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Here is a link to my Network World Blog on "Core Networking and Security".

Scott Hogg's Network World Blog

Here is a list of the articles that I have written.

Should You Allow Inbound E-mail Over IPv6?
Why you may not want to allow inbound e-mails over IPv6 transport?
3/4/12

Clear Choice Test: IPv6 deployment starts at the network edge
Six ADCs deliver IPv6 capabilities to apps hosted on IPv4 Web servers
2/13/12

Internet Edge IPv6 Deployment
Start at your Internet edge when deploying IPv6
2/13/12

IPv6 Week and World IPv6 Launch
Lengthier World IPv6 Day Events in 2012
2/12/12

The Future of Firewall Policies
How IPv6 will change the way we configure firewall policies
1/19/12

I Want IPv6 for Christmas - Part II
IPv6 gifts can you give for the holidays
12/20/11

Measuring IPv6 Growth
Several recent sources of IPv6 adoption statistics
11/21/11

Techniques for Prolonging the Lifespan of IPv4
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back and may you outlive IPv4
11/09/11

Death to Firewalls; Long Live Firewalls
Changing firewall architectures as the pendulum swings from centralized to distributed firewalls
10/17/11

Peeling the Security Onion
Security Onion saved me so much time it made my eyes water
09/10/11

Stronger IPsec VPN Configurations Needed
Should you be using IPsec with IKEv2, SHA-2 and AES?
08/22/11

Firewall Administration Techniques and Tools
Methods and tools to help you gain control of your firewalls
07/31/11

New IPv6 DNS and BIND Book
New book provides important information for IPv6 BIND configuration
07/05/11

World IPv6 Day Results: New Internet Protocol Proves It's Ready
06/08/11

Preparing for World IPv6 Day
How should you prepare for World IPv6 Day on June 8th?
05/29/11

Troubleshooting IPv6 Networks and Systems
Techniques for finding problems in a dual-protocol environment
05/20/11

Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit has Avalanche of Attendees
2011 IPv6 Summit provided valuable information to attendees
05/01/11

Cost of Running an IPv4 Network Will Increase
Operating an IPv4 network will become increasingly costly and make IPv6 more attractive
04/03/11

IPv6 Training Resources
Here are some resources to help you avoid "IPv6 brain drain"
03/17/11

Cisco USB Console Ports
Cisco products now come with USB ports that allow console access
03/11/11

Recent Annual Security Reports - Valuable Insight on Internet Threats
The latest vendor annual security reports share state of Internet security threats
02/21/11

When it Comes to IPv6; Go Native
Do not fear deploying dual-protocol web sites
02/02/11

Top 10 Tasks for IPv6 Application Developers
Things to consider when creating dual-protocol applications
01/23/11

IPv6 New Year Predictions
How did my predictions for 2010 turn out and what might occur in 2011?
01/01/11

IPv4 Reputation Filtering Not a Long-Term Solution
As carriers deploy Large Scale NAT (LSN) reputation filtering will lose its effectiveness
12/11/10

IPv6 Subnet Calculators
IPv6 subnetting and IPv4 subnetting are very different so you may need a tool to assist you
11/22/10

The Incredible Shrinking Bogon List
As the global IPv4 free pool reduces so does the size of the IPv4 bogon list
11/06/10

Network Packet Monitoring Matrix Switches
New devices can eliminate limitations of using taps and SPAN ports
10/24/10

My Seven Secret Weapons for Network Management on a Budget
Here's a list of my favorite free or open source tools to keep your network humming.
10/11/10

Tier 1 for IPv4 != Tier 1 for IPv6
Will we see a changing of the ISP guard with IPv6?
09/11/10

Allow Both TCP and UDP Port 53 to Your DNS Servers
DNS queries are getting bigger so we do not want to accidentally block them
08/22/10

IPv6 Enabled Web Browsers
Know where you are going and with which IP version before you get there
07/24/10

Testing NAT64 and DNS64
Setting up an IPv6-only network with Ecdysis and surfing the IPv4-only Internet
07/08/10

IPv6 Summit Was a Huge Hit
Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit is Largest IPv6 Conference of the Year
05/31/10

Future-Net Debrief
The 2010 Future-Net was Enlightening and Fun
05/16/10

Comcast IPv6 Adoption Monitor
Site gives insight into IPv6 usage
05/07/10

Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit
3rd annual IPv6 Summit is set to be a great event
04/23/10

