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Wireshark Network Analysis (Second Edition)

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Nick Moody
Saturday, 29 August 2015 / Published in Certifications, Networking, Security, The Bookshelf
Superbly written by Laura Chappell the Wireshark Network Analysis (Second Edition) is a must have book. Not only to learn the Wireshark tool in great depth but also protocol analysis in general. I’ve been eager to study for the WCNA (Wireshark Certified Network Analyst) for some time now so I made the purchase a few
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Net Assured Moves to HTTPS

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Nick Moody
Tuesday, 28 July 2015 / Published in Security
This week I migrated the web site over to https.  I opted for an extended validation certificate which means we get the shiny green box with “Net Assured Limited” in the browsers URL bar.  The process to obtain an EV certificate is lengthy and in some cases can take weeks to be validated and certificate
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Brocade Certified Vrouter Engineer (BCVRE)

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Nick Moody
Monday, 27 July 2015 / Published in Certifications, Networking, Security
A few months back I registered with Brocade for a promotion to study and take the Brocade Certified vrouter Engineer exam (BCVRE).  I’ve had some time recently to take the online course, install the vyatta vrouter in my lab and have a play. I took the exam this morning and passed, I thought I’d write a few notes
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Keyless Entry

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Nick Moody
Thursday, 21 May 2015 / Published in Security
Do you have a car with keyless entry?  more specifically can you leave your key fob in your pocket and gain entry into the car and start the engine by pushing a button on the dashboard? Then you have a problem! Anyone with a £13 device from eBay will be able to unlock your car,
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News / Articles WE 03/05/2015

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Nick Moody
Monday, 04 May 2015 / Published in Networking, Security
Traceroute across ECMP Interesting article from Jeremy Stretch regarding the effect on Traceroute across an ECMP Network depending on the OS used: http://packetlife.net/blog/2015/apr/27/traceroute-and-not-so-equal-ecmp/ Free Networking Books Packet Pushers post with a list of technical books that are free! http://packetpushers.net/free-networking-books/ Palo Alto Networks Podcast New Podcast from Palo Alto Networks to subscribe too http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/04/dont-panic-unit-42-podcast/ Certificate types
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News / Articles WE 25/04/2015

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Nick Moody
Sunday, 26 April 2015 / Published in Networking, Security
I use 1Password myself and learned some new features I was not aware of: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2909541/security0/8-reasons-to-use-1password-that-dont-involve-storing-passwords.html#tk.rss_all Good read about a real example of surviving a DDOS attack: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2909523/network-security/a-true-story-of-combating-a-large-scale-ddos-attack.html#tk.rss_all Great Article regarding Openflow / VXLAN and Cisco ACI: http://www.networkcomputing.com/understanding-openflow-vxlan-and-ciscos-aci/a/d-id/1319943?_mc=RSS_NWC_EDT Palo Alto Networks named best next generation firewall: http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/04/palo-alto-networks-named-best-next-generation-firewall-by-sans/ New Star Wars Trailer Sorry, this had to go
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News / Articles 6/4/2015

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Nick Moody
Monday, 06 April 2015 / Published in Networking, Security
Really useful article about troubleshooting network problems: http://packetpushers.net/troubleshooting-networks-tips-from-a-network-detective/     Check out this submarine map which interactively details under sea communication cables. Its pretty cool! http://submarine-cable-map-2015.telegeography.com/               Three tips for technical blogging: http://keepingitclassless.net/2015/03/three-tips-for-technical-blogging/           Palo Alto‘s Golbal Protect Mobile Security Manager 6.2 is released. read

News / Articles Week Ending 21/03/2015

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Nick Moody
Friday, 20 March 2015 / Published in Security
SSL Interception Interesting article regarding SSL interception deployments and associated risks. It would certainly be advisable to check your own deployments. http://www.cert.org/blogs/certcc/post.cfm?EntryID=221 SSL Troubleshooting While we are on the subject of SS, here’s a useful article regarding troubleshooting SSL connections using openssl.  The article covers the following: 1. Check the Connection 2. Decoding a Base64 Certificate
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My Last Lenovo Thinkpad?

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Nick Moody
Sunday, 22 February 2015 / Published in Personal, Security
I’ve owned 3 Thinkpads over the last decade.  My first one was the original IBM Thinkpad, the last two were Lenovo branded.  All three I’ve owned have been the X series aimed at the road warrior professional with demands for high performance computing in a small and lightweight device. I chose and have so far
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CCNA Security 640-554 Official Cert Guide

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Nick Moody
Sunday, 01 February 2015 / Published in Security, The Bookshelf
This is another Cisco Press book that has a well deserving place on my bookshelf.  This was one of the resources I used to study for the Cisco CCNA Security exam.  Highly recommended. More information here
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