(MultiService Switching Platform) A high-end Cisco router that supports high-speed optical connections in the core of the network. See MSPP and MSTP.
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- Managing your own network security services
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- Why Enterprises Outsource Network Security
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- White papers 2005-11-01
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- Outsourcing Managed Security Services
- As computer attack patterns shift and threats to networks change and grow almost daily, it is critical that organizations achieve reliable information security. Investment decisions about information security are best considered in the context of managing business risk. Risks can be accepted, mitigated, avoided, or transferred. Outsourcing selected Managed Security...
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