NIST Gives Guidelines for Securing IPv6
NIST Draft of Special Publication 800-119 will help secure IPv6 ahead of deployment
04/16/10

Rickrolling and Web Security
What can Rickrolling teach us about web security?
03/24/10

Cisco ASA Version 8.3
Cisco’s latest ASA software version adds significant functionality
03/14/10

Newest Security Reports Show Changing Threats
Look at the recent annual security reports to find attack trends
03/06/10

Spanning Tree: Long Path Cost
Increases in link bandwidth will require eventual path-cost length upgrade
02/16/10

BackTrack 4 Final Released
BackTrack 4 is a supremely useful security assessment toolkit
02/15/10

Domain-Name Jail is Not Fun
My trials and tribulations of restoring my domain name
01/23/10

2010 Predictions
My predictions for 2010; Let’s see if they come true
01/03/10

Service Provider Contradiction Affliction
Service providers advertize both blazing downloads and advocate rate-limiting
12/15/09

gogoNET by gogo6: New Social Networking Site for IPv6
IPv6 people unite on gogoNET.gogo6.com
12/14/09

10GE and Network Oversubscription Ratios
10Gbps Ethernet is changing how we think about network design oversubscription models
12/11/09

BackTrack4 Uses IPv6 to Cover Tracks
Security assessment toolkit uses Miredo as back-channel
11/23/09

Observe IPv6 Traffic Encapsulated Within IPv4 Packets
Understanding your network means understanding IPv6 tunneled packets
11/05/09

New IPv6 Features in Cisco IOS 15.0
A few new IPv6 features in Cisco’s latest software
10/19/09

Windows 7 and IE8 Slowness Problems Fixed
IE8 slowness was driving me crazy until I found a fix
10/09/09

The IPv6 Internet is Growing
Evidence that IPv6 Internet Traffic is Increasing
09/27/09

10 in IPv6 Does Not Equal 10 in IPv4
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Configuring an IPv6 Tunnel
09/17/09

I Remember When I Used a Public IPv4 Address
When was the last time you actually used a public IPv4 address?
09/06/09

Networking around the World
Realization that the Internet world is not flat
08/30/09

Finding an IPv6 ISP
Advice on Choosing and IPv6-capable Internet Service Provider
08/07/09

CCIE Recertification – Not Again!
Passing the CCIE Recertification Exam for the 8th Time – Priceless
08/02/09

NANOG46 and Cisco Live had Significant Focus on IPv6
IPv6 was a Key Focus Topic at NANOG46 and Cisco Live
07/21/09

IPv6 Traffic: Do Not be Overly Alarmed
Be aware of IPv6 traffic and its security implications – No need to Beware
07/15/09

Take Care of Your Brain
Be a Better IT Professional by Taking Care of your Brain
07/10/09

Cisco Live 2009 San Francisco
Educational and Fun all Rolled into One
07/05/09

Ethernet on a Ring
Methods of using Ethernet in a ring topology
06/29/09

VMPS: Put a Fork in it
VLAN Membership Policy Server VMPS
06/22/09

Forget Five-9s – Go for 100%!
05/30/09

What’s New in Cisco ASA Firewall Release 8.2?
05/17/09

Review of 2009 Future-Net-Expo
05/10/09

Annual Security Reports
05/04/09

IPv6 Summit Reaches Pinnacle
04/26/09

High Expectations of Network Availability
04/12/09

Routers versus Switches for Enterprise Internet Routing
03/26/09

Google IPv6 Implementors Conference
03/22/09

Free IT Training – A Reality in 2009
03/15/09

Recycling – A Key Part of a Green IT Strategy
03/08/09

Security at 10Gbps
02/28/09

Tagging the Native VLAN
02/19/09

Cisco Adds Features to Firewall Services Module
02/15/09

Spanning Tree - Oh Woe Is Me
02/09/09

IPv6 Capabilities in Cisco’s IPS Software Version 6.2
02/01/09

Windows 7 IPv6 Support
01/29/09

Practical BGP Security
01/24/09

Cisco IPv6 Support Comes Standard
01/19/09

Configuration Management on a Budget
01/14/09

IPv6 on Your Mobile Phone
01/11/09

Increasing Network Availability with Visio
01/04/09

I Want IPv6 for Christmas
12/24/08

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12/24/08
 

 

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