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Cracking WEP

Mar 14, 2011 · 3 min read · Aircrack-ng backtrack computers Linux MAC address Network security networking operating systems security Software software tutorial Tutorials Wi-Fi Wired Equivalent Privacy wireless ·

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BackTrack is Linux network security audit tool for security professionals. This tool is used for testing and penetrating networks. That being said** This tutorial is for educational use only. This is meant only to teach that WEP is an insecure option, and is recommend to use a harder encryption. Using this tutorial on …

Telecommuting Services

Mar 11, 2011 · 4 min read · Advanced Encryption Standard CCENT CCNA Cisco cisco Encryption General ICND1 ICND2 Internet Internet service provider networking Security security Software software technology Virtual private network ·

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This post is going to talk about the major technologies that make Teleworking or also called telecommuting possible. This is when an employee performs his or her job away from the office, usually from their home office. By doing this it allows personal convenience, less travel to and from the workplace. At an …

Crossover or Straight through?

Mar 10, 2011 · 3 min read · Cable CCENT CCNA Cisco Crossover cable Ethernet Ethernet crossover cable ICND1 ICND2 Internet networking Pin RJ45 router technology tutorial Tutorials ·

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The EIA/TIA puts the standards in UTP cable, and when cabling a network there are two standards. T568A and T568B these standards are important when deciding to put a crossover cable or straight through cable This tutorial is going to be talking about when and where to apply these different standards. We are going to be …

Cisco IDS vs. IPS

Mar 9, 2011 · 3 min read · CCNA Security Cisco cisco Cisco Systems computers Denial-of-service attack firewall Hardware Information Intrusion Detection System Intrusion Prevention System Network administrator networking router Security security Software software technology ·

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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 …

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 ·

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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 …