Firewalls: What are they, and why do you need one in your home?
I'll discuss what function a firewall provides, some of the advanced security features available, and how they can secure your infrastructure and services. I also cover vendor options, hardware recommendations for building a firewall, and provide a guided tour of my homelab firewall segementation and defence in depth approach.
Managed Switch: https://amzn.to/3OIPQU3
Discord: https://discord.gg/qW5vEBekz500:00 - Introduction
02:48 - IDS and IPS
05:12 - Realtime monitoring
06:00 - Security Incident & Event Monitoring (Wazuh Dashboard)
06:50 - OSI model
07:56 - Man in the middle attack
09:34 - Sophos XG features
09:59 - Firewall choices
11:16 - Physical vs Virtual deployment
12:06 - Why I chose a virtual firewall
12:19 - Which Nics to buy when building a firewall?
13:40 - My setup
15:29 - Network diagram of my setup
16:50 - Walkthrough
19:06 - Crowdsec
20:45 - Accessing external services internally
21:24 - Pihole
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