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Cisco IDS vs. IPS
There are tons of network attacks out there. Using a firewall helps but does look for signature based attacks. Access Control Lists are like firewalls and only look at the protocols like HTTP, FTP POP, etc. Cisco has developed some tools that will help network administrators combat the issue; IDS, (Intrusion Detection …
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WordPress.com Hit by a DoS Attack
Mar 4, 2011 · 3 min read · CCENT Cisco cisco computers Denial-of-service attack General ICND1 Internet Matt Mullenweg networking Security security Server (computing) SYN flood technology WordPress.com ·Yesterday, (March 3rd 2011) there was a massive DoS attack that hit WordPress.com. Cisco Skill's uses WordPress.com has a hosting provider but is not believed to one of the sites hit. There still is no word on who or why they targeted WordPress.com but goes to show that Denial of Service is still a popular type of …
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Install BackTrack
Mar 1, 2011 · 3 min read · backtrack computers Graphical user interface Linux networking Operating system operating systems Security security Software software technology tutorial Tutorials ·This is a full install of BackTrack 4 this can be in a virtual machine, dual-boot, or the main OS. So you burned the image that you downloaded from http://www.backtrack-linux.org/ and are ready to go! If not I would recommend you do that first. BackTrack is a Linux penetration testing for network security. This is a …
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Intel Thunderbolt
Feb 28, 2011 · 2 min read · Apple computers Hardware HDMI Intel Intel Corporation Light Peak MacBook Pro operating systems technology Thunderbolt Universal Serial Bus ·Intel announced on Friday (February 25th 2011) the new high speed connector that will coexists with USB 3.0. Apple also announced that it will be appearing first on the MacBook Pros. Thunderbolt known before has Light Peak is a new high-speed PC connection technology. This cable can combine data and high-definition all …
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802.11ac Standard
Feb 21, 2011 · 2 min read · 802.11ac Access Point computers General Hardware IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Internet Local Area Network Mobile device networking technology Wi-Fi wireless ·Some things are making news in the wireless world, the IEEE wants another wireless standard in the mix called the 802.11ac, now the fastest standard they have is the 802.11n(speeds up to 300 Mbps), which was recently published in October of 2009. What is so great about the 802.11ac development? Well one thing is the …
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