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CCSP SNRS (642-504) Quick Learning
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The following Quick Learning Modules are focused on a specific lesson or topic from the current SNRS 642-504 curriculum.
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This 20-minute Quick Learning Module explains best practices and recommendations for securing [...]
CCSP IPS (642-533) Quick Learning
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The following Quick Learning Modules are focused on a specific lesson or topic from the current IPS curriculum.
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Creating Custom Signatures
By the end of this learning module you will be able [...]
How to prepare the CCSP Certification
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009The CCSP certification has CCNA Security as a prerequisite, so you can’t start without that one. Then you need to take 4 more exams, 3 of them are fixed and the last one you can choose out of a list of elective exams.
1. CCNA Security – pre-requisite; Exam 642-553. This one is the entry-level certificate [...]
How to configure IOS Zone-Based Firewall
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Cisco introduced IOS Zone-Based Firewalling (ZFW) in Cisco IOS 12.4(6)T. Cisco announced that their strategic direction for IOS firewalling is going to be with Zone-Based Firewalling. They will continue to support Classic IOS Firewall, but all the new developments will be through Zone-Based Firewalling.
Zone-Based Firewall changes the IOS stateful inspection model from Classic Firewall’s interface-based [...]
Cisco ASA Configuration (Networking Professional’s Library)
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009“Richard Deal’s gift of making difficult technology concepts understandable has remained constant. Whether it is presenting to a room of information technology professionals or writing books, Richard’s communication skills are unsurpassed. As information technology professionals we are faced with overcoming challenges every day…Cisco ASA Configuration is a great reference and tool for answering our [...]
How to Configure the IOS HTTP Application Firewall
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Configuring a new feature, the IOS HTTP Application Firewall, can further enhance the Cisco IOS Classic Firewall.
HTTP uses TCP port 80 to transport Internet web services, which are commonly used on the network and rarely challenged with regard to their legitimacy and conformance to standards. Because traffic on TCP port 80 is typically allowed through [...]
How to Configure the IOS Classic Firewall
Friday, August 28th, 2009The Cisco IOS Classic Firewall implements stateful inspection of traffic flow through the router. The router intercepts packets that it has been configured to intercept, and tracks the state of the packets and compares them against patterns of normal behavior.
The IOS code understands the way that specific protocols operate, and IOS provides support for more [...]
Summary of Cisco IOS Firewall
Friday, August 28th, 2009IOS Firewall is firewall functionality that is included within specific feature licenses of the Cisco IOS. Cisco IOS is the operating system that most Cisco devices operate. All routers, including the new Integrated Services Routers (ISR) run Cisco IOS.
Cisco IOS has had a form of firewalling included since the very early releases. This was in [...]