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  1. YeOldeStonecat

    To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward?

    Yes..Ubiq released some major updates for their "Edge" and "air" series products this past winter or spring...specifically related to security exploits. Not to mention, they're making the edgerouter web admin quite a bit nicer in recent releases. They've had a bunch of good improvements for...
  2. YeOldeStonecat

    To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward?

    That secures the tunnel itself. Firewalls and VPN appliances are frequently attacked via exploits on the host operating system itself, and exposed services. They don't try to hack your VPN tunnel..they try to hack the VPN appliance/host (whatever it is..such as your EdgeRouter, or a Cisco PIX...
  3. YeOldeStonecat

    To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward?

    Adding to this...I don't know if Dah or Hik implemented 2Fa yet...but for those who "don't trust a cloud hosted proxy"....Ubiq recently added 2FA (two factor authentication). This can satisfy the tin foil hat sporting types who dont' like cloud systems...it's a separate authentication process...
  4. YeOldeStonecat

    To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward?

    Yup a few brands have been offering that, we mostly do Ubiq although we sometimes to Hikvision too..and Honeywell. As an IT consultant for SMBs for >20 years...computer networks and their security are my focus. The least amount of open/forwarded ports you can have..the less exposed your...
  5. YeOldeStonecat

    To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward?

    Port forwarding exposed internal/private services on your LAN, to the internet. Sometimes it's required to make certain resources on your LAN...available from out on the internet. Web servers (port 80, 443), remote desktop (port 3389 or 443 tsgateway), mail servers (port 25)...etc etc. Having...
  6. YeOldeStonecat

    Opinions on Ubiquiti (Unifi) Cameras?

    Being in IT for over 20 years, I've done quite a few camera brands in recent years. Although we are primarily IT consulting/support/MSP for SMBs (small to medium business)...we frequently work with security/alarm companies with integrating their camera systems into our clients networks, I work...
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