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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 …

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 …

TACACS Plus and RADIUS

Feb 10, 2011 · 3 min read · CCNA CCNA Security Cisco cisco networking RADIUS router Security security Software software TACACS technology ·

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TACACS+ and RADIUS are both used to control access to network resources, but both of these protocols are different in how they operate depending how you want to secure your network. These protocols need to have (AAA) authentication, authorization, and accounting setup on the routers before you can set up these access …