Thinking problem management!

Reuters has an interesting article about service companies and providers being compromised. All these companies provide and use all the major firewalls on the market and yet holes were punched through all of them!
Read the article over at LinkedIn over here.

Oxidized is an open-source project started by Saku Ytti and Samer Abdel-Hafez as an alternative to the very popular RANCID software. A little over a year ago, I created a RANCID server to backup the configuration of my network devices. It has been a good, stable piece of software that has been doing the job very well across hundreds of devices.

Read the blog post over at Packet Pushers here.

RANDBURG – Vumacam aims to revolutionise the way security operates in Joburg.

Read the article over at the Randburg Sun here.

TLDR: MSTP is generally the right choice unless you know why you shouldn’t.
“Most networks will ever be touched by more then one person that understands spanning-tree in it’s operational life” – Anon Read the blog post over at Etherealmind over here.

Take snapshots of your routing table, mac, arp tables, as well as running configs and many other show commands.

Find out more about the product here.

Runs on Windows Workstation or Server TACACS.net can be installed on a Windows Server or desktop system. Windows Server is preferred for better performance and Active Directory integration, but can also be run on a Windows desktop system with local Users and Groups, or with local static credentials configured within the system.
Pre-compiled software with installation wizard The software does not require compiling and comes with an easy to use installation wizard to get you up and running within minutes
Active Directory Integration Integrates seamlessly with Active Directory without requiring any additional software. You can create profiles based on groups or subgroups already configured in AD. Users can authenticate using their Windows username and password.
Runs as a Windows service Windows start/stop/reload
No dependencies TACACS.net software does not require any other languages or interpreters like Perl, Java, or Python. This simplifies installation and reduces complexity and…

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