Back in September I wrote an post on Double Authentication in which I noted that I would elaborate on the HTTP Form Authentication method menu option at a later date. This post gives an overview of both its mechanism as well as its use by Cisco ASA security appliances. One reason why a network administrator […]

How do you really know that the computers on your network are valid and legitimate? The flip-side of the coin asks how do those machines know that they’re connected to the proper network? Those are both good questions that we often look at in the course Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure […]

Many of the students that attend the Cisco MARS classes I teach must comply with an increasing number of regulations for security practices.  Not least among these is the set of requirements known as the Payment Card Industry Digital Security Standard (PCI DSS).  One such requirement in the newer version of this standard is referenced […]