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Sharpening your security skills
Unique skills and abilities can make a real difference in your marketability in today's challenging workplace, particularly where security is concerned. Kicking off his series, "Defending your netw...26 May 2006
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Managing processes and tasks in Windows Vista
This article looks at new capabilities in Windows Vista for managing processes and scheduling tasks and how administrators can use these capabilities for maintaining and troubleshooting systems.26 May 2006
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Raceway's secure wireless network is living life in the fast lane
Laguna Seca raceway unwired the outdoors when it extended its wireless network outside, where it would handle the network needs of thousands of racers, TV crews, and fans in a secure, reliable envi...25 May 2006
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Net Intelligence column: A call for IPS, network behavior consolidation
Networking professionals stand to benefit from consolidation under way in the overcrowded security market as intrusion prevention providers, under competitive pressure to advance their application ...24 May 2006
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Net Intelligence
A call for IPS, network behavioral technology consolidation24 May 2006
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Wireless security, easy-to-use VPNs, and global application acceleration top the news
Network Chemistry launches index to highlight threats in the wireless space, while F5 upgrades FirePass with-user friendly enhancements. Meanwhile, Verizon Business is backing global application ac...23 May 2006
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Basic Object Configuration, chapter 2 of 'Pro Nagios 2.0'
Get started on the basics of configuring your Nagios server to monitor hosts and services. Learn the differences between Nagios object types and their capabilities.22 May 2006
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Testing Local Resources - from 'Nagios: System and Network Monitoring'
Keep track of your network activity with open source monitoring app, Nagios. Chapter 7, "Testing Local Resources" explains how to test plug-ins over a local network since some lack their own networ...22 May 2006
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How to (really) harden Windows clients
Hardening Windows clients with a long checklist or an auditor's suggestions might be overkill according to contributor Kevin Beaver. Take a look at his bare-minimum checklist and his recommendation...22 May 2006
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Nmap: A valuable open source tool for network security
Open source tool Nmap is a popular choice amongst hackers and security pros alike for network mapping and testing for network vulnerabilities.22 May 2006
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TechTarget/Networking Media tip writers' guidelines
Guidelines for TechTarget freelance tip writers or users who would like to submit a tip.22 May 2006
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Nortel, Symantec team up on secure application switch
Nortel Networks is releasing a new application switch with intrusion prevention from Symantec inside.22 May 2006
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firehose effect
A firehose effect occurs in a network when the source (transmitting) computer or terminal sends data too fast for a destination (receiving) computer or terminal to deal with it. The term comes from...18 May 2006
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Ethernet point-of-presence (EPOP)
Ethernet point-of-presence (EPOP) is a technology developed by Level 3 Communications that provides widespread access to broadband networks. As a large network increases its bandwidth, it can inclu...18 May 2006
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Network analysis tool gives managers a 'heads up'
NetScout recently rolled out a new network analysis tool that understands network behavior and presents managers with information when that behavior changes. UPS has been testing it out.18 May 2006
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Is there an industry standard for monitoring network/device availability?
Is there an industry standard for monitoring network/device availability?17 May 2006
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How can I provide a proven, flexible way to control and apply content-based protection policies for
How can I provide a proven, flexible way to control and apply content-based protection policies for network bandwidth, other than using a bluecoat proxy?17 May 2006
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IEEE 802.3at: Power over Ethernet plus
802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) has been widely adopted for powering VoIP phones, wireless access points and a number of other network-connected products. But it provides a limited amount of powe...17 May 2006
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Using IDS as a hack detection tool
Intrusion-detection systems (IDS) play a critical role in protecting the IT infrastructure. In this tip, security expert Michael Gregg discusses the types of IDS, how they work and how to get start...17 May 2006
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Troubleshooting WLAN connectivity on the network
This tip looks at potentially troublesome areas an admin will want to consider when troubleshooting WLAN connectivity on the network: the access point (AP), the LAN, the authentication server and r...15 May 2006
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