Cisco TAC Security Podcast Series

TAC Security Podcast #57 - Maximizing AnyConnect Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the podcast team welcomes back two former hosts Wen and Jay along with a special guest Shannon Wellington to discuss the recent pheno...

TAC Security Podcast #54 - A Discussion on Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) with the Experts

Contributed by Lukas

In the Cisco Live US 2018 speaker room: The podcast team steals a few minutes from Cisco ETA and Stealthwatch experts Matt Robertson and Darrin Miller...

TAC Security Podcast #53 - Thoughts on Security at Cisco Live US 2018 in Orlando

Contributed by Lukas

The team goes on-site in the Cisco Live Speaker room in Orlando to pick the brains of some of the best in the business. Cisco Principal Engineers Aaro...

TAC Security Podcast #52 - ASA/FTD Troubleshooting Enhancements and Cisco Live US 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The team discusses the recently released troubleshooting enhancements to ASA/FTD packet tracer and packet capture tools, some new facts about FTD 6.2....

TAC Security Podcast #51 - EasyConnect in ISE 2.1

Contributed by Lukas

Magnus and Jesse discuss ISE EasyConnect

TAC Security Podcast #50 - Finding Your Firepower - A discussion on Firepower Technologies

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team dive into Firepower technologies and deployment strategies for some of the Firepower Product line as well as the new ASA/Firepower me...

TAC Security Podcast #49 - Cryptic Thoughts - A discussion on changing crypto standards

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at CiscoLive US 2016! The intent of this episode is to discuss the current state of cryptography and how some deadlines are approaching ...

TAC Security Podcast #48 - Cisco Live! 2015 - San Diego

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team interviews several TAC engineers and customers at Cisco Live! 2015 in San Diego California.

TAC Security Podcast #47 - The Cisco Security Ninja Program

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast crew invites back a special return guest - Mr. Chris Romeo - to share with the world Cisco's Security Ninja program. Which is an education...

TAC Security Podcast #46 - New features in ASA version 9.3(2)

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast panel discusses ASA version 9.3(2) and new features such as the REST API, 5506-X support, configuration sessions, TLS v1.2, Smart licensin...

Introduction to Cisco Wireless Security

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast crew discusses all things wireless with TAC Technical Leader and wireless gurus Aaron Leonard and TAC authentication expert Jesse Dubois.

Cisco Live! 2014 in San Francisco

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team discusses Cisco Live and Security with our customers, fellow TAC engineers and Blair Christie, Chief Marketing Officer at Cisco.

ASA Version 9.2 and Interesting TAC Cases

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast panel discusses some of the new features introduced in ASA Version 9.2. Then they discuss recent TAC cases that were triggered by very int...

Introduction to OnePK

Contributed by Lukas

Jay and David and Joe discuss OnePK technology and how to get started writing custom OnePK apps.

TCP connections through the ASA and FWSM

Contributed by Lukas

This episode focuses on TCP connections through the ASA and FWSM platforms. The panel discusses the TCP security checks performed by the Cisco firewal...

TAC Security Podcast #59 - Discussions on Cisco DevNet Certifications

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nic Conroy and Prerna Sivadas join host Kevin Klous to discuss the recent release of Cisco DevNet certifications and why network and security professi...

TAC Security Podcast #58 - Thoughts on Pursuing the CCIE Security v6 in the Pandemic

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team welcomes newcomer guests Nic Conroy and Zack McIntosh to discuss their experiences with the CCIE Security certification and the recen...

TAC Security Podcast #56 - A Sneak Peek Inside Talos with Geoff Serrao

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team sits down with talented and experienced Talos Research Engineer Geoff Serrao to talk about major vulnerabilities such as Eternal Blue...

TAC Security Podcast #55 - Firepower 6.4 and Other Ramblings

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team welcomes two fellow NGFW Technical Leader newcomers to the program in Foster Lipkey and Justin Roberts. From the Cisco office in Mary...

The Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle

05 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast panel talks with Chris Romeo and Lisa Meyers McDonald from the Cisco Trustworthy Systems Organization all about the Cisco Secure Developme...

Troubleshooting ASA Clustering

01 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This the second podcast episode focusing on ASA Clustering technology. The podcast panel explains the 'life of a packet' through a cluster of ASAs, an...

Intro to ASA Clustering

05 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast panel discuss the motivations for using the new ASA clustering feature, and the basics for how a cluster of ASAs handles traffic. Differen...

Voice Security Concepts and Best Practices

18 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Justin, John and Tim from the Cisco Voice TAC teams join Magnus to discuss the basic concepts behind voice security. They then cover best practices, a...

ASA Network Address Translation (NAT)

10 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Jay and David discuss the new NAT configuration style introduced with ASA version 8.3. The overall approach to configuring NAT are discussed, along wi...

Network Management at Cisco Live! 2013

27 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Joe and the podcast team discuss managing the network at Cisco Live! this year, and what specific steps, tools and best practices were employed to mak...

Identity Services Engine v1.2

16 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Dubois, TAC engineer, and Aaron Woland, Identity Services Engine (ISE) Technical Marketing Engineer, discuss version 1.2 of the ISE solution. Di...

Cisco Live! 2013 Orlando Florida

15 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The panel set up a recording table in the hallways of Cisco Live! 2013 in Orlando Florida, to talk to our customers and partners about security techno...

Virtual Security: The ASA1000v and Virtual Security Gateway

10 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This episode focuses on some of Cisco's Virtual Security Appliances, the ASA1000v, the Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) and the Virtual Network Manageme...

