cybersecurity – Page 2 – Curious-Techies

A candid conversation about security terminologies in the buzz of current security industry.

CuriousTechie: Hello IT Guy, I am just starting my journey in the IT security industry. I am confused about a few terminologies like Zero Trust, Micro Segmentation, vDefend, DFW, etc. Can you please help me to wrap my head around these to build a better understanding?

ITGuy: Sure, I can help you with that. Let’s follow a Top to Down approach to build the understanding.

CuriousTechie: Okay, what is actually the top layer of this security product?

ITGuy: All of these terms are NOT part of a single security product!!

Let’s start from Zero Trust, Zero Trust is NOT a security product! It is a Concept with various definitions and it is subject to interpretations. Let’s talk about the below definition!

“Zero Trust is a security model that ensures data and resources are inaccessible by default. Users can only access them on a limited basis under the right circumstances, known as least-privilege access.”

A short conversation on how to check the applied Distributed Firewall Rules on a VM by using NSX Intelligence!!

CuriousTechie: Hello IT Guy, during our last conversation here we discussed about three ways to check applied DFW rules but you did mention there is another way to check the rules, can we talk about that?

ITGuy: Sure ! You can leverage Security Intelligence aka NSX intelligence to validate the rules applied on a VM.

CuriousTechie: I have been using Security Intelligence to get flow information and recommendations but never seen how to check applied rules using it, can you show me?

ITGuy: Sure !

Go to Plan & Troubleshoot
Go to Discover & Take Action
On the Top bar Select Computer -> Search and select the VM that you want to check the applied rules.
Right click the VM -> Go to Related Firewall Rules
You will see all the rules applied on that particular VM