Archive for the ‘Book reviews’ Category
March 31st, 2009 by Ivan Pepelnjak
The high-end books published by Cisco Press are usually pretty good, but every now and then they manage to produce a masterpiece that has all the potential to become a legend. The “IPv6 Security” book by Scott Hogg and Eric Vyncke is definitely in this category and is a must-read ...
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December 5th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
Based on the title, I would assume that the Cisco Press book Voice over IP Security: Security best practices derived from deep analysis of the latest VoIP network threats attracts primarily senior voice engineers who know that they have to secure their production networks. The author of the book strongly ...
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November 6th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
I was very anxious to get my copy of Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM) from Cisco Press, as I'm a purely router-focused person, and I wanted to understand the capabilities of the Firewall Services Module (PIX/ASA-like blade for the Catalyst 6500 switching system with virtual firewall capability). I have ...
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August 18th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
Majority of the network performance issues would never occur if someone would force the application developers to use their own solutions across a slow-speed high-delay wide area connection. But since they're allowed to work in high-speed LAN environments, we're stuck with inefficient transport protocols, file sharing solutions, software distribution methods ...
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July 9th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
If you want to understand the buzz raised recently about IP version 6, and your daily job includes more budget meetings, payroll discussions or strategy/operational planning than router configuration, Global IPv6 Strategies: From Business Analysis to Operational Planning (Cisco Press, 2008) is a mandatory book for you. The authors, Patrick ...
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