We’ve officially finished out Network+ Series! Over the last month and a half, we have deconstructed the internet from the physical wires to the cloud. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single…
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ping, and you’ve sent thousands. but certifications and blog posts are just tools. The real value is how we apply them to solve problems for the people at our jobs.…
High Availability is a system design protocol that ensures a prearranged level of operational performance (usually “uptime”) will be met during a contractual measurement period. In plain English: We want the network to keep working even when its parts break.…
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. Im am IT role, You are no longer managing “IT gear” you’re managing…
In the Network+ world, we categorize cloud services into three main models. Today, We are going to use the famous “Pizza as a Service” analogy to understand who is responsible for what. 1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) The “Take…
Virtualization is the process of using sogtware to create an abstraction layer over computer hardware. This will allow the hardware elements of a single computer processors, memory, storage, and more to be divided into multiple virtual computers, commonly called Virtual…
In networking, a Vulnerability is a weakness (like a window left unlocked), and a Threat is the actor who wants to exploit it (the burglar). As a Support Associate, your job is to “patch” the vulnerabilities before a threat actor…
Because Wi-Fi signals don’t stop at your office’s brick walls, anyone in the parking lot can “see” your network. If you aren’t using strong encryption, they can “sniff” your traffic out of the air. Today, We shall look into the…
Network Hardening is the process of securing a system by reducing its “surface area” of vulnerability. On a network switch, every unused port and every default setting is a potential entrance for an attacker. Here are the four essential hardenin…
From studying i have learned that within the Network+ Curriculum, security is “layered.” If a hacker can physically touch your server, it’s no longer your server. It is theirs. Today, we’re looking at how we protect the hardware and how…