Technology

What Are Cisco IP Next Generation Networks?

November 26, 2012 Johnny Bass Cisco, Technology, Training in Business

What is Cisco Service Provider Next Generation Networks (IP NGN), and why do we care? This post will answer those questions and look at some of the technologies that are used within those networks.

According to Cisco, “IP NGN is a platform for the Connected Life.” What does that really mean? It is an infrastructure for voice, video, mobile, and cloud or managed services based on Cisco products, including the CRS Series, ASR Series, and Nexus Series.

Hinder the Hacker: 5 Password Protection Tips

November 26, 2012 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Everyone creates a password with one thing in mind: keeping data secure. But creating a password and keeping up with it is never easy. Many people average ten or more passwords for various home or office accounts, social media sites, and e-mail. Passwords are the first defense against intrusion and are created for safekeeping of personal information.

Use these tips to improve password management and make passwords stronger and easier to remember.

Security+ Exam Prep Question of the Week

November 23, 2012 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

VLANs represent what? Virtualized honey pots IP subnetting hardware imposed network segmentation wireless accessible service network The correct answer is 3. A VLAN is a network segmentation created by a switch. Thus, it is a hardware imposed network segmentation. Related Courses Security+ Certification Boot Camp (SYO-301) Security+ Prep Course (SYO-301) CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) […]

CCNA Exam Prep Question of the Week

November 22, 2012 Guest Authors Cisco, Featured, Technology, Training in Business

You are using a protocol analyzer to examine network traffic. Which is the true statement?

Common Network Routing Protocols and Threat Consequences

November 21, 2012 Michael Scarborough Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

RFC 4593 was released in 2006 and is titled Generic Threats to Routing Protocols. In this RFC, several threats to routing protocols are identified. This RFC focused on commonly used network protocols, including OSPF, IS-IS, RIP, and BGP.

To fully understand the threat consequences to routing protocols, it’s useful to consider what routing protocols do.