- Cisco Firewall Configuration Fundamentals
- Jul 8, 2011
- This chapter describes the configuration fundamentals for IOS and ASA-based firewalls, highlighting the similarities between the product families.
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- Software [In]security: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Security
- Jun 17, 2011
- Security expert Gary McGraw provides some issues to consider when it comes to adoption of cloud services and their impact on security in your organization.
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- CCNP Security IPS 642-627 Quick Reference: Installation of a Typical Sensor
- Jun 13, 2011
- Gary Halleen outlines the installation of a typical Cisco IPS sensor.
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- Five Cloud Storage Services
- Jun 7, 2011
- As everyday business activities spread outside the traditional office, we need flexible ways to access our data, share it, and collaborate. Eric Geier examines five of the most popular services for storing and sharing files online.
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- Software [In]security: Computer Security and International Norms
- May 30, 2011
- The Obama administration recently released its "International Strategy for Cyberspace" outlining America's ideals and strategies for cyberspace. Security expert Gary McGraw explains why he thinks the document is promising in its effort to make our national goals and policies clear when it comes to cyberspace.
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- Cisco Unified Serviceability
- May 25, 2011
- A main section of CUCM is Unified Serviceability. Within in this section, you have access two useful web-based tools and resources that can be crucial to a healthy Unified Communications environment: Alarm Configuration and Traces. Both are discussed here.
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- Data Leakage During a Time of Economic Recession
- May 25, 2011
- Brad Bowers looks at some of the causes of data leakage and how a weak economy may increase the risks.
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- The Explosion of Cybercrime
- May 23, 2011
- This article provides an overview of various types of cyber crime, including cyber extorsion, botnets, morophing malware, and online fraud.
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- Crafting the Test Approach
- May 11, 2011
- This chapter will begin to fill in the practical details of what is necessary to build an effective approach toward different types of test requests. It begins with a suggested approach for assessing and scoping a test project, and offers guidance and best practices.
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- 2011 Collegiate Cyber Defense Challenge: Shaping the Cyber Warriors of Tomorrow
- May 2, 2011
- Brad Bowers provides an intriguing look into the 2011 Mid-Atlantic CCDC attack-and-defense competition for information technology students.
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- IPv6: What's the Problem?
- Apr 27, 2011
- David Chisnall continues to look at the problems facing people attempting to deploy IPv6. This week's article looks at various bugs and limitations in existing systems, which cause problems when rolling out IPv6.
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- IPv6: Are We Nearly There Yet?
- Apr 22, 2011
- Since the IANA ran out of addresses, IPv6 adoption has gone from being useful to being essential. But still only a small fraction of the Internet is accessible via the newer protocol. David Chisnall examines some of the reasons for the delay in widespread adoption.
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- CCNP Voice Quick Reference: Centralized Call Processing Redundancy
- Apr 15, 2011
- This chapter reviews the mechanisms for providing call survivability and device failover in remote sites. This includes the configuration of Cisco IOS routers as Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) gateways with MGCP fallback, and the use of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express in SRST mode.
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- Q&A with Shannon McFarland, Co-Author of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks
- Apr 15, 2011
- Meet the co-author of Cisco Pressโs release, IPv6 for Enterprise Networks, a book dedicated to IPv6 deployment for the enterprise. Co-author Shannon McFarland discusses the focus of the book, what makes it unique, and why you have a lot of work to do.
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- CCNP Security Quick Reference: Deploying Cisco ASA AnyConnect Remote-Access VPN Solutions
- Apr 14, 2011
- In this chapter you learn to deploy and manage Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private networks (VPN) on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) as the VPN gateway with clients using AnyConnect SSL Client software.
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- Deploying IPv6 in WAN/Branch Networks
- Apr 13, 2011
- This chapter provides and overview of WAN/branch deployment and also covers WAN/branch IPv6 deployment considerations, WAN/branch deployment over native IPv6, and includes an example of WAN/branch implementation.
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- Software [In]security: vBSIMM (BSIMM for Vendors)
- Apr 12, 2011
- How do you ensure that your third-party software vendors practice good software security? Software security expert Gary McGraw explains how the Building Security In Maturity Model can play a central role in this effort.
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- CCNP Voice Quick Reference: VoIP Call Legs
- Apr 5, 2011
- In this chapter from CCNP Voice CVoice 642-437 Quick Reference, you will learn about how VoIP traffic is created. Topics such as codecs and transport layers are examined in more detail.
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- Basic Access List Configuration for Cisco Devices
- Apr 4, 2011
- This article discusses the basic concepts of how ACLs work and shows how a basic ACL is configured.
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- PKI Processes and Procedures
- Apr 1, 2011
- Several processes need to occur in a PKI network for a deployment to function smoothly. To address these processes, this chapter covers enrollment, Certificate Expiration and Renewal, Certificate Verification and Enforcement, and PKI Resiliency.
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