Ethan, Dan and Greg are Deep Diving into the Security Topic of “Defense in Depth” and what it really means. We had an open discussion that really didn’t go far enough. That’s why it’s Phase Alpha.
Packet Pushers – Show 3 – Defense in Depth – Phase Alpha
15th May 2010 by 1 Comment
How Do You Interview for Technical People?
14th May 2010 by 6 Comments
The classical method of interviewing (either in person or over the phone), I’ve always found to be quite useless. It does have a ‘weeding’ effect of removing the completely clueless, but that’s all. The problem is when you ask people to describe protocols/systems/methods etc you’re testing their booksmart skills, not their real world ones.
◎ Musing: On Permananent and Ephemeral Knowledge and Exam Study
13th May 2010 by 5 Comments
Like many tech-workers, we need to ingest vast quantities of knowledge to get started in our jobs. Without that knowledge, there is no working in our business. What is unique, however, is that we continue to ingest knowledge for the remainder of our careers – often consuming large portions of our personal time and energy. Worse we even get tested on it by sitting formal examinations.
How can we manage this process to be more effective ?
Evolution of the Diffserv Field
13th May 2010 by Leave a Comment
I found this graphic in a Cisco Networkers presentation. Something just clicked.
Google Docs Now Supports Diagrams
11th May 2010 by 2 Comments
Check out Google Docs – it does a very good job (considering) of Network Diagrams.
Is Cisco Licensing an Attack on Corporate Privacy and Security ?
9th May 2010 by 7 Comments
The not so obvious aspect of the License Management is that Cisco will receive reports from your license server that will not only show the licenses that you own but also all the hardware that you have. From this Cisco will be able to build a very effective picture of what your business looks like. How much will Cisco know about you ?
Packet Pushers – Show 2 – Attack of the PacketPushers
9th May 2010 by 4 Comments
This is the second podcast by the PacketPushers crew. We’re slightly more prepared this week, and had more of an idea what to expect. Hopefully that’ll be evident in the podcast!