Investigating Syslogs: Tips and Tricks

28 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The panel discusses best practices for configuring devices to generate syslogs, and how the TAC investigates syslogs provided by customers. Tips and t...

A look into ASA Quality with the Quality Assurance Team

21 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This episode provides a peek behind the scenes at Quality Assurance for the Cisco ASA Software, featuring special guest Paul Larue (Technical Leader w...

Introducing FlexVPN

12 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Magnus interviews a panel of VPN experts on a new shift in VPN technologies, Flex VPN. The panel includes VPN escalation engineers Wen and Jay Young a...

Cisco Live! 2012 San Diego

22 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team returns to Cisco Live! in San Diego to give presentations, deliver lab trainings, and tape an episode of the Cisco TAC Security Podca...

The History of the PIX

14 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Jay and David discuss the history of the PIX platform. Topics include the different PIX hardware types, how the software changed over time, the motiva...

IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM)

23 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Special guest Joe Clarke discusses the capabilities of IOS Embedded Event Manager. The panel discusses some very interesting use cases for EEM, and ho...

Troubleshooting IPSec VPNs

07 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Special guests Wen Zhang (Cisco TAC) and returning guest Jay Young Taylor (Cisco TAC) discuss the methodologies and approaches to troubleshooting IPSe...

Understanding DMVPN and GETVPN

28 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Special guests Wen Zhang (Cisco TAC) and returning guest Jay Young Taylor (Cisco TAC) discuss the differences between the DMVPN and GETVPN technologie...

The Cisco Identity Services Engine

06 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Special guests Jesse Dubois (Cisco TAC) and Aaron Woland (Cisco TrustSec Engineer) talk with the team about the new Cisco Identity Services Engine. Th...

The Cisco ASA Services Module

22 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features discussion about the new Cisco ASA Services Module (ASASM). Topics discussed include the hardware architecture differences betwe...

How Cisco uses the Web Security Appliance to protect its network

09 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Bollinger (Cisco Information Security Investigator), and Zack Shaikh (Cisco TAC engineer specializing in the Ironport Web Security Appliance) joi...

Cisco Live! Las Vegas 2011

04 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast team brought their recording equipment along to Cisco Live! in Las Vegas to talk to Cisco customers about their impressions of Cisco Live ...

This Week In TAC!

06 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features discussion about interesting customer TAC cases that were tackled this week by the Firewall team in Research Triangle Park, Nort...

Troubleshooting the NAC Appliance

03 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode focuses on the Network Admission Control (NAC) appliance, with special guest Nevin Absher from the Cisco AAA TAC Team in RTP, NC. The dis...

Useful Cisco ASA and IPS Commands and Features You Might Not Know About

19 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the team highlights some of their favorite Cisco ASA and IPS one-line commands, and explain when to use them and how to interpret the ...

Answering Questions From The Cisco Support Community

01 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The panel discusses the Cisco Support Community and the benefits it offers to Cisco customers, partners, and Cisco employees. Online discussions, coll...

Mitigating a SQL attack with ASA, IPS and IOS Firewall

01 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The panel discusses the concept of a SQL Injection Attack, and explains how this type of attack can be mitigated using the Cisco Adaptive Security App...

Using Certificates on the ASA and IOS platforms

12 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about digital certificates and how they can be used on the ASA and IOS platforms. The discussion starts with the basic concepts be...

HTTP filtering on the ASA

26 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The panel discusses the http filtering capabilities of the ASA platform including custom http inspection, url-filtering, wccp configuration and the Co...

Securing Cisco Routers

11 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to increase the security of Cisco routers. The panel discusses operational best practices and use of features such as authentication, author...

ASA Anyconnect VPN

05 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The ASA AnyConnect client is the next evolution in Remote Access VPN connectivity. In this episode the panel discusses the advantages of the AnyConnec...

ASA Version 8.3

19 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The panel discusses the features introduced with the new Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) version 8.3. Information about the differences between 8.3 ...

Multiple context mode on the ASA and FWSM platforms

10 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features conversation about the multiple context mode available with the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) and Advanced Security Appliance ...

ASA Advanced Application Protocol Inspection

08 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the panel reviews the application protocol inspection features available on the ASA platform. The individual operation and features o...

Monitoring Firewall Performance

07 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The panel reviews techniques and methods for monitoring firewall performance and identifying performance problems.

Tips for Taking the CCIE Security Exam

16 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Learn helpful study techniques, time management, and test taking strategies for the CCIE Security Exam.

Troubleshooting Firewall Failover, Part 2

04 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The panel of experts discusses the software version terminology and release process for the ASA, PIX and FWSM platforms. The episode then continues wi...

Troubleshooting Firewall Failover Part 1; Guest Omar Santos from PSIRT

01 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Guest speaker Omar Santos from the Cisco PSIRT team discusses how Cisco handles product security vulnerabilities. Then the panel discusses the failove...

Transparent Firewall Mode; Lifecycle of a TAC Case

10 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the panel discusses the lifecycle of a TAC service request, how customers can help expedite case resolution, and configuration and tr...

New Features Introduced with ASA Version 8.2

01 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, TAC engineers discuss how they use the Cisco labs to solve customer service requests. New features introduced with ASA version 8.2 ar...

Using the Packet Capture Utility for Troubleshooting

29 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Cisco TAC engineers discuss the new RSS feed for customer issues currently being seen in the TAC. Learn how to resolve connectivity i...