PIX Device Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) that manages a single Cisco PIX Firewall. PDM uses certificates and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) to securely access, configure, and monitor a PIX Firewall from your PC. There have been various Cisco GUI tools for easy configuration of various devices. Sometimes these have been a bit limited or clunky, or clearly intended as getting-started tools for folks new to Cisco. I've got to say I was favorably impressed with PDM. No, it doesn't manage more than one PIX. But it sure looks like the configuration tools in PDM give you nice visibility into how it is configured, and the monitoring tools provide a very nice way to keep tabs on what the PIX is doing at any given time.
Cisco’s PIX firewall is one of the more common hardware devices used to protect smallto medium-size networks from outside attacks. Correctly configured PIX also helps you maintain some level of control over resources that internal users can access. In this article, we’ll walk through the steps to get a PIX firewall up and running in a useful configuration. For many years, the Cisco PIX has been the established Cisco firewall. But in May 2005, Cisco introduced a new offering—the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). However, the PIX are still available. Many People think of the differences between these two product lines. Let's take a look. Ok, here is something different. Here you can download the below file, fill up the form and bingo!!! Your Cisco PIX configuration is ready. Just copy and paste on the PIX Console. If you haven’t heard yet, the ISA Firewall is going away. The last version of the ISA Firewall is going to be ISA 2006. However, that doesn’t mean that the ISA software that we’ve come to love over the year is going away. While the ISA brand will fall into the dustbin of history, we’ll see the next version of the ISA Firewall come in with a new name: the Forefront Threat Management Gateway. There are a number of reasons why the ISA name is going away... Here are some top free security tools you can and should be using to help protect, disinfect, and manage your Windows computer. Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. However, there are steps you can take to r educe your organization's threat level. The first step is to understand what risks, threats, and vulnerabilities currently exist in your environment. The second step is to learn as much as possible about the problems so you can formulate a solid response. The third step is to intelligently deploy your selected countermeasures and safeguards to erect protections around your most mission-critical assets. In this Post we will discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security. A Cisco IOS Router offers a great deal of Configuration options when you enable the firewall. However, while this may offer a better sense of security, it can also be pretty overwhelming, thanks to the complexity of the configuration. But the SDM firewall policy wizard can make things easier. Wireless networking is easy to set up, and it's convenient, especially if you like to move around the house or office without your portable computer while staying connected. But because they use the airwaves, wireless communications are more vulnerable to interception and attack than a wired connection. Here are some tips for securing your wireless network. New technologies make it easier for all of us to get our work done online, communicate with others, and take advantage of all the Internet-based entertainment that’s available today. But many of those same technologies have also made it easier for cyber criminals—the bad guys who use the ‘Net for illegal purposes—to do their dirty deeds. We’re talking about hackers, attackers, spammers, scammers, phishers, and other criminal types. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 10 online technologies that they love to exploit and see how you can protect yourself, both at home and at your business, when using those technologies. Read this document on Scribd: 10 technologies that cyber criminals love to exploit |
AuthorHi, I am Indrajit Banerjee. I am CCNA, MCSE and CCNP certified and currently pursuing MBA. I am working as a Systems and Network Administrator at an MNC and have more than 5 years of Experience in Systems and Network Administration, Security and Design. My Hobbies are working on System and Network Security, Working on different types of Application Servers, System and Network Penetration and vulnerability testing (few people define it as Hacking) and blogging. |