And lastly, the output component, which provides a list readable by the Palo Alto Networks firewall using external dynamic lists (or dynamic address groups). Aggregators, which manipulate these lists to include, exclude or merge objects. Miners, which extract a list of indicators (of compromise) from known sources.
MineMeld is an open-source application that streamlines the aggregation, enforcement, and sharing of threat intelligence.
Upload config files to the BPA tool at the Palo Alto Customer Success portal.įind out how Orange Cyberdefense can help you interpret the output and assist you in implementing the proposed changes here: Orange Cyberdefense full BPA. The tool is fast, easy to use, and provides an excellent starting point for a more secure and, above all, consistent configuration. The results should always be interpreted by an experienced engineer. Please note that best practices always depend on a customer’s environment.
The Best Practice Assessment (BPA) tool, created by Palo Alto Networks, evaluates a device’s configuration by measuring the adoption of capabilities, validating whether the policies adhere to best practices, and providing recommendations and instructions for how to remediate failed best practice checks. More information can be found on the Palo Alto Networks Live platform.
The tool comes as a free download at GitHub.
To prevent unauthorized access to the management interface, it is a best practice to Add the Permitted IP Addresses from which an administrator can access the MGT interface. Select Device > Setup > Management and then edit the Management Interface Settings.Įnter the IP Address, Netmask, and Default Gateway. In the center pane, click the blue admin.Ī box appears, allowing you to change the In the VM window, at the "vm login" prompt, log in with these credentials:Īccept the certificate, and log in as admin/admin.
The Palo Alto starts up, saying "Welcome to the PanOS Bootloader". In the "Choose an Existing Virtual Machine" window, clickĬhoose a location to save your Palo Alto VM and click Importing the OVA File into VMware Fusionīrowse to the PA-VM-ESX-7.1.0.ova file and double-click it. You end up with a 1.7 GB file named PA-VM-ESX-7.1.0.ova. To get a Palo Alto virtual firewall workingĪnd see how to configure its basic security settings.įind the "CNIT 140" section and download the Palo Alto Firewall file.