IPSEC VPN is a great technology for encrypting and securing communications between networks (used also in VPN software clients as well). The only drawback is that IPSEC supports ONLY pure IP unicast traffic and nothing else. If you want to securely pass multicast or non-IP traffic between sites then IPSEC alone will not work. Fortunately Cisco […]
Latest Vulnerabilities in Cisco PIX and ASA.
On October 22, Cisco announced three vulnerabilities in the Cisco ASA 5500 series and PIX Firewall models running software versions 7.x and 8.x. ( See Cisco Security Advisory) The three security issues identified are the following: Windows NT Domain Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Cisco ASA or PIX security appliances configured for IPSec or SSL-based remote access VPNs using Windows […]
Average Salary of Cisco Engineers in UK for 2008
According to the site http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk , IT Jobs in 2008 that have requested Cisco Experience and skills for recruitment, are offering an average salary of £41,802 UK Pounds per year. During the same period last year, the average salary was £43,462 (-3.82 % decrease in 2008). This shows that recession is hitting the IT industry […]
Cisco is no 6 in the 100-Best-Companies-to-Work list
FORTUNE magazine published a list with the “100 Best Companies to work” for 2008, and Cisco Systems is no. 6 in the list. Specifically, Cisco is recognized as a company that keeps the balance between work and modern life, offers many choices and innovation in the field of communications, and provides competitive salaries and has low rate of withdrawal […]
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Vs NetPro Connection Forum
If you purchase a service contract with Cisco, you can have access to the so called TAC service (Technical Assistance Center) which is a technical support team spread all over the world to assist you in troubleshooting and solving any technical Cisco problem you may have. When you open a TAC case, they usually ask […]