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Rushing to the Now
Forget the (predictable) predictions for 2016. What’s here and happening right now? Perhaps, hiding behind the cloud (check) of ignorance, the rotting corpse of media disinterest or the red lit distractions of modern life, are things that may soon be obvious to all. Here’s my view of What Lies Beneath the fog, the decomposing bodies and those that […]
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How Do I Protect My Organisation from Exploit Kits?
Most network architects I’ve worked with seem quite familiar with botnets, but exploit kits (EKs) are somewhat of a mystery. I’ve recently come across a couple of good papers explaining the topic, one from CERT-UK titled ‘Demystifying the exploit kit’, available at the following URL: https://www.cert.gov.uk/resources/best-practices/demystifying-the-exploit-kit/ And ‘Evolution of Exploit Kits’ from Trend Micro: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-evolution-of-exploit-kits.pdf […]
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How Do I Protect My Organisation from Exploit Kits?
Most network architects I’ve worked with seem quite familiar with botnets, but exploit kits (EKs) are somewhat of a mystery. I’ve recently come across a couple of good papers explaining the topic, one from CERT-UK titled ‘Demystifying the exploit kit’, available at the following URL: https://www.cert.gov.uk/resources/best-practices/demystifying-the-exploit-kit/ And ‘Evolution of Exploit Kits’ from Trend Micro: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-evolution-of-exploit-kits.pdf […]
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Stop Being A Specialist
When I began my IT journey I had a guy that I worked with that had been in IT since the 90s. He told me that I needed to find my niche and stay there. He said if you know everything about one little part of the network, that they wouldn’t be able to get […]
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Stop Being A Specialist
When I began my IT journey I had a guy that I worked with that had been in IT since the 90s. He told me that I needed to find my niche and stay there. He said if you know everything about one little part of the network, that they wouldn’t be able to get […]
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My Experiences With Cisco’s VIRL
Since it has been out for more than a year, and has been developed and improved tremendously during that time, I decided to finally take the plunge and buy a year’s subscription to the Cisco VIRL software. Part 1: Comparing and Tweaking VIRL Until now, I have been using any combination of real hardware, CSR1000Vs, and IOL […]
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My Experiences With Cisco’s VIRL
Since it has been out for more than a year, and has been developed and improved tremendously during that time, I decided to finally take the plunge and buy a year’s subscription to the Cisco VIRL software. Part 1: Comparing and Tweaking VIRL Until now, I have been using any combination of real hardware, CSR1000Vs, and IOL […]
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An Invitation To Blog On PacketPushers.net
If you want to blog, Packet Pushers has an audience and platform to get you started.
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An Invitation To Blog On PacketPushers.net
If you want to blog, Packet Pushers has an audience and platform to get you started.
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The Future Of Collaboration Is Asynchronous
Asynchronous collaboration, enabled by email and chat tools, is superior to voice and video when it comes to balancing productivity with communication.
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The Future Of Collaboration Is Asynchronous
Asynchronous collaboration, enabled by email and chat tools, is superior to voice and video when it comes to balancing productivity with communication.
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Design & Build Podcast Series Wants You
If you have an interesting network project you're willing to talk about on the Packet Pushers Weekly show, please e-mail [email protected]. Describe the project, and I'll see if we can create a "design & build" show around it.
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Design & Build Podcast Series Wants You
If you have an interesting network project you're willing to talk about on the Packet Pushers Weekly show, please e-mail [email protected]. Describe the project, and I'll see if we can create a "design & build" show around it.
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Fun with GRE and HSRP
I recently came across a design in which GRE tunnels were built utilizing HSRP VIP addresses. At first I was unsure of how well this would work so as usual I decided to lab it up. It turns out that this is an excellent counter design to having to place metrics or do any type […]
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Fun with GRE and HSRP
I recently came across a design in which GRE tunnels were built utilizing HSRP VIP addresses. At first I was unsure of how well this would work so as usual I decided to lab it up. It turns out that this is an excellent counter design to having to place metrics or do any type […]
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SDN Doesn’t Negate Monitoring
While SDN automates network configuration, it's not a replacement for network or application performance monitoring tools. In fact, monitoring tools are likely to become more capable as software-driven data streams flow in from all parts of the data center.
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SDN Doesn’t Negate Monitoring
While SDN automates network configuration, it's not a replacement for network or application performance monitoring tools. In fact, monitoring tools are likely to become more capable as software-driven data streams flow in from all parts of the data center.
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Datacenter Vanity
I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]
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Datacenter Vanity
I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]
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Citrix CPX Puts NetScaler In A Container
Citrix CPX is a NetScaler ADC that runs in a container. Currently available as a tech preview, CPX aims to make NetScaler more consumable for developers and push back against HAProxy.
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