NHPREP Blog
Insights, tutorials, and tips for networking and security professionals.
ISE Upgrade Best Practices: Tips and Tricks for Success
A complete guide to Cisco ISE upgrade best practices covering pre-flight checklists, upgrade methods, duration estimates, and troubleshooting tips.
ISE Posture Advanced Deployment & Troubleshooting Guide
Deep-dive into ISE posture advanced deployment scenarios, flow types, global settings, client provisioning options, and systematic troubleshooting.
ISE APIs in Practice: Better Endpoint Profiling Guide
Discover how ISE APIs combined with packet capture tools deliver deeper endpoint visibility, enabling better profiling for zero trust network access.
Hybrid Mesh Firewall Operations Made Simple | NHPREP
Discover how hybrid mesh firewall architecture unifies hardware, virtual, and cloud firewalls under a single management plane to reduce operational complexity.
Email Threat Defense: Hands-On Lab Guide for Security Pros
Step-by-step hands-on guide to deploying Cisco Email Threat Defense with Office 365, covering ML detectors, journaling, Graph API, and policy configuration.
Secure Firewall in ACI: Integration Guide for Data Centers
Complete guide to Firewall ACI integration covering zero trust architecture, FTD insertion with PBR, multi-instance deployment, VRF lite, clustering, and dynamic attributes.
CCNP Enterprise Certification Guide: Exams, Blueprint & Tips
Everything you need to know about earning your CCNP Enterprise certification, from exam structure and blueprint details to preparation strategies.
Cross-Domain Diagnostics with AI and Agentic Systems
Explore how AI and agentic systems enable cross-domain network diagnostics through log analysis, TF-IDF filtering, streaming telemetry, and change-point detection.
Cloud Management of Cisco Secure Firewall: CDO & cdFMC Guide
A deep dive into cloud management of Cisco Secure Firewall using Security Cloud Control, cloud-delivered FMC, and the migration workflow from on-premises.
Cisco XDR: Complete Detection and Response Guide for SOC Teams
A deep-dive guide to Cisco XDR covering architecture, detection analytics, incident response playbooks, automation workflows, forensics, and Meraki NDR integration.
Cisco Multivendor Telemetry Collection With Crosswork
A deep dive into Cisco's multivendor telemetry collection solution using Crosswork Data Gateway, covering protocol options, collection jobs, monitoring, and the collect-once paradigm.
CCNP Enterprise Troubleshooting Hands-On Workshop | NHPREP
A hands-on CCNP Enterprise troubleshooting workshop featuring 27 real-world trouble tickets across routing, switching, and services to sharpen your diagnostic skills.