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Finally, and thanks to the participation of the Program's community, Academy Conference 2005 took place on March 14 and 15.
The attendants' registration exceeded our expectations and we had full house. More than 50% of the attendants are among 18 and 23 years old, and more than 40% are over 23 years old. The participation of women is notorious, meaning more than 28% of the attendants.
No doubt, the efforts of all of us will help to extend the benefits of the Cisco Networking Academy Program to the entire community.
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, we want to include in this edition a few words regarding the working situation of women in our country and inside the Program. The section "From the CATC" describes Security challenges in the "Fundamentals of Wireless Networking" course. We also offer an overview of the diverse Internet uses around the world, as well as Cisco's security strategies, presented by John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems. Besides our sections Alumni, Get Certified, and for Instructors, we offer the sections May I help you and AC Headlines.
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International Women's Day.
Participation of women as part of the Economically Active Population in Mexico, grew considerably from 21% in 1970 to 38% in 2003. The Economically Active Population (EAP) came to 43.1 millions at the end of 2004, where 35.2% are women and the rest are men. In high education institutions, the number of graduates from universities increased rapidly from 19% in 1970 to 2% in 2003.
In harmony with world tendencies, during the last decade in Mexico we noticed a raise in the number of women in authority posts in different public and private institutions. However, an analysis of different organizations shows that as one climbs the organizational pyramid, the presence of women decreases.
Out of 14.7 million working women, 59.5% lacks benefits, in other words, 8 million 763 thousand 735. Last year, 44 percent of the employed women made less than 2 minimum wages per month, while the men proportion was 33 percent, according to the Quarterly National Employment Survey conducted by INEGI.
In Latin America and the Caribbean there is an increasing concern to consider gender dimension among public politics, but at the same time in areas of economical or technological nature the process is embryonic and fragmented. According to some CEPAL studies, new technologies are introducing us into a moment of frenzy and new exclusions, and besides a material reality there is also a discursive production with effect on institutions, on public politics and on people. The greatest hurdle to promote the possible positive impacts of new technologies is the lack of information on how these technologies, specially information technology, may help women reach their goals.
The figures regarding female participation in the Cisco Networking Academy Program aren't yet encouraging. Out of 455,553 students in the world, only 18.63% are women (84,877). The number of female instructors in the world does not go beyond 4,000, which means that no more than 18% of the instructors are women.
In México, figures are a little bit better. Out of all students and instructors, 33.22% and 19.2%, respectively, are women. There is still a lot of work to do. First, according to the ANUIES, most women in Mexico do not choose courses related to computers, information systems and information technology. From the discussion on the gender breach in the information technology segment, emerges the need of regulation policies and the democratization of the new information technologies. In accordance with this topic, the Cisco Networking Academy Program carries out a Gender Initiative, with the purpose of promoting women approach towards information technologies. We are at the beginning of this task, but we are convinced that to reach our goal, we need the responsible cooperation of institutions, organizations, universities, and most of all, of women.
Anuies Yearly Statistics, 2000. Scholar population on Bachelor Degree at Universities and Technological Institutes.
What is Career Connection?
In this competitive working market, the working place demands a working force with multiple components to assure success. Cisco and its partners around the world are developing opportunities for students and graduates of the Program to attain real professional experience to be able to compete in the global world.
Career Connection is an Employment Exchange and a Professional Development Initiative, designed to link the classroom with the working field. As an extension of Cisco Networking Academy, Career Connection is aimed to connect Program graduates with partners, customers and enterprises looking for networking and IT candidates.
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Alumni Connection.
  Every Program graduate (Alumni) should register in the Alumni community to have access to the Employment Exchange. Instructors should encourage their students to register. To register, students have to enter the Academy Connection site and click on “Alumni Home”, located in the navigation bar on the left side of the student's or instructor's page.
Don't wait any longer. Register today!
http://cc.netacad.net
Reminder:
Please be sure to register as candidate and not as employer, otherwise your curriculum will not be available to employers. Please visit the Employment Exchange on a regular basis, to learn about new vacancies o scholarship programs.
Our student's opinion...
