Architecture is the overall design or structure of a computer system, including the hardware and the software required to run it, especially the internal structure of the microprocessor.
Layer 2 Attacks and their Mitigation This is a slide show that describes attacks and mitigation techniques assuming a switched ethernet network running IP.
Designing Secure Networks Based on the Software Process Model Network security engineers, following in the wake of software engineers, are scrambling to find their own silver bullet to provide solutions in the network security world. Much like software engineers of old, who mistakenly felt that reusable software and object-oriented design were universal solutions, security engineers are now using firewalls, PKI, smart cards, Kerberos, and intrusion detection tools as universal remedies. They too will learn that network security engineering ultimately requires a process to be effective and complete. Without this process, these perceived solutions are simply patches on the armor of a secure network and not a true defense.
IPv6 Security Considerations This document explains many of the new features with IPv6. It uses diagrams to offer an in depth look at IPv6 security, including transport mode and tunnel mode.
Risks and Threats To Storage Area Networks Every business faces risk as long as they have something of value. The more valuable the assets of the company are, the more risk they face. Data value increases when the amount of information in a database grows and the data can be harvested more effectively. Data should be protected or secured at a reasonable cost that is a fraction of the value of the data.