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Network Routing: Part 3 – Other Cisco Routers: Service Provider, Small Business, Virtual, WAN

Tech20202021-03-16T09:29:30+00:00Categories: Computer & Network Concepts, Networking|Tags: Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms, cisco, Cisco ASR, Cisco Network Convergence System 5000 Series, Network Routing, Networking, Router, Router Device, Routing, Service Provider Core Router, Service Provider Edge Router, Small business Router, Virtual Router, WAN Aggregation and Internet Edge Routers, Wireless WAN Router|

To make you more familiar with the concepts of network routing and to get acquainted with the reputable vendors of network routers, we have prepared a number of blogs as a series, the different parts of which are as follows: Part 1 - What is a Network Router? Routing Terms (Such as Routing Protocols, and [...]

Cisco ASA Firewalls

Tech20202020-09-11T12:51:18+00:00Categories: Anti-malware & Firewalls, Network Security|Tags: Anti-malware, ASA, ASA 5505, ASA 5510, ASA 5525, ASA 5540, ASA 5550, ASA 5580, ASA 5580 -20, ASA 5580 -40, cisco, concurrent session, DMZ, Firewall, hardware firewall, High Availability, IDS, intrusion prevention systems, IPS, IPsec, Network Security, Next-Generation Firewall, Phishing Attack, Security Context, SSL, Throughput, virtual interface, VLAN, VPN|

This post is about Cisco Firewalls. It aggregates available information from datasheets published by Cisco. The ASA in Cisco ASA stands for Adaptive Security Appliance. We suggest that you read the following two posts before continuing to read this post: All Things about Firewall Hardware Firewalls In fact, Cisco ASA is a security device that combines [...]

Basics of Network Security

Tech20202020-08-14T07:15:24+00:00Categories: Network Security|Tags: Anti-malware, cisco, CISSP-Course, Cyber Attacks, cyber crime, cyber security, CyberSecurity, E-mail Encryption, e-mail security, Encryption, endpoint security, Firewall, IDS, intrusion prevention systems, IPS, Malware, mobile security, Network Attacks, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Penetration Testing, web security, wireless security|

It is essential for all organizations to protect their networks. With hackers increasing and becoming smarter day by day, the need to utilize network security tool becomes more and more impotent. Network security is any activity designed to protect the usability and integrity of network and data. In fact, network security is a term used [...]

IT Security Baselines

Tech20202020-10-19T08:01:55+00:00Categories: Microsoft, Network Security|Tags: administrative accounts, Anti-malware, Authentication, backup, cisco, Cryptography, Encryption, Firewall, Hardening Baselines, IT Security Baselines, Malware, Microsoft, Network Monitoring, Password, Password protection, PCI DSS, Physical Server, Security Checklist, service account, virtual machine, VM, Windows Server, Wireless Security Baselines|

All organizations are need to keep their apps and devices secure. These apps/ devices must be compliant with the security baselines defined by the organization. A security configuration checklist (lockdown or hardening guide or benchmark) is form a series of instructions for configuring a product to a particular security baseline. IT security checklists are helpful to [...]

What’s VDI?

Tech20202020-09-24T06:33:45+00:00Categories: Computer & Network Concepts, Networking|Tags: Blast Extreme, cisco, Citrix, Connection brocker, Enlightened Data Transport (EDT), Hypervisor, Independent Computing Architecture (ICA), ITperfection, PC over IP (PCoIP), Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), VDI, Virtual desktop infrastructure, Virtualization, Virtualization Application, VMware|

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is defined as the hosting of desktop environments on a central server. In fact, VDI is a desktop virtualization technology wherein a desktop operating system (OS) - typically Microsoft Windows - runs and is managed in an on-premises or cloud data center. The virtual desktop image is delivered over a network [...]

Hardware Firewalls

Tech20202020-09-11T12:49:43+00:00Categories: Anti-malware & Firewalls, Network Security|Tags: Barracuda firewall, cisco, Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower NGFW, Cyber Attacks, cyber security, Dell SonicWALL TZ, Firewall, Firewall Throughput, Fortinet FortiGate, Hardware firewalls, ITperfection, Network Attacks, Network Security, Next-Generation Firewall, NGFW Throughput, Sophos XG Firewall, SSL-VPN Throughput|

Previously; We wrote an article as “All Things about Firewalls" earlier. Now, we want to discuss more about hardware firewalls. A hardware firewall is a physical device similar to a server that filters traffic to a computer. Hardware firewall has processor, memory, and sophisticated software, powerful networking components (hardware and software) and force all traffic [...]