"For me it is very valuable to have access to this kind of training, because it is the way to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to find better job opportunities and to work for a well-known company".
Karla Ledesma.
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México.
Student.
"Personally, I think the program is an integral model focused on solving the creation and management of networks. The opportunity to acquire this knowledge allows us to find a job faster, because enterprises need reliability in the management of their networks and communications and that is exactly what we as CCNAs can offer them".
Pedro Fabián Contreras.
UT. Nezahualcoyotl.
Student.
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Internet users.
| Internet usage in Mexico. |
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Region
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Population
(2005) |
Internet users |
Use growth
2000-2005 |
Penetration (% population) |
| Total |
6,412,067,185 |
817,447,147 |
126.4 % |
12.7 % |
Mexico
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103,872,328 |
12,250,000 |
351.6 % |
11.8 % |
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Country or region |
Internet users |
Population (Est. 2005) |
Penetration |
%
usage of world |
| 1 |
The United States |
197,895,880 |
296,208,476 |
66.8 % |
24.2 % |
| 2 |
China |
94,000,000 |
1,282,198,289 |
7.3 % |
11.5 % |
| 3 |
Japan |
67,677,944 |
128,137,485 |
52.8 % |
8.3 % |
| 4 |
Germany |
46,455,813 |
82,726,188 |
56.2 % |
5.7 % |
5
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United Kingdom |
35,309,524 |
59,889,407 |
59.0 % |
4.3% |
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| Internet usage by language. |
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| Language |
Internet users by language |
Average penetration |
World population estimate for language |
Language as % of
total internet users |
| English |
283,363,528 |
25.5 % |
1,109,719,291 |
34.7% |
| Chinese |
112,736,236 |
8.6 % |
1,316,007,412 |
13.8 % |
| Japanese |
67,677,944 |
52.8 % |
128,137,485 |
8.3 % |
| Spanish |
55,649,751 |
14.3 % |
389,587,559 |
6.8 % |
| German |
53,418,308 |
55.6 % |
96,141,368 |
6.5 % |
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Source: www.internetworldstats.com.
Latest data February 3, 2005.
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Technology Report.
 Cisco Takes Self-Defending Network Strategy to a New Level.
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 15, 2005 - Cisco Systems®, Inc., today announced the next phase of its Self-Defending Network security strategy, which helps customers more effectively manage and mitigate risks posed to their networked business systems and applications.
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Certifications' Industry and the working IT market.
In the changing business world, the formula to grow has not changed in essence: increasing productivity and reducing costs to maintain a competitive advantage with less resources. To reach these goals, businesses and enterprises take advantage of advanced technologies, which require new skills.
Therefore, Information Technologies are, and will be, an excellent vocation option for young people. Salaries in the Information Technology industry are higher than average salaries, even in the worst economic times, and in industries of any kind from finances to health require IT skilled people. However, getting a good job is not easy, particularly in a country like ours. For those beginning in the IT industry, it is highly recommended to get some training, a lot of practice and, very important, acquire basic certifications such as CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate). The certificates, as well as the academic qualifications, are very important. A person with this show of competence and dedication is likely to knock less doors to get a better job.
Information Technology Managers in enterprises around the world, consider training in advanced technologies solutions a priority to have constant progress in their projects. In the United States, for example, the number of focused certifications grew approximately 60%.
The Cisco Networking Academy Program intends to offer students high quality networking training that will help them during their working life, and that's why certification becomes more important. CCNA certification gives evidence that the person has clear understanding of technology and is able to solve networking problems.
Every graduate should seize the opportunity to certify. It means greater effort, but it is necessary to be aware of the benefits of the certification once in the working field. Do not let it go. Certify!
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Benefits for students and instructors.
PADHIA.
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The CCNA Prep Center Website provides resources that help users prepare for the CCNA certification exams. All Cisco.com registered users can access the CCNA Prep Center and view sample exam questions, simulations, labs, tips from CCNA professionals, expert advice, and success stories.
CCNA candidates who come to the site are encouraged to use the resources of the site. Along with training and additional information, this tool is of great help for the certification exam.
