Cisco Gets It Right With CCNA:Security
Submitted by Andrew Whitaker on Sat, 04/04/09 - 1:44pm.Finally Cisco has got it right with their CCNA:Security certification. One of my gripes about the CCNA certification in the past is that it does not address enough about security. OK, I know I’m biased being that I specialize in security, but still, it seems to me that everyone who works with routers should be trained in such things as AAA, IOS firewall configurations, and VPNs. Read more
Cisco Gets Physical
Submitted by Andrew Whitaker on Sat, 04/04/09 - 1:41pm.Did you know that Cisco has some great solutions for physical security? More importantly, are you thinking about physical security in your environment? Physical security is often overlooked in many environments yet it is just as important as security configurations on your routers and firewalls. Because it is often a weak link it has been a topic I have taken interest in over this last year. Read more
Conficker Worm: Has the Hype Been Worth It?
Submitted by Andrew Whitaker on Wed, 04/01/09 - 6:56pm.Unless you’ve been in a cave for the last few weeks you have heard of the Conficker worm. This has been dubbed the “Y2K” of 2009 and as the worm that will take down the Internet. You could not turn on the evening news last night without being warned about this deadly worm. CBS even did a special 60 minutes report on it and Microsoft is offering a $250,000 bounty to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible. Sounds pretty dangerous, right? Read more
- About Author expert: Chained Exploits
- Andrew Whitaker (M.Sc., MCT, CISSP, LPT, CCNP, CCVP, CCSP, CCNA:Security, CCENT, CCDP, CCDA, MCSE, MCTS, CNE, CEI, ECSA, CEH, A+, Network+, Convergence+, Security+, CTP, CHFI, EMCPA) is a nationally recognized trainer, consultant, and author on the subject of ethical hacking. He works as the Director of Enterprise InfoSec and Networking for Training Camp, a global provider of accelerated learning technology. He is a senior ethical hacking trainer and has served as a contributing author to six books, including Penetration Testing and Network Defense (Cisco Press) and Chained Exploits (Addison Wesley). His security courses have caught the attention of several press publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Baseline Magazine, and others. He can be reached via TrainingCamp.
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