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PodSnacks: Encryption Concepts

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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We've talked a bit about security in some of our PodSnacks. Let's wander back to that area and spend a bit of time talking about encryption . Encryption is very important any time we are sending information that we want to keep private to places Read More...

PodSnacks: Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://podcast.hill-vt.com/podsnacks/2007q2/vpn.mp3
Our series on routing protocols is essentially complete, although we are likely to come back and fill in some technical details. We have some outstanding requests for information on MPLS and BGP. For now, however, let's go back to a few basics. In Read More...

PodSnacks: Host-based vs. Network-based IPS/IDS

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://podcast.hill-vt.com/podsnacks/2007q2/host-net-security.mp3
We start a new week with a continuation of the theme we started last week: security. In this episode, Mark and Trevor take you through the difference between a Host-based and a Network-based IPS or IDS . You can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by Read More...

PodSnacks: Intrusion Prevention Systems

Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Our security theme continues with a discussion of about Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). Mark and Trevor take you through the basic difference between an IPS and an IDS . You can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by clicking here , or you can use Read More...

PodSnacks: Intrusion Detection System

Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Time to carve out a new topic. We've recently received a few requests for particular subjects, and several of them touched on security themes. Mark and Trevor took some time to record a few of them. The first one is about Intrusion Detection Systems Read More...

PodSnacks: Firewalls

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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If you are connected to the Internet (and if you aren't, how on earth are you reading this blog?), then you might be in trouble. The Internet is a packet network that works on the datagram model: each packet is routed independently and all of the Read More...

VoIP Security Raises Its Ugly Head

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:04 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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For some time we've known that there are issues related to deploying VoIP and IPT systems. One of them is powering the phones. Of course there are solutions for that, most notably Power Over Ethernet ( PoE ). Another issue is E911 support. A great Read More...

Security, Productivity, Web 2.0, Mashups, and Business Intelligence

Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:06 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Go ahead, dare me to write something that ties all of those terms together! Actually, it's rather simple. If you know what they mean, you can probably see the connection yourself. Security (in the information space) is that never ending quest companies Read More...

Zip Meets Zap: The Next Security Problem

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 6:50 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Just when you thought you had finished loading that antivirus package, the spyware detectors, the anti-spam filters, and configuring that firewall (for those of you that actually do such things), you discover that the bad boys have found a new way to Read More...

Be Afraid of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots: Be Very Afraid

Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:28 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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We have often said that when technology begins to show up as articles in the "regular press" you should probably pay attention. It's more than the propeller-heads that might care. Such is the case with a recent article and podcast in Business Read More...

tHAWT Episode #98: Going once, going twice, sold.

Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:50 AM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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In this episode Mark and Trevor celebrate a combination of holidays but also the closure of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, finally. We discuss the winners, including those of us who correctly predicted the outcome. I think some beers are being shipped Read More...

Sometimes an Innocent Website is a Hazard

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 12:51 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Many of us are used to thinking of websites as being broken rather simply into "trusted" and "not trusted." The trusted ones are safe and would never serve up malware. The untrusted ones are ready, willing, and able to load bad code Read More...

HAI Podsnacks TV - Introduction to Information Security

Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:17 PM by rdayvie :: 0 Comments
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Security remains one of the most often discussed topics in our industry. And what better way to help you focus on this key area than to introduce a new way to transfer knowledge. Video PodSnacks! We’ve got several “in the can” and we’re Read More...

PodSnacks: Backup Data Center

Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Most of us know what a data center is, so you can probably easily guess what a backup data center is. What you may not know is that there are three general models for a backup data center, and they differ primarily with regards to their cost and the length Read More...

HAI Picks - Security References

Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:07 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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If it was easy, anyone could do it, right? One of the hot topics today continues Security. No surprise there. It’s still one of the most talked about topic by users of technology. And it’s one that many of you requested in the feedback to Read More...
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