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Career Development

May 12, 2025

How to Make Cybersecurity Education More Effective

Dave Young

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Using Coaxial Cables to Build Network

A coaxial cable is perfect for transmitting electrical signals. It has 8 types of connectors, including 10Base5/2, Thick/Thin Ethernet, RG-8/58, vampire tap, DIX, AUI, N-series, and PL-259.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: IP Security Protocol (IPSec)

Data is securely & transparently exchanged between computers w/ IPSec ESP Tunnel. Both computers agree on security policy & encrypt/decrypt datagrams.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

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CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Use of Bluetooth in Networking

Learn about the power of Bluetooth, with 2.4GHz frequency and up to 723Kbps data speed. Explore the differences between 3 classifications for peer-to-peer networking.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Transfer and Application Layer Protocols

Explore protocols such as Telnet, FTP, TFTP, SNMP, SMTP, and BOOTP; learn ports, structures, standards, and encryption for secure data transmission.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Fiber Optic Cables

Fiber optic cable transmits secure signals with little signal degradation, resistant to EMI. Comes in two types: single-mode & multimode for strength and reliability.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: OSI Reference Model: TCP/IP Protocols

In the 70s, the US DoD developed six key Internet network protocols. They form the basis of today's Internet, managing errors and info for IP packet processing.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Wireless Networks

Improve network access, range, and more with IEEE 802.11 standards, Ad-hoc and Infrastructure Modes all powered by Wireless Network Adapters. Read this blog to learn more.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Voice Communications in Network Security

Protect your network with VoIP and secure voice comms with physical, technical and admin measures. Prevent colored boxes, dial-in/out, and more threats.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

PPP is the industry-standard network protocol, providing flexibility, authentication, compression, error detection, multiplexing, and support for PAP & CHAP.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: Twisted Pair Cables Used to Build Networks

STP & UTP cabling are used in LANs, most often UTP Cat. 3/5 (Level 5 offers 350MHz for 1Gbps). Read more for grades, connectors & installation info.

CISSP Study Guide

December 15, 2022

CISSP Study Guide: All About The Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Explore CPUs: RISC/CISC, multitasking, multiprogramming, multithreading & multiprocessing. Importance of controlling system operations. Two inputs: instructions & data.