New Cisco CCNP Certification Update

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• New Cisco CCNP Certification Update
• Travel Security: What to Pack to Survive a Natural Disaster
• Websites offered free anti-hijack scans
• Cisco develops VPN client for PCs, smartphones
• Debunking wireless security-isms
• Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps
• Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches
• The Subscription Trap
• Protect Data With On-the-Go Drive Encryption
• Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps
• Force10 claims 10G Ethernet density lead
• Ethernet veteran McHugh joins Brocade
• Data theft creates notification nightmare for BlueCross
• Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP
• Microsoft warns of new bug affecting IE users
• Ex-Mozilla security chief takes job at Apple
• EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds
• F5, Infoblox team on DNS security
• Teen hacker admits crashing PlayStation site

New Cisco CCNP Certification Update Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PST One of the most popular Cisco certifications (probably after CCNA) is the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). A CCNP is like the Master's degree in the Cisco qualifications arena (CCNA can be considered the Bachelor's degree and CCIE is the PhD degree!!). With a CCNP certification, a networking professional proves to be a highly qualified specialist for planning, building and maintaining medium to large IP networks. On January 25, 2010 Cisco announced drastic changes to CCNP certification. The most important one is that instead of taking 4 exams you now need only 3 (ROUTE exam, SWITCH exam and TSHOOT exam). The old 4-exam certification path option will be available until July 31 2010. After that date, only the new 3-exam option will be available. However, from now until July 31 you can mix and match between the old and new exams accordingly. More details about the new CCNP update below: • BSCI, BCMSN, ISCW, ONT exams are available until July 31 2010. • ROUTE exam (642-902) and SWITCH exam (642-813) will be available from March 10, 2010. • TSHOOT exam (642-832) will be available from April 30, 2010. • Exams are becoming even more hands-on (for example the TSHOOT troubleshooting exam is mostly hands-on practical concepts). • Before July 31, 2010 BSCI exam can substitute for ROUTE exam or vice versa. • Before July 31, 2010 BCMSN exam can substitute for SWITCH exam or vice versa. • Exam price will be $200 per exam instead of $150. Overall, the new CCNP update maps better to real-world network environments. Although the exams are less than before, I think it will be more difficult to pass without having actual practical experience with Cisco routers and switches (at least 2 years I would say). For more details about the new CCNP certification, visit the Cisco link here. Related posts: CCNP Certification-Two Essential Study Resources to pass your CCNP Exams Two paths for getting your CCNA Certification – Which one is the best ? Certification Requirements for CCSP

Travel Security: What to Pack to Survive a Natural Disaster Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Secure travel plans often consider kidnapping or terrorism. But what about natural events like the recent quakes in Haiti and Chile? Chris Falkenberg has advice on what travelers should pack for the best chance of surviving a disaster.

Websites offered free anti-hijack scans Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found.

Cisco develops VPN client for PCs, smartphones Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs aimed at enterprise administrators who want to provide secure access to their networks and ward off malicious software.

Debunking wireless security-isms Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST This week's RSA 2010 security conference is a reminder that tackling the many dimensions of information security can feel like a never-ending game of Whac-a-Mole. One ongoing debate is about whether completely nailing security in the wired network eliminates the need to scan the Wi-Fi networks that attach to it for unauthorized activity.

Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture.

Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST For the first time, hackers have become the biggest cause behind publicly reported data breaches, according to a recent report.

The Subscription Trap Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST How can companies make more than a billion dollars selling a service that almost no one wants? By signing up millions of members who don't know that they're becoming members.

Protect Data With On-the-Go Drive Encryption Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST This past January, the health organization Kaiser Permanente reported a theft of an external hard drive from an em­­ployee's car. The hard drive contained data on about 15,500 Northern California patients, including their full names, medical record numbers, and, in some cases, gender, dates of birth, and other info on treatment and care received at Kaiser (but not patients' social security numbers or financial data).

Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture.

Force10 claims 10G Ethernet density lead Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Force10 Networks this week claimed leadership in 10G density in Ethernet switching by unveiling a 40-port 10G line card for its ExaScale switch.

Ethernet veteran McHugh joins Brocade Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST After a disappointing quarter in its Ethernet/IP business, Brocade this week reached out to an industry veteran to try to right the LAN switching ship.

Data theft creates notification nightmare for BlueCross Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST A break-in one evening last October at a shopping mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is proving expensive for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

Microsoft warns of new bug affecting IE users Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Steer clear of the F1 key while surfing the Web, at least for a little while.

Ex-Mozilla security chief takes job at Apple Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.

EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:45 AM PST EMC, Intel and VMware are teaming up to improve security and regulatory compliance in cloud computing with a proof of concept to be demonstrated at this week's RSA Conference in San Francisco.

F5, Infoblox team on DNS security Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Infoblox and F5 have integrated their network appliances to make it easier for corporations to deploy DNSSEC on their Web sites.

Teen hacker admits crashing PlayStation site Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST A 17-year-old honors student from Pennsylvania admitted to crashing Sony's PlayStation site after being banned for cheating in SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals. He brought down the site for 11 days in November 2008 by infecting it with a virus.

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