld Europe 2019, VMworld US, VMworld US 2019
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Second VMware Press Book Published – My Thoughts and Tips
Yes, above is the very first official print I received for approval. This is my second VMware Press book, this time co-authored with Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert. Caught a few slight print errors last minute and sending back to … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Business, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMworld 2019
Tagged ahmed, Author, Author Humair Ahmed, AWS, Book signing, Buy VMware Press book, cloud, cloud book, Free book, humair, Humair Ahmed, multi-site, multi-site book, Multisite, multisite book, networking, networking security, NSX, NSX Networking and Security, security, vmware, VMware book signing, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security, VMware Cloud on AWS NSX Networking and Security, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design: Day 1 Guide, VMware Press, VMworld, VMworld 2019
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VMware Cloud on AWS: NSX Networking and Security eBook
Check out my latest book co-authored with my colleagues Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert on VMware NSX networking and security in VMware Cloud on AWS. Thank you Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Networking and Security Business Unit for writing … Continue reading
Posted in AWS, AWS, Business, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Technology, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2019
Tagged ahmed, Amazon Web Services, AWS, cloud, cloud networking, cloud security, ebook, humair, Humair Ahmed, hybrid cloud, networking, NSX, NSX Cloud, NSX ebook, NSX-T, NSX-T ebook, security, VMC, vmware, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS ebook
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VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX: Communicating with Native AWS Resources
I’ve also posted this blog on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog site. If you haven’t already, please read my prior two blogs on VMware Cloud on AWS: VMware SDDC with NSX Expands to AWS and VMware Cloud on AWS – … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, AWS, Development Tools, Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged ahmed, Amazon, AWS, AWS ACL, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation Template, AWS EC2, AWS Elastic Network Interfaces, AWS ENI, AWS IGW, AWS inbound security rules, AWS Internet Gateway, AWS network, AWS outbound security rules, AWS RDS, AWS Region, AWS Resources, AWS Routing Table, AWS S3, AWS S3 VPC Endpoint, AWS Security Group, AWS Subnet, AWS VPC, CGW Edge firewall, CGW Firewall, cloud, CloudFormation, CloudFormation Template, default security group, default security group policy, default VPC, DLR, EC2, EC2 Instance, Elastic Network Interface, Elastic Network Interfaces, ENI, humair, Humair Ahmed, IGW, Instance, Internet Gateway, Logical Network, Logical Networks, native EC2, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX DLR, NSX logical network, NSX logical switch, Private IP Address, Region, routing table, S3, SDDC, security, Security Group, Software Defined Data Center, Subnet, transit charges, VMC, vmware, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS CGW, VMware Cloud on AWS CGW Firewall, VMware Cloud on AWS Edge, VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX, VMware Network Virtualization blog, VMware SDDC, vPC, VPC Peering
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NSX-V 6.3: Cross-VC NSX Security Enhancements
I also published this blog post about new Cross-VC NSX Security Enhancements in NSX-V 6.3 on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on February 10, 2017. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading
Posted in Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged ApplyTo, Cross-VC, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX multi-site, Cross-VC NSX multi-site security, Cross-VC NSX security, Cross-VC NSX Security enhancements, Cross-vCenter, Cross-vCenter NSX, Disaster Recovery, DR, micro-segmentation, micro-segmentation across site, multi-site, multi-site security, Multisite, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX 6.3, NSX Active/Active, NSX Active/Standby, NSX security, NSX VM Name, NSX-V, NSX-V 6.3, primary NSX Manager, secondary NSX Manager, security, Security Tags, UDFW, UDLR, ULS, Unique ID Selection Criteria, Universal Distributed Firewall, Universal Distributed Logical Router, Universal Logical Switch, Universal Section, Universal Security Group, Universal Security Group with New Matching Criteria, Universal Security Tags, UUID, Virtual Machine Instance UUID, virtualization, VM Name, VMare NSX-v 6.3, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog, VMware NSX security
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