To access the CCNA Prep Center visit: http://forums.cisco.com/eforum/
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Access is available to all Cisco Connection On Line users. For additional information on this, visit:
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Security challenges in the Fundamentals of Wireless Networking course.
 Wired networks have inherent security due to the fact that a potential data thief needs to access the network through a wired connection, meaning he needs physical access to the cabling site. Besides this physical access, other security mechanisms can be stratified.
When the network isn't built with wires, the freedom acquired by the network users can widen to the potential theft of data. The network becomes available in corridors, insecure waiting rooms, even outside a building. In a domestic environment (inside a house), the network can extend to the neighbors if it has no security mechanisms.
Since its appearance, the 802.11 standard provided some basic security procedures. For example, 802.11 access points (or set of access points) can be configured with an identifier (SSID). The network interface card should also know this SSID to associate it to the AP and be able to transmit and receive data through the network. This is a very weak security system, because:
- The SSID is acknowledged by every network interface card and APs.
- The SSID is sent free through the air (even with AP's guidelines).
- Leaving aside the fact of the association being allowed if the SSID is not acknowledged, it can be controlled by the network interface card locally.
- This system does not provide any means of encryption.
There are other problems associated to this system, but this is enough to allow access to the most inexperienced hacker.
802.11 can provide additional security through the WEP algorithm. WEP provides 802.11 with authentication and encryption services. The WEP algorithm defines the use of a 40 bits secret key for authentication and encryption; many IEEE 802.11 implementations allow the use of 104 bits secret keys. This algorithm offers more protection against threats and has physical security attributes, comparable to a wired network.
One limitation of this security system is that the standard does not define a protocol for key management and distribution. This means that the secret and shared keys are delivered to the wireless station through a secure IEEE 802.11 separate channel. This becomes a higher challenge where several stations are in the network, such as in a corporate campus.
To offer a better control and access security system, it is necessary to include a key management software.
In our next edition, we will address these important topics included in the Fundamental of Networking Security curriculum.
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Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas.
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Cisco Trivia.
How are routing algorithms classified?
A)
Static routing algorithms and dynamic routing algorithms.
B)
Link-state algorithms, distance-vector algorithms and hybrid algorithms.
C)
Simple algorithms and complex algorithms.
D) Vector-state algorithms, distance-link algorithms and mixed algorithms.
Congratulations to Edgar Iván Carrizales, winner of the February trivia.
If you are the first one to correctly answer this Quiz, you will get a surprise gift. Send your answer via e-mail to rdelavega@netacadlatam.com. Deadline for submitting your answer is March 31, 2005. Do not forget to send us your username for the Academy Connection to validate your participation.
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Academy Connection enhancements will be rolled out to instructors on March 12, 2005, provided they all pass quality assurance testing. If you have additional questions after reading this message, please consult the Help tool under "Program Support FAQs" after March 12th for assistance.
Enhancements include:
- Exam viewer.
- Enhancement for viewing the gradebook.
- Sorting class lists.
- Rating System for the FTP Center.
For further information visit: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/edu/ACEnhanMarInstr.html.
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New Written and Video Tutorials for the Academy Connection.
The written and video tutorial page has been redesigned. There is now easier
access to steps showing basic functionality of the Academy Connection.
- Login to your Academy Connection homepage. http://www.cisco.com/edu/espanol.
- Select "Tools" under Resources.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and look under the General section.
- Click on the link "Academy Connection Tutorials".
- Select the written or video tutorial that best answers your question
about using the Academy Connection.
We have added three new tutorials in February:
- Historical Class Assessment and Course Feedback Report.
Description: This report provides class level information for historical
classes. The information includes student performance on final exams, skills
exams, overall course results and the results of course feedback.
- Course Feedback Overall Results of Historical Classes.
Description: This clip provides information on how to view the course
feedback results of historical classes in academies, including the students'
confidence level of the skills that they learned from the class, and their
satisfaction level towards the class, instructors, course material, etc.
- Exam Activation (15 Minute Retooling).
Description: The new Assessment Activation tutorial has been created to
inform users about the different methods used to activate assessments.
Please note: These written and video tutorials are only availble in English
at this time.
Help Desk Latinamerica.
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