=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TechTarget | Network and Systems Management March 17, 2004 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: The Network is Slow - Do You Know Why? http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,26431,00.htm?track=NL-314&ad=478427&netqos ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents
1. NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIPS - Today's Featured Tip: Wireless standards update - Building an incident report - Understanding malware: A lesson in vocabulary 2. ESSENTIAL LINKS - Featured Topic: WLAN performance - Chapter of the Week: Taking charge of your VoIP project - Article: All-in-one security devices carry their weight ___________________________________________________________________ ********************>> Sponsored by NetQoS <<********************** The Network is Slow - Do You Know Why? Immediately identify and isolate the source of performance problems as they occur - without agents. Through baselining, automatic problem detection and Service Level Management, NetQoS shows how to reduce the time it takes to solve performance issues. Download your FREE "Best Practices in Network Performance Monitoring" white paper now! http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,26431,00.htm?track=NL-314&ad=478427&netqos ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TODAY'S FEATURED NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIP WIRELESS STANDARDS UPDATE by Carrie Higbie In this tip, Carrie discusses the wireless standards covered by the IEEE, frequency broadcasts and voice over wireless, not to mention a quick but important note about wireless security. Click here: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid19_gci955428_tax296045,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=478427 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BUILDING AN INCIDENT REPORT | Barrie Sosinsky In order to document and respond to network incidents you will need to thoroughly record the details of the problem. Documentation is necessary in order to present the activity to management, and, indeed, will be required should your enterprise decide to proceed legally against the parties responsible. Almost as bad as the incident having happened is the feeling that you have missed some crucial piece of evidence that could help track down and convict the culprit, or, worse, leave your systems open to another attack. Take a look at some of the essentials of an incident report here: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci945346,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=478427 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING MALWARE: A LESSON IN VOCABULARY | Mike Chapple Viruses, worms, Trojan horses - the terminology of malicious code sounds like some strange mix between a medical reference and a history textbook! The sea of definitions can be somewhat confusing. Understanding how each piece of malware works is the first step in hardening a network against those attacks. Let's take a look at each of the major types of malicious code and some of their less notable variations. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci942651,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=478427 ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::::::::::::::::: ESSENTIAL LINKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::: ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WLAN PERFORMANCE | Featured Topic We've been fielding so many reader questions on wireless LAN performance issues recently that we decided to bring you a slew of information on maximizing your WLAN performance. This collection will help you monitor, analyze and troubleshoot your WLAN. http://www.searchNetworking.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid7_gci954587,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=478427 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR VOIP PROJECT, CHAPTER 2 | Chapter of the Week This chapter explains how to build a business case for VoIP. It points out some of the benefits that VoIP can provide and discusses how to analyze return on investment (ROI) for VoIP implementation and management. http://www.searchNetworking.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci952108,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=478427 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ALL-IN-ONE SECURITY DEVICES CARRY THEIR WEIGHT | SearchNetworking.com All-in-one security devices are making it easier to keep distributed networks safe, and it's no wonder competition in the space is heating up. Despite earlier misgivings, one international firm explains how it's using a product from ServGate to deploy security updates quickly and efficiently. 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