Resequence the access-list!

When it comes to modifying Access lists in Cisco IOS devices most of us remove the ACL's from the Cisco Router and then edit the entries in a note, and then paste back the modified ACL to the respective router via CLI. There is a way to reduce the overhead involved in modifying ACL by using the...
Ten top popular and paying Cisco Certifications-part2

In my previous post we came to know five of the top ten Cisco Certifications which are not only popular but also they yield high remuneration. In this post we will discover...
Ten top popular and paying Cisco Certifications-part1

Recently Global Knowledge and TechRepublic partnered to create a comprehensive IT salary survey. The survey revealed few surprises especially when it comes to Cisco Certification, I thought it would be a great to compile popular Cisco Certifications and their associated pay. No doubt CCIE...
One more Major Security breach – Sony PlayStation Network

Sony Play Station Network went down one more security beach, according to Sony Official PlayStation blog there is no evidence for stolen credit card detail but Sony even not ruling out the possibility. "While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out...
What happened to Cisco’s Flip video camera?

In 2009 Cisco acquired Pure Digital Technologies was not the brave move, eventually it led to back away from the consumer market by the closure of Flip as part of restructuring. Cisco is expected to reduce its headcount by 550 workers. May be a better idea for Cisco Systems to concentrate on its...
Major cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure expected?

A report called ‘In the Dark: Crucial Industries Confront Cyber-attacks', produced by McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has revealed that 40% of 200 IT...
The war of Smartphones, next version of iPhone?

Since its arrival Android is giving a tough time for Apple, plenty of new tablets invented working on Android platform; never the less, Blackberry with its Playbook is expected to do well at least at Enterprise level, HP TouchPad seems to give a tough fight as well. Microsoft is working on Windows...
DNS Queries in Windows 2008 R2 Server fails – Part 2

In my previous post I was talking about the DNS query problem we were facing with Windows 2008 R2 server. The solution is quite simple. Immediately I started monitoring...
DNS Queries in Windows 2008 R2 Server fails – Part 1

In our new Data Center we added new HP Blade servers and installed Windows 2008 R2 on those servers. Our Servers are connected inside our network behind a Cisco PIX 525 firewall. We are looking to resolve all our DNS queries for the external network using a DNS IP address provided by our ISP which...
Cisco Systems launches new appliance, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco Systems new appliance Cisco ISE: Identity Service Engine , which can be deployed as an appliance or a Virtual machine basically designed to help Organizations to gain enterprise wide visibility...