Woot Woot! 16 Weeks of Security Learning!! — SECURITY ZERO-TO-HERO
Just signed up last week for the Micronic’s “Security Zero-to-Hero” class. I am beyond stoked and excited! I have been searching for awhile now for a class to take to help me really “go to the next level” in Security. But I just wasn’t finding the kind of class I was looking for. Every class I saw offered was either focused on one narrow aspect of the security landscape OR focused on helping people pass the CCIE Security. Neither or which matched what I was searching for.
The class I was hoping to find would be structured more like a semester long college class with real world production discussions and also hands on labs. A class where … over weeks of learning and labbing in my personal time… the learning would just continue to seep deeper and deeper and the “aha” moments would just keep coming. There were lots of one week classes to choose from. But, for me, I just don’t see a one week class as a great “immersive” experience into the complex landscape of the world of Security. There is a “learning limit”, for me, as to how much my brain can retain Continue reading
New Verizon Channel Helps Enterprises Accelerate Their Digital Transformation
Making that digital transition will not be simple. Take advantage of the resources available on the Verizon Enterprise Solutions channel and learn how to drive positive results while maintaining the security of your network
ISOC Engages with R&E Networking in the Asia-Pacific Region
The APAN 45 meeting was held on 25-29 March 2018 in Singapore, where Kevin Meynell presented the MANRS routing security initiative during the Network Engineering Workshop.
We’ve previously discussed the underlying trust-based issues of BGP that MANRS attempts to address in a number of blogs, but we’re particularly interested in partnering with R&E networking communities for the reasons that National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are often early adopters of new technologies and initiatives, they’re interested in distinguishing themselves from commercial operators, and the R&E community is a collaborative one.
This engagement resulted in significant interest from a number of NRENs in becoming MANRS participants, with AARNet (Australian Academic and Research Network) signing-up shortly afterwards (AS 7575). The presentation is available on the APAN 45 website, and may be freely used by those interested in promoting MANRS to raise awareness of routing security issues and promote the initiative.
APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Network) supports the R&E networks in the region to help them to connect to each other and to other R&E networks around the world, allows knowledge to be exchanged, and coordinates the activities, services and applications of its members for their common good. APAN and the preceding APNG Continue reading
Network Break 180: Tetration In The Cloud; Attackers Target Cisco Switches
Take a Network Break! Cisco puts its Tetration workload protection product into the cloud by announcing a SaaS version, and attackers target Cisco’s Smart Install feature on the IOS and IOS XE operating systems.
Juniper aims to entice service providers by integrating telemetry, AppFormix, and its NorthStar WAN SDN controller for improved remediation, HPE acquires a cloud consultancy, and Riverbed CEO and cofounder Jerry Kennelly retires.
Cradlepoint