Get to know # Mike Jacobsen Vice President Product Management *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Mike Jacobsen Sort By: Recent Recent Popular *** ** * ** *** [![Okyo Garde Starts Shipping Today](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Zoom-Life-4-1.jpg)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2021/10/okyo-garde-starts-shipping/) ## [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ### [Okyo Garde Starts Shipping Today](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2021/10/okyo-garde-starts-shipping/) We are excited to share that Okyo Garde starts shipping today. Small business and home customers who pre-ordered will receive theirs shortly. Oct 19, 2021 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ignite-2012-overview/) ## [Ignite](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ignite/?ts=markdown) ### [Ignite 2012 Overview](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ignite-2012-overview/) The Palo Alto Networks Ignite Conference has come to an end. A lot has happened in two days as the conference was crowded with the largest gathering of next-generation firewall experts in ... Nov 16, 2012 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ddb-amsterdam-a-customer-snapshot/) ## [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown), [Ignite](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ignite/?ts=markdown) ### [DDB Amsterdam, a Customer Snapshot](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ddb-amsterdam-a-customer-snapshot/) One of our top goals for the Ignite Conference is to facilitate conversation among our industry's most progressive network security practitioners about the diversity of successful implementations of next-generation security. We will ... Nov 08, 2012 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2009/09/beyond-ports-and-protocols/) ## [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown) ### [Beyond Ports and Protocols](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2009/09/beyond-ports-and-protocols/) Often we talk about how destination port is not an accurate classification for controlling network traffic. At this point, hopefully that is obvious. Everyone knows that just about anything can get out ... Sep 19, 2009 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/10/joost-opens-1-0-beta/) ## [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ### [Joost Opens 1.0 Beta](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/10/joost-opens-1-0-beta/) ALERT -- The wait is over... No longer do users need a precious invitation to join the closed Joost beta to experience IPTV at its best. Joost has recently opened their 1.0 ... Oct 05, 2007 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** Load more *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Mike Jacobsen Sort By: Popular Popular Recent *** ** * ** *** [![Okyo Garde Starts Shipping Today](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Zoom-Life-4-1.jpg)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2021/10/okyo-garde-starts-shipping/) ## [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ### [Okyo Garde Starts Shipping Today](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2021/10/okyo-garde-starts-shipping/) We are excited to share that Okyo Garde starts shipping today. Small business and home customers who pre-ordered will receive theirs shortly. Oct 19, 2021 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2009/09/beyond-ports-and-protocols/) ## [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown) ### [Beyond Ports and Protocols](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2009/09/beyond-ports-and-protocols/) Often we talk about how destination port is not an accurate classification for controlling network traffic. At this point, hopefully that is obvious. Everyone knows that just about anything can get out ... Sep 19, 2009 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/08/utorrent-becomes-the-official-bittorrent-client/) ## [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ### [uTorrent Becomes the Official BitTorrent Client](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/08/utorrent-becomes-the-official-bittorrent-client/) ALERT - uTorrent, an extremely popular BitTorrent client, has been re-branded and released as the official mainline BitTorrent client, appropriately named BitTorrrent 6.0. BitTorrent, Inc. acquired uTorrent in December 2006 and gained ... Aug 12, 2007 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/05/http-tunneling-101/) ## [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ### [HTTP Tunneling 101](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2007/05/http-tunneling-101/) Network administrators are more and more concerned about scrutinizing the traffic that comes in and out of their networks, but applications and attackers know that they won't block HTTP traffic over port ... May 25, 2007 By [Mike Jacobsen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mjacobsen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Jacobsen") *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ignite-2012-overview/) ## [Ignite](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ignite/?ts=markdown) ### [Ignite 2012 Overview](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2012/11/ignite-2012-overview/) The Palo Alto Networks Ignite Conference has come to an end. A lot has happened in two days as the conference was crowded with the largest gathering of next-generation firewall experts in ... 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