- Introduction to High-Speed Signaling
- Nov 9, 2011
- This chapter explains the means by which the book High-Speed Signaling: Jitter Modeling, Analysis, and Budgeting offers a comprehensive discussion of high-speed signal integrity engineering.
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- Software [In]security: Software Security Training
- Oct 31, 2011
- Gary McGraw and Sammy Migues describe how training has changed, provide data showing it's importance, and explain why it's important to pick the right training for your organization's needs.
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- Security Blanket or Security Theater?
- Oct 13, 2011
- This chapter explains how to better identify true threats from accidents and measure your vulnerability to either.
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- Secunia PSI: The Best Software Update Tool You've Never Heard Of
- Oct 12, 2011
- If you have multiple computers in various configurations, how can you keep all these systems and packages current with security updates? Ed Tittel recommends a handy free program that polices software, watching out for anything that's out of date.
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- Connecting Non-802.1X Devices to an Enterprise Network
- Sep 27, 2011
- Whether you're an administrator or just a user of a Wi-Fi network secured with WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, you can learn from Eric Geier how to get non-802.1X computers and devices onto your network.
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- Software [In]security: BSIMM3
- Sep 27, 2011
- BSIMM3 is the third iteration of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) project, a tool used as a measuring stick for software security initiatives in the corporate world. Gary McGraw describes the BSIMM3 along with Brian Chess and Sammy Migues.
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- Prevent Wi-Fi Eavesdroppers from Hijacking Your Accounts
- Sep 20, 2011
- Eric Geier shows you how to protect your privacy when logging on to online accounts that don't always use secure connections, like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Amazon.
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- CCNA SEC: Router Hardening
- Sep 14, 2011
- This article discusses various means of making sure your routers are set up with maximum security, including manually hardening the router and router hardening with Cisco SDM.
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- To Route or Not to Route: A Day in the Life of a Router
- Aug 31, 2011
- A lot goes into the decision process regarding routing, and it happens long before a packet arrives at the router for its turn to be forwarded. In this article, the author takes a close look at a day in the life of the router.
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- What Happens in the VLAN Stays in the VLAN
- Aug 31, 2011
- This article discusses discover the secrets of the VLAN and why it is a critical tool in today's networks.
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- Software [In]security: Balancing All the Breaking with some Building
- Aug 30, 2011
- Security expert Gary McGraw argues that the software security industry is favoring offense at the expense of defense, and that more proactive defense is needed.
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- Working with Protocol Analyzers and Related Certifications
- Aug 30, 2011
- Ed Tittel, creator of the Exam Cram series, discusses the current network protocol analyzers that any real expert needs to know. Who exactly counts as an "expert?" Ed also sorts out which of the many available certifications are really useful in identifying true masters of protocol analysis.
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- Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CCNP Voice): Examining Remote-Site Redundancy Options
- Aug 25, 2011
- This chapter provides an overview of the different options with remote-site redundancy in CUCM multisite installations.
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- CCNP Security VPN Cert Guide: Configuring Policies, Inheritance, and Attributes
- Aug 24, 2011
- This chapter looks at the methods available for policy assignment in real-life scenarios and reviews how these policy methods work together if more than one is assigned to a user through the inheritance mode.
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- CCNP: Troubleshooting EIGRP
- Aug 3, 2011
- In this article, we will examine the art of Troubleshooting EIGRP, a key topic for CCNP certification. This article will begin by reviewing key information we should keep in mind about the protocol or its proper implementation and troubleshooting, and then specific scenarios will be illustrated. The article will also provide specific command guidance and usage.
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- Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Platform Deployment
- Jul 27, 2011
- This chapter covers the steps needed for planning a Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) deployment, installing UCCE software, and testing the deployment.
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- Software [In]security: Software Security Zombies
- Jul 21, 2011
- Software security expert Gary McGraw reviews some of the most important security concepts — before they eat your (network's) brains.
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- Set Up Multiple SSIDs and VLANs on a DD-WRT Router
- Jul 19, 2011
- DD-WRT is arguably the most popular firmware replacement or upgrade for select wireless routers. Eric Geier walks you through creating a second SSID, segregating it from the main SSID, making two of the LAN ports on the back of the router connect to just the new SSID, and leaving the other two LAN ports connected to the main SSID.
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- Designing Voicemail Systems with Cisco Unity Connection
- Jul 14, 2011
- This chapter focuses on the Cisco Unity Connection product design and capabilities as they pertain to its various systems, database, and networking.
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- Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts and Configuration
- Jul 13, 2011
- This article takes a look at some of the basic STP concepts and reviews the configuration required to deploy STP on a switch.
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