EP 10
Mr. President, We Have a Problem
How a Firewall Command Cut Off a Critical Government Website
As Told By: Redacted Confessor identity classified
*This recording uses an AI-generated voice to protect the storyteller’s anonymity.
The Confessionals
All Seasons
EP 01
Visibility Zero
Logging re-enabled, crashed critical PIX firewall, grounded 1,000 planes.
EP 02
Clouded Judgment
A Configuration Error Exposes a Database Publicly
EP 03
All Access Pass
Over-Permissioned Rule Lets It All Through the Door
EP 04
One Rule to Ruin them All
One Removed Firewall Rule Blocks Transactions
New
EP 05
Temporary Access, Permanent Damage
How One Assumption Led to a 19-Day Breach
New
EP 06
When Failover Fails
A Backup Firewall Takes the System Down
New
EP 07
The Day We Drew Straws
Living with the Consequences of "Just Make It Work"
New
EP 08
"Mostly" Isn't Compliant
The Cost of Missing Documentation
New
EP 09
Allow First, Regret Later
When Overpermissive Rules Take Over the Firewall
New
EP 10
Mr. President, We Have a Problem
How a Firewall Command Cut Off a Critical Government Website
New
EP 11
Copy, Paste, Outage
How Two Forgotten NAT Rules Brought Down Trading Systems
Learn From Their Stories
What you do matters. FireMon helps you prevent misconfigurations, reduce human error, and maintain policy compliance so your network stays secure.
Mr. President, We Have a Problem
How a Firewall Command Cut Off a Critical Government Website
00:00
03:42
Mr. President, We Have a Problem
How a Firewall Command Cut Off a Critical Government Website
00:00
03:42