13 12, 2012

Vantage Update 2.2.0.83

By | 2012-12-13T15:23:18+00:00 December 13th, 2012|ClearSwift, Email Analysis, Firewall Analysis, How To, IronPort, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Scheduled Tasks, Software Updates, storages, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module|0 Comments

We have released an automatic update for the Vantage range of applications. This update includes some new loader formats as well minor fixes and improvements. Of note, this release includes support for the new format of IronPort, Palo Alto Threat and URL filtering, Clearswift Email Appliance, and Infoblox NIOS DNS queries; as well as improvements [...]

29 06, 2012

Microsoft TMG SQL to Text Script

By | 2012-06-29T14:44:59+00:00 June 29th, 2012|How To, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Third Party, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Microsoft Forefront TMG logs activity to it’s internal SQL Express database. In addition to theextra steps you need to perform to access this database from a remote server, importing data into Vantage is much slower than importing from W3C Text logs. You can easily change the logging from SQL Express to W3C text logs in TMG’s [...]

29 06, 2012

Microsoft TMG SQL to Text Script

By | 2012-06-29T14:44:38+00:00 June 29th, 2012|How To, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Third Party, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis|0 Comments

Microsoft Forefront TMG logs activity to it's internal SQL Express database. In addition to the extra steps you need to perform to access this database from a remote server, importing data into Vantage is much slower than importing from W3C Text logs. You can easily change the logging from SQL Express to W3C text logs [...]

25 01, 2011

Vantage Update 2.2.0.68 (Exchange 2010, Juniper and IronPort Traffic Logs, and more)

By | 2011-01-25T10:18:27+00:00 January 25th, 2011|IronPort, Loaders, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

We have released an automatic update for the Vantage range of applications. This update includes some new loader formats, an experimental feature as well minor fixes and improvements. Of note, this release includes full support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 Tracking logs (previously supported with the Exchange 2007 loader, but missing a few fields), as well [...]

27 10, 2010

Watch your TMG's waist line. Switch log format and reduce fat now!

By | 2010-10-27T04:57:46+00:00 October 27th, 2010|Firewall Analysis, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, storages, System Administration, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, WebSpy|0 Comments

We often recommend customers using Microsoft ISA or TMG switch their logging to W3C text file, in order to get the best possible import speed, and also because the text logs are much easier to access from a remote machine (see my previous article on accessing TMG’s SQL Express Log database). Logging to the default [...]

23 08, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.50 (Juniper SA, Forefront Protection and more)

By | 2010-08-23T05:43:03+00:00 August 23rd, 2010|Loaders, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

We have just released an auto update for the Vantage range of applications. This update includes support for the Juniper SA series and Microsoft Forefront Protection for Exchange 2010. Here’s the full list of changes: New: Juniper SA Series. Vantage can import and report on web traffic and VPN connections. New: Microsoft Forefront Protection for [...]

29 07, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.48 – New Loaders, Features and Fixes

By | 2010-07-29T06:43:53+00:00 July 29th, 2010|IronPort, Loaders, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

We’ve just released an update to the Vantage range of application, including the Web Module. This release will be welcomed with open arms by many customers for the following reasons: General usability improvements in the Web Module Multi-select / delete options, Ajax progress indicators to avoid page refreshes, export from Dynamics Report tab and more [...]