Cisco and Microsoft's tricky partnership
June 30
Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers may not like to say so, but his old friends and partners at Microsoft are quickly becoming his competitors.

The leaky corporation
June 23, 2005
Firms are not protecting the data they hold. Their complacency may cost them dearly.

Cisco Unveils Application Aware Networking
June 21, 2005
Cisco Systems unveiled its vision for Application-Oriented Networking (AON) -- a new initiative and set of technologies designed to move beyond the packet level to read application-to-application messages flowing within the network.

Cisco packs security products together
June 13, 2005
Cisco Systems introduced software that ties together a variety of its security products so service providers can offer more-effective protection against distributed denial-of-service attacks.

Security: Risk and reward
June 11, 2005
IT executives need to challenge the perception that security investment does not deliver tangible business benefits.

Study: IT job market may be looking up
June 9, 2005
U.S. technology workers may be looking at a better job market in the coming months, according to a new study from staffing firm Robert Half Technology.

Yahoo! and Cisco Drive Industry Toward a Unified E-Mail Authentication Standard to Combat E-Mail Forgery
June 1, 2005
DomainKeys Identified Mail available royalty-free to the industry-at-large.

Validate whether a project is really in trouble before applying project rescue techniques
May 31, 2005
If you believe the statistics, most projects fail. But the definition of "failure" should be something different for each organization.

How to make your IPv4 network scalable to IPv6
May 31, 2005
The next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6, hasn't been deployed as quickly as planned. But IPv6 will arrive, eventually. Here's what you need to do to make sure your networks will scale.

Synchronize a Cisco router's clock with Network Time Protocol (NTP)
May 26, 2005
It's critical that all devices on an organization's network display the accurate time and date. If they don't, things can go wrong in a hurry. TechRepublic explains why Cisco devices need to use Network Time Protocol (NTP) for their time synchronization needs, and he tells you how to configure NTP on your Cisco devices.

Will 'Internet security' always be an oxymoron?
May 20, 2005
We've reached a point where it's no longer possible to hide the fact that there's a horrible problem with core Internet security. Is this the point of no return, or is a secure Internet still possible? TechRepublic delves into the past to see how we got to this point and shares his thoughts on where to go from here.

Cisco tips hand on new business unit
May 20, 2005
Cisco Systems gave a peek at the work going on in its new business unit this week, signaling the company's push to drive sales of its networking gear.

VeriSign to put more backbone into the Net
May 19, 2005
VeriSign plans to significantly increase the number of DNS servers it operates, a move that it says will make a key part of the Internet's infrastructure more resilient to cyberattacks.

Flaw found in VPN crypto security
May 12, 2005
A flaw in a popular VPN technology could allow hackers to obtain a text version of encrypted communications with only "moderate effort," a tech security body has warned.

Cisco Confirms Arrest In Theft Of Its Code
May 11, 2005
The incident has been a matter of concern because malicious hackers might find flaws in the code that could be exploited to impair the functioning of Cisco's routers, which handle a significant portion of traffic on the Internet.

U.S. military security defeated by copy and paste
May 4, 2005
Experts are warning people to be careful with electronic documents that contain sensitive data after a breach in which classified U.S. military information thought to be hidden in a PDF document was uncovered.

Security fears put wrench in VoIP networks
May 4, 2005
Worries over viruses and network downtime are keeping chief information officers from going for purely IP networks — and that's why Avaya uses Linux, according to Don Peterson, CEO of the networking company.

Cisco device to unite security functions
May 3, 2005
Cisco Systems plans to announce a product that will combine into one box numerous security functions previously available only as separate products.

Cisco gives OS face-lift to older routers
April 18, 2005
Hoping to fend off IP hardware rivals, Cisco Systems is using a new operating system to pump life back into an aging router product line.

Flaw found in Cisco, Juniper and IBM kit
April 13, 2005
A software flaw that affects products from Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks and IBM has been announced by Britain's national emergency response team.

Learn which three tools no Cisco admin should be without
April 7, 2005
What's better than a cool tool that makes being a network administrator easier? David Davis shares the top three Cisco administration tools he uses on a daily basis. See which tools he can't live without, and then share your own favorite tools in this article's discussion.

The OSI Model
The seven-layer, Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Reference Model.

Authorized Training Vendors - What Does That Mean to You?
In order to spend your training dollars wisely, consider what you should ask about a training company.

Flexible Training
What, When, And Why You Need It.