DFWCUG Newsletter

September 2007 Newsletter

Volume 11 No. 9

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is a non-profit independent users group which meets on the first Wednesday of every month for the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry and Cisco products for the benefit of Cisco users.

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September Meeting

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Date:	September 5, 2007

Topic:	Securing IOS in the Enterprise
	Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) provides unique glue that allows deployment of end-to-end security measures on a network of any size. Securing each router is imperative to having an highly available network. Doing so in a fashion whereby security of control plane, management plane and data plane are addressed adequately allows to address infrastructure security in a methodical and manageable fashion. This session allows to explore Cisco IOS old favorites and newest security tricks applicable to match today's demand generated by the security threats. Security considerations on any network must be carried out in two-fold fashion; security as a feature and security as a (managed) service. Learning how to achieve both whilst addressing stringent network requirements for today's competitive businesses will provide a checklist of security measures already available in Cisco IOS. Expect some homework to better your network's security posture!

Speaker:	Kunjal Trivedi - Cisco Systems Kunjal joined Cisco in 1999 and has worked extensively in the field of Internet security with global SP and Enterprise customers on very large networks. Currently, he is helping Cisco shape Managed Security Services marketing vision and strategy. A widely respected networking security expert, Kunjal presents infrastructure security, IP security and Managed Security topics at Cisco Networkers events as well as at conferences such as ARPICOT. Kunjal has a Bachelor of Engineering degree with honors in electrical and electronics engineering from University of Wales, College of Cardiff, and a Master of Science degree in Artificial Intelligence from Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK. He holds CISSP and CCIE designations in routing and switching as well as security. He also has been awarded Chartered Engineer status by Institute of Engineering and Technology. Recently, his book '[Read Me First]: Building or Buying VPNs' was published. He can be reached at kunjal@cisco.com.

Time:	6:30-7:00 PM - Catered dinner provided 7:00-9:00 PM - Presentations 9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads

Place:	Cisco's Richardson Campus 2200 E President George Bush Building 6 - Larissa Conference Room Richardson, TX (214) 575-3192 Enter on the East side - sign in Google map

Meeting Sponsor for September - Robert Half Technology

Robert Half Technology offers flexible staffing solutions to premier organizations worldwide that require technical expertise on demand. Projects range from complex e-business and web development initiatives to enterprise wide application development and technical system support. The technology professionals we deploy, on either a contract, contract-to-hire or full-time basis, include software developers, project managers, database specialists, networking and internetworking specialists, and help desk support professionals. More about Robert Half Technology.

Door Prizes

At each meeting, we give away Cisco Press books that have been donated by Cisco Press - thanks Jamie! Meeting sponsors have also been known to provide door prizes... so make sure you get your raffle ticket and as always - you must be present to win.

Presentations

Upcoming:

October - PIX/ASA Version 8.0 - Joe Harris - Cisco Systems
Sponsor - TBD
November - TBD

We are always looking for good speakers. If you would like to do a presentation for the group or if you know someone that would like to do a presentation, please contact us.

Eric Severson

Vice President

Techbits

Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator (PISA) is now orderable. This SUP does NBAR in hardware. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 - Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator (PISA) embeds multi-gigabit deep packet inspection capability into Cisco’s flagship switching platform. This enables hardware acceleration of services that offers new levels of application intelligence, integrated security, and operational manageability for Enterprise campus access and WAN routing.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7209/index.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2797/prod_brochure0900aecd805aeb81.html

Want to buy switches with 10GE uplinks for the future? Not sure how to ease into the deployment? Look into the Cisco® TwinGig Converter Module. It offers investment protection for 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches such as the Cisco Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Series Switches by enabling migration from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks based upon business needs, without having to upgrade the switches.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7077/products_data_sheet0900aecd805bbee3.html

Need a 7200 router with an NPE-G2 but short on rack space? The Cisco 7201 router extends the Cisco 7200 Series innovation leadership with a new 1RU compact form factor router offering not only high-performance through the integrated fixed Network Processing Engine (NPE-G2) but also a low power consumption routing solution.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7253/index.html

Security today isn't just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of customers, investors and employees. This new security landscape requires a new security conference. It requires The Security Standard. Register now for this exclusive industry event on September 9–10 in Chicago, Illinois. The first 500 qualified professionals attend free.
http://www.thesecuritystandard.net/

Blueprint for Network Evolution
If you missed industry analyst Zeus Kerravala discussing innovations in the campus with Cisco executives Marie Hattar, Kumar Srikantan, and Brian Christensen, the video is now available on our Website.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns725/networking_solutions_package.html

Still running CATOS? Time to migrate to IOS! For your Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, download this conversion tool, input your Cisco Catalyst OS software configuration file, and generate a Cisco IOS Software configuration file.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_tech_note09186a008015bfa6.shtml

Cisco Study Groups

We introduced you to the CCNA and CCNP Prep Center’s on Cisco’s web site in a previous newsletter. The links to those sites and more training materials can be found on the Cisco Learning Center. In addition to CCNA and CCNP materials, it also has web-based training for security, broadband, voice, wireless, and more! Check out the link below:

Cisco Learning Center

Leaders wanted – The announcement went out last month for a new CCNA study group that plans to pass the test before it changes on November 6. That date may be too soon for some of you. Talk to tyoung@cisco-users.org about starting another group!

Tom Young

Director of Education

President's Queue

The CUG wishes to extend a big welcome to Mark Egan (CCIE #8775) as our new Cisco liaison and Technical Advisor. Mark works for Cisco Systems in Dallas as a Network Consulting Engineer in the Advanced Services group. With his help, we are making a consorted effort to increase the technical content of our monthly meeting presentations. Welcome aboard Mark!

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group officers:

President, founding officer, web - Ken Cooper
Vice President, Presentations Director - Eric Severson
Education/Certifications Director - Tom Young
Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul

You may contact any officer at `first-initial``last-name @ cisco-users.org, ie, kcooper - or go directly to the officers page.

Sponsorships

The Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is an all volunteer group that receives its funding from generous sponsors. We encourage our members to patronize our sponsors in order that we may continue to receive contributions.

So how does your company become a sponsor of the Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group? Contact Mark Szewczul and he'll describe the benefits of Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorships.


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