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Network Break 228: ASUS Spanked By Malware; Cisco Launches Decibel Venture Firm
Take a Network Break. This week we analyze how ASUS got spanked by clever attackers, lazy software patching from Cisco and Huawei, a new venture firm funded by Cisco to spur enterprise startups, the latest release of OpenDaylight, and more IT news.
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Tech Bytes: Nubeva Enhances Cloud Packet Broker With New Processing Capabilities (Sponsored)
Today's Tech Bytes episode explores new features in sponsor Nubeva's cloud packet broker, including packet processing capabilities, integration with open-source tools such as ntop and Zeek, and its ability to work with cloud-native taps such as Azure VTAPs.
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Network Break 227: Facebook’s Plaintext Password Blunder; How Google’s Gaming Service Might Impact Broadband
Today's Network Break looks at Facebook's plaintext password blunder, Nokia's new investment in the IETF, the potential impact of Google's gaming service on broadband, new products from VMware and Dell EMC, and more tech news.
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Heavy Networking 437: Melding Policy And Technology With The Internet Governance Project
On today's Heavy Networking we explore the intersection of policy, politics, and technology with the Internet Governance Project (IGP), which connects tech and policy experts to help bridge gaps in understanding between these two communities, with the goal of influencing outcomes on issues such as free expression, privacy, and security.
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Network Break 226: Facebook Announces New Open Compute Switches; F5 Buys NGINX
Today's Network Break discusses new Facebook switches released through the Open Compute Project, examines two significant acquisitions--F5 buying NGINX and NVIDIA ponying up for Mellanox--and reviews more tech and IT news.
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Network Break 225: Juniper Buys WiFi Startup Mist Systems; Huawei Sues The U.S.
Today's Network Break analyzes Juniper's $405 billion purchase of WiFi vendor Mist Systems, discusses VMware's new service-defined firewall, digs into the launch of a new security analytics service, opines on Huawei's lawsuit against the U.S., plus more tech news.
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Heavy Networking 434: Solving Network Performance And Security Problems With VIAVI Solutions (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking, VIAVI Solutions joins the Packet Pushers to discuss the intersection of network performance management (NPM) and security. We discuss how network and security teams can leverage VIAVI's packet capture capabilities, how it enriches flow records with additional data to provide valuable context, and how the concept of end user experience informs VIAVI's approach to NPM.
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Tech Bytes: Leveraging Packets And Flows For NetOps And SecOps With VIAVI Solutions (Sponsored)
Find out how packet capture and flow data can serve both the network and security teams to solve performance problems and investigate security events in this sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with VIAVI Solutions. Our guest is Charles Thompson, Sr. Director, Product Management at VIAVI.
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Network Break 224: Beware TLS Alternatives; Volta Networks And Veriflow Launch New Products
Today's Network Break examines a ETS, a proposed alternative to TLS 1.3 that enables decryption, looks at ICAAN's call for DNSSEC everywhere, discusses new products from startups Volta Networks and Veriflow, and much more tech news.
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Network Break 223: Google Launches Hybrid Cloud Beta; Palo Alto Acquires Demisto
Today's Network Break examines Google's new hybrid cloud beta release, Palo Alto's acquisition of security orchestrator Demisto, research by Duo Security on Chrome browser extensions, and more tech news.
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Tech Bytes: Thousand Eyes Shares Lessons Learned From A CenturyLink Outage (Sponsored)
CenturyLink suffered a major outage in December 2018 that affected services in large swathes of North America. On today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by ThousandEyes, we look at the causes of the outage and lessons learned, including the importance of ISP redundancy and why management networks are critical.
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Network Break 222: SnapRoute Launches Network OS; Carbonite Buys Webroot
Today's Network Break covers a brand new network OS from SnapRoute, new features in VMware's SD-WAN appliances, Carbonite's acquisition of Webroot, Cisco and Arista financial results, and more tech news.
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Network Break 221: Cisco Calls Privacy A Human Right; VMware Revamps Recertification
Today's Network Break podcast analyzes Cisco's call for privacy legislation and CEO Chuck Robbins' assertion that privacy is a human right. We also dive into VMware's revamped recertification policy, a new Sprint/Meraki partnership, tactical Azure Stack hardware, and more tech news.
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Network Break 220: Cisco Announces ACI Anywhere; U.S. Prosecutors Target Huawei
Today's Network Break analyzes a slew of Cisco Live announcements including ACI Anywhere and HyperFlex for edge deployments, Huawei's run-ins with U.S. prosecutors, financial results from Juniper Networks and Mellanox, and more tech news.
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Tech Bytes: Packet Visibility In Public Clouds With Nubeva Prisms (Sponsored)
Today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Nubeva, dives into Nubeva Prisms, a public cloud packet broker that acquires, processes, and distributes packets for cloud or on-premises packet analysis tools.
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Network Break 219: Beware DNS Tampering; Arrcus Tackles 400G Switches
Today's Network Break examines a US Homeland Security advisory on DNS tampering, covers 400G switching news from Arrcus and Huawei, analyzes financial results from Intel and F5, and more. Plus stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Nubeva about its cloud packet broker.
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IPv6 Buzz 018: Inside The IETF With Fred Baker
On today's IPv6 Buzz we examine the influence of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in today's technology landscape, particularly around the Internet Protocol (IP). Our guest is Fred Baker, emeritus chair of the IETF.
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IPv6 Buzz 018: Inside The IETF With Fred Baker
On today's IPv6 Buzz we examine the influence of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in today's technology landscape, particularly around the Internet Protocol (IP). Our guest is Fred Baker, emeritus chair of the IETF.Network Break 218: AWS Launches New Backup Service; Rubrik Rakes In VC Bucks
Today's Network Break analyzes a new AWS backup service, Rubrik's latest infusion of VC cash, whether the tech sector has reached its natural growth limit and what that means for how tech companies are valued, a Juniper/IBM deal, and more.
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Tech Bytes: Understanding Cisco’s Smart Net Total Care (Sponsored)
On today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Comstor, we're going to dive into Cisco's Smart Net Total Care. We discuss different service options and examine the Collector software that can help organizations get a handle on Cisco software licenses, updates, and bug fixes.
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