Category: Juniper Networks

Jibba Jabba or the Nines Nines Nines

You’ve probably heard “nines” thrown around when talking high availability, so let’s review them to make everyone talk the same talk or IT Jibba-Jabba.

Heartbleed: A Case For Two-Factor Authentication

By now you’ve probably heard about a major vulnerability in the OpenSSL Project’s implementation of SSL known as Heartbleed. If you’re not familiar with SSL, it is a protocol designed to secure communication between an end-user (client) and application (server) using cryptography and keys intended to make it difficult to intercept and read protected traffic…. Read more »

DDoS Ammunition: Are you protected?

Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be discussing DDoS ammunition. The FFIEC gives “recommendations” to banking institutions.  This is a non-binding recommendation, and there is no law per say that says you must have DDoS protection.  However, if someone suffers financial damages due to a DDoS attack on a bank, that person… Read more »

Laying the keel, a Layered Approach

Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be discussing the OSI Model and the 7 layers. 1) Firewalls: a. Basic b. Next Generation c. Application Layer firewalls- Palo Alto/ Juniper d. Web application Firewalls- Mykonos now rebranded to webapp secure firewall Let’s review some basics about the OSI model and the 7 layers:

Luckycat… Just a figurine?

  Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. You’ve probably seen these cats around. They’re called Luckycats, and are supposed to bring you good luck. They’re also sometimes called the welcoming cat, money cat, happy cat, or fortune cat.

The new Juniper PTX3000

Juniper Networks has just released a new router, which we think Google could use a few of to continue rolling out their “Double play Internet and TV to the home” (fiber.google.com) The PTX3000 router’s capacity is designed to rapidly scale over time up to 24 terabits per second (Tbps), making it possible for the PTX3000… Read more »

BPG Routing

Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be talking about BGP Routing. BGP…you probably hear that word being thrown around. What is it and how can it help you? First, take a look at this cheat-sheet. The second item will give you a brief explanation on BGP and its uses. Cheat Sheet… Read more »