A bit of this and a bit of that

One of the great things about my job is that you tend to learn loads of different things. One day I’m doing development work, other days I’m working with the business and sometimes I’m working with the technology team.

One of the areas I enjoy most is around networks and secure networking. Whenever you’re building a system there’s always the risk that someone will try and subvert what you’re doing. Whether it’s for personal gain, or just to prove something, there’s always someone out there trying to break what you’ve done.

One thing I was reading today is the concept Cisco have of self-defending networks. This involves building intelligence into a system so when an attack is detected the correct counter measures are deployed. Pretty interesting stuff.