Application : Security and Network Assessment Tool
SNAT is a proposal to deploy a security solution on the Cisco Application Extension Platform. SNAT discovers various network components by using a combination of manual seed devices, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), and next hop routing protocol destinations.
SNAT also performs data collection on system activity(high CPU usage, errors on interfaces, and high interface utilization) on the network devices. This data is analysed for identifying network problems. SNAT provides the benefit of offering security, easy detection and mitigation of network problems by leveraging the AXP. It simplifies the management of networks and reduces operational costs.
Cisco AXP Contest: Team SNAT Video
Team SNAT
Meet Patrick McNeil from USA (4:40 min)
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Patrick has 17 years of professional Information Technology (IT) experience, and has spent more than 10 years as a network and security consultant. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and also a Master's Degree in Information Security from the University of Advancing Technology, at Tempe, Arizona. His professional certifications include Cisco Certified Networking Expert (CCIE) in Security and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP, and MCSE with Messaging.
His personal interests include focusing on his family (his wife and two children). He enjoys outside activities, including hiking and camping. His newest hobby is exercising at the gym.
Patrick says, "If I were to win the contest, I would take the family to Disney World"!
