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Posts Tagged ‘logs’

Vantage Update 2.2.0.27 – Fix for Microsoft FTMG SQL Import

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Our support for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway is quite new and we’ve just fixed a couple of issues in build 2.2.0.27. In particular, this update fixes the “specified cast invalid error” that occurs when importing the Web Proxy database logs.

Check your version in Help | About. If you are running 2.2.0.27 or above, then you already have this update. If not, make sure you update to your software by selecting Tools | Check for updates.


Microsoft Forefront TMG Release Candidate now available

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) Release Candidate (RC). This is the final public release of TMG before it is made available to purchase.

If you’re considering upgrading your ISA Server to TMG, this means that you can start your deployment using the Release Candidate, and simply switch it to a licensed version with no additional configuration changes once the full release is available. (more…)


Unlocking the Value of your Log Data. 10 tips to help you get started

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

This is a popular WebSpy article that we decided to re-post. Click here to download pdf version.

What can log data do for you?

Organisations today are deploying a variety of security solutions to counter the ever increasing threat to their email and Internet investments. Often, the emergence of new threats spawns solutions by different companies with a niche or a specialty for that specific threat – whether it is a guard against viruses, spam, intrusion detection, Spyware, data leakage or any of the other segments within the security landscape.

This heterogeneous security environment means that there has been a proliferation of log data generated by the various systems or devices. As the number of different log formats increases coupled with the sheer volume of log data, the more difficult it becomes for organisations to turn this data into meaningful business information. (more…)


Microsoft to announce Beta 3 for Threat Management Gateway (the new ISA Server)

Monday, May 18th, 2009

It sounds like Threat Management Gateway (TMG), the new re-branded version of ISA Server, has been a popular topic at this years TechEd event in the US.

According to the latest blog from TMG’s Product Unit Manager, David B. Cross, Beta 3 will be released in the next couple of weeks. As for the full release, David says that they are still on track for Q4 this calendar year. (more…)


Diagnostic Tracing in Vantage

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Diagnostic Tracing is a way to find out the details of what Vantage does when performing a variety of actions such as importing logs, generating a report, and so on. Sometimes an error may occur during these actions, and the error presented to the user can often be cryptic and meaningless. Tracing shows the steps that led up to an error, and shows more detail about the error itself than the dialog presented to the user.
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