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Video Tutorials

Get the most from your WatchGuard product. These task-based videos show, step by step and click by click, the why and how of using your security appliance. Each short episode is like spending your coffee break with a WatchGuard expert. To learn "how to" in mere minutes, simply find a topic of interest, then download it to your media player. All experience levels welcome!

SEEING YOUR NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH FIREBOX X


Seeing Your Network Traffic with Firebox X

Is that VPN tunnel still up? Who is connecting to what? Sales Engineer Pete Adams introduces monitoring tools that reveal all, at a glance.

QuickTime 45.2mb    Windows Media 54.9mb

Running time 10:38 

BUD LOGS IN


Bud Logs In

Watch as hapless Bud makes every password mistake in the book! Shudder as he blunders through one near calamity after another. Chuckle at the painful familiarity of his plight. Will Bud ever succeed in his quest to LOG IN?

QuickTime 25.8mb    Windows Media 29.4mb

Running time 7:41 

HOW DOES SPAMBLOCKER WORK?SECURITY SUBSCRIPTIONS


How Does spamBlocker Work?

WatchGuard's spamBlocker security subscription stops up to 97% of spam, without using Bayesian filters or regular expressions. How does it work? Sales Engineer Peter McNaull explains.

QuickTime 27.0mb    Windows Media 42.9mb

Running time 6:29 

MALWARE ANALYSIS


Botnets

See actual malicious code and understand how it works. Corey Nachreiner explains botnet architecture for beginners, then builds a bot client.

QuickTime 60.2mb    Windows Media 53.9mb

Running time 16:16 

Botnets

Learn how a bot herder uses his bot army for attacks such as Distributed Denial of Service, getting command line control of victims, installing spyware, and more. Hosted by Corey Nachreiner, CISSP.

QuickTime 50.6mb    Windows Media 55.9mb

Running time 13:08 

Botnets

You've seen bot code and you've seen how bots attack. Now learn the countermeasures, defenses, and Firebox tricks that render bots "Dead On Arrival" for your network. Hosted by Corey Nachreiner, CISSP.

QuickTime 56.9mb    Windows Media 54.8mb

Running time 12:52 

Botnet Source Code for Overachievers

For IT professionals who crave depth. This screen-capture video supplement to "Malware Analysis: Botnets, Part 1" examines bot source code line by line.

QuickTime 41.2mb    Windows Media 41.5mb

Running time 13:50 

Malware Analysis

Series pilot. Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, shows what happens when a Windows XP computer browses the kind of malicious Web site that takes over your PC the instant you visit.

QuickTime 57.7mb    Windows Media 47.4mb

Running time 12:00 

Malware Analysis

Corey defines rootkits, then demonstrates a real rootkit found in the wild. See what investigative processes it hides from, how an attacker configures it, and more.

QuickTime 56.7mb    Windows Media 45.5mb

Running time 12:20 

Malware Analysis

Corey explains inline function hooking, what kinds of Windows functions are susceptible to hooking, and how rootkits use hooking for backdoor access to your network.

QuickTime 38.8mb    Windows Media 32.8mb

Running time 8:51 

Malware Analysis

Topics chosen by user vote. Kernel mode rootkits; leading techniques and tools for detecting rootkits; how your Firebox helps stop rootkits from entering your network.

QuickTime 55.6mb    Windows Media 61.3mb

Running time 16:00 

FIREBOX X EDGE: DAY ONE


Network Settings

You've just installed the Edge and worked through the Quick Setup Wizard. Now what? This video introduces settings for your Trusted and Optional network segments.

QuickTime 20.1mb    Windows Media 19.9mb

Running time 6:48 

Wireless Settings

Walk through the Wireless Wizard with expert advice on which settings to select. Then, go beyond the defaults with tips for stronger wireless security.

QuickTime 16.2mb    Windows Media 15.3mb

Running time 6:13 

Firewall Incoming

This video helps you configure Incoming settings so that people can reach specific resources on your network, such as a web server. Covers both Common and Custom Policies.

QuickTime 22.8mb    Windows Media 25.6mb

Running time 8:44 

Outgoing Proxies

Get basic training on the Edge's deep content inspection, using security proxies. Covers HTTP, POP3, and FTP. Should be viewed after "Defining Rules for Firewall Incoming."

QuickTime 30.5mb    Windows Media 35.8mb

Running time 12:15 

Security Services

This video demonstrates how to turn on the Edge's UTM security services: WebBlocker, spamBlocker, and Gateway AntiVirus/Intrusion Prevention Service. Includes configuration tips.

QuickTime 24.4mb    Windows Media 25.8mb

Running time 8:48