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🚀 On April 29th at EUC World Virtual, I’ll be presenting “From Hours to Minutes: Intune App Deployment Made Simple.”
Let’s turn complex Intune deployments into a breeze!
Join me live: https://worldofeuc.org/EUCWorld2026_Virtual
🆕 I went to VMUG Connect 2026 in Minneapolis and it was a lot of fun! Here's how my experience was.
https://thedxt.ca/2026/04/i-went-to-vmug-connect-minneapolis-2026/
#VMUGConnect #VMUGConnect2026 #Community #VMware #vExpert #VMUG
I recently attended VMUG Connect in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from April 7th to 9th. This is the second round of VMUG Connect conferences. After the success of the first VMUG Connect in St. Louis, VMUG ended their UserCons and replaced them with VMUG Connects. Due to VMUG Connect replacing UserCons, there is more than... Read More Read More
🚨 Entra ID External MFA (old name was External Authentication Methods) is now Generally Available.
Custom Controls is being deprecated on 30 Sept 2026.
Here's how to check your usage.
https://thedxt.ca/2026/03/microsoft-entra-id-external-mfa/
#Entra #MFA #M365 #Microsoft #Microsoft365 #ConditionalAccess
Microsoft recently announced that External Authentication Methods has been renamed to External MFA and is Generally Available. Microsoft also announced that Custom Controls is being deprecated, with its deprecation currently planned for September 30th, 2026. Microsoft Entra ID External MFA (formerly External Authentication Methods) replaces Custom Controls. Here is a brief timeline of Custom... Read More Read More
🔥🧱 Once you've configured a Master Key on a Palo Alto firewall it's very important to change it before it expires.
https://thedxt.ca/2026/03/palo-alto-change-master-key-with-ha-active-passive/
#panos #PaloAlto #PaloAltoNetworks #Firewall #security #HA #Encryption
When a Palo Alto Networks firewall is configured with a unique master key, you need to change the master key before it expires, as when the master key expires, the firewall will reboot into maintenance mode, and you’ll need to factory reset it. In this post, I will show you step by step how... Read More Read More
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🆕 Here's how to deploy a Sophos firewall on VMware vCenter
https://thedxt.ca/2026/03/deploy-sophos-firewall-on-vmware-vcenter/
#VMware #vCenter #vExpert #Sophos #Firewall #Networking #SFOS @sophos
A virtual SFOS (Sophos Firewall Operating System) can run on many hypervisors, including VMware. In this post, I will show you step by step how to deploy a virtual SFOS on VMware vCenter. The Process There are two locations where you can download the Sophos firewall files. The first is the Sophos Firewall Installers... Read More Read More
🧑💻 Here's how to complete the initial setup of a Sophos firewall.
Before you can start using a Sophos firewall, you must complete the initial setup. In this post, I will show you step by step, how to complete the initial setup of a virtual SFOS (Sophos Firewall Operating System). The process will be similar on a physical Sophos firewall. Prerequisites The Process The default admin... Read More Read More
🗺️ When you setup a Sophos VM firewall on vSphere and add new interfaces the mappings go out the window.
Here's how to figure out the mappings.
https://thedxt.ca/2026/03/sophos-firewall-interface-mapping-on-vsphere/
#Sophos #Firewall #Interface #SFOS @sophos #Networking #VMware #vExpert
When you deploy a Sophos firewall on VMware vSphere, you start with 3 network interfaces PortA for LAN, PortB for WAN, and PortC is unassigned. In VMware vCenter, PortA is Network adapter 1, PortB is Network adapter 2, and PortC is Network adapter 3. However, when you add more network adapters in VMware vSphere,... Read More Read More
🛜 Here's how to remove the GuestAP interface on a Sophos firewall.
https://thedxt.ca/2026/03/sophos-firewall-remove-guestap-interface/
By default, Sophos firewalls have a wireless network interface called GuestAP. Normally, this isn’t much of an issue, but if you don’t plan to use Sophos Wireless, it doesn’t make sense to keep the GuestAP network interface. In this post, I will show you step by step how to remove the GuestAP network interface... Read More Read More
