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Cable & Media Types Standars
December 25, 2009 - 5:09 pm
Tags: Cabling
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Cables
10Base5
50-ohm thick Coax
Thicknet
500 Meters
Bus
10Base2
50-ohm RG-58 A/U
Thinnet
185 Meters
Bus
10BaseT
Cat 3 UTP (or better)
100 Meters
Star
100BaseTX
Cat 5 UTP (or better)
100 Meters
Star
Gigabit Ethernet
Cat 6 UTP (or better)
Depends
Star
Category
Name
Speed
Network
Cat 1
Not suitable for data communications.
Cat 2
Not suitable for networks but may be used to connect terminals to mainframes.
Cat 3
10BaseT
10 Mbps
Ethernet
Cat 4
16 Mbps
Token Ring
Cat 5
100BaseTX
100 Mbps
Ethernet
Cat 6
Gigabit Ethernet
155 Mbps
Etnernet
Cat 7
1 Gbps
Ethernet
ACCESS MEDIA TYPES
BASEBAND
BROADBAND
Digital [...]
KERBEROS AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL
November 8, 2009 - 7:12 am
Tags: Authentication, Kerberos
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Kerberos is a computer network authentication protocol, which allows nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner. It is also a suite of free software published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that implements this protocol. Its designers aimed primarily at a client-server model, and it [...]
IPSEC PROTOCOL STANDARD
November 8, 2009 - 6:57 am
Tags: IP Security, IPSEC
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Wikipedia Says that Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for establishing mutual authentication between agents at the beginning of the session and negotiation of cryptographic keys to be used during the session. [...]
OSI Reference Model Layer Summary
October 22, 2009 - 4:04 pm
Tags: CISSP Review, IT Basics
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The The Open System Interconnection Reference Model is some thing that should be completely learned and memorized. Pretty much just read the chart a couple of times and try to learn it so that when you are asked you can have a quick response.
C&A Life Cycle
October 19, 2009 - 6:57 pm
Tags: C&A, CISSP
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A correct implementation of the Certification and Accreditation program will help the organization maintain a secure environment on the computer systems. An establish life cycle will help the organization maintain a properly revised program.
5 TYPES OF BCP TESTING
October 17, 2009 - 4:44 pm
Tags: BCP, Business Continuity, CISSP
Posted in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, CISSP Review | No Comments
Business Continuity Planning is the key essential master plan used for recovery and restore of business. This logistical plan will layout how the organization will recover from partial or complete interruption of business. Here is a quick guide that will help you determine if the business continuity plan will work.
Security Certifications
October 16, 2009 - 11:37 am
Tags: CISA, CISM, CISSP, GIAC, GSEC, Security +, SSCP
Posted in Certifications | No Comments
Almost 2 years ago I took the CISSP. I have to admit I have no test taking abilities, and the proctor staring at me for 6 hours killed me. I failed with a 685. This was a very tragic moment on my life; knowing that the pass rate is 70%, I felt the stupidest person [...]
TCP/IP IP Model 2
October 15, 2009 - 11:20 pm
Tags: Network, TCP/IP
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TCP/IP model, the peculiar thing about this image, is it’s layout. It is organized in such way to help you understand TCP/IP and how it works. Combining this knowledge will help you have an understanding for the CISSP exam.
TCP/IP Model
October 13, 2009 - 11:52 am
Tags: CISSP, Network, OSI Model, TCP/IP
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This Model should be learned and memorized, if asked you should not have to think about them. These links will guide you to their wikis for easy study access.
Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria
October 11, 2009 - 11:34 pm
Tags: CISSP, TCSEC
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Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) is a US Gov. DoD standard that sets basic requirements for assessing the effectiveness of computer security controls built into a computer system. The TCSEC was used to evaluate, classify and select computer systems being considered for the processing, storage and retrieval of sensitive or classified information.