Tag Archives: computer networks

28 Apr, 2008

1st Pacific Rim Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Napera was proud to be a sponsor of the 1st Pacific Rim Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held this weekend at the Microsoft campus. For ChrisB and I, it was a rare opportunity to see students in action in a highly technical scenario, and we were both impressed by the levels of skill on display as they defended their network from the Red Team. Special props go to the team from the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering for taking the top score.
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18 Feb, 2008

Can your computer network catch a cold?

Your company network runs slowly one day and faster the next. Yesterday, customers were put on hold while your customer service reps rebooted their computers. A server went down two days ago and the cause was never found. A sales rep brought a worm into the network three weeks ago and you think it was dealt with: corrupted files were repaired. You had the network running at peak performance just last month.

Can your network really get sick? The answer is “Yes!”
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