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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 …

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 …

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 ·

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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 …

Understanding CBAC

Feb 22, 2011 · 4 min read · Access control list ACL CCNA Security Cisco cisco Cisco IOS firewall Internet Control Message Protocol Linux networking router security software technology Transmission Control Protocol tutorial Tutorials User Datagram Protocol ·

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Although using hardware firewalls are an excellent step forward when securing your network. They can cost money and are not cheap to set up and configure. Using CBAC is built-into the Cisco IOS router and helps filter those unwanted protocols that are in your network. When setting up routers as firewalls you have some …