Posted in CCENT, CCIE Security, Network Security, PIX/ASA Firewall on Sep 14th, 2009
It was a dark, cold night in late December, and Bob, (the optimistic firewall technician), had a single ASA to deploy before going home for the holidays. The requirements for the firewall were simple. Bob read them slowly as follows:... [Read the rest of this entry -->]
Posted in CCENT, Network Security, Routers, Switches on Jan 28th, 2009
One of the many skills that you must demonstrate as a CCENT candidate is your ability to configure basic password security on a Cisco router or switch. This blog post walks you through the configurations you must have mastered in order to succeed in this area of the exam.... [Read the rest of this entry -->]
Posted in CCENT, Network Security on Jan 24th, 2009
There are some fundamental processes in network security that you should be aware of as you begin your journey to a Cisco Certified Technician. Some of these processes are obvious, while others are not so obvious. This blog post intends to make each one very simple to understand.... [Read the rest of this entry -->]
Posted in CCENT, Network Security on Jan 10th, 2009
I. Security Fundamentals... [Read the rest of this entry -->]
Posted in CCENT, CCIE Security, IPS, Network Security on Jan 5th, 2009
Here is a portion of some notes that I came across for IPS – instead of wasting away on my hard drive, I figured I would post in case some of you might enjoy. I will post more sections if I receive no hate mail [Read the rest of this entry -->]
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Posted in CCENT, Network Security on Dec 31st, 2008
One of the things you have to really watch out for in life (and the CCENT exam) is ensuring that you are not sending CDP information to devices that you do not trust. The last thing you want to do is advertise to potential hackers of your network exactly what Cisco devices you are running and what Layer 3 addressing they possess.... [Read the rest of this entry -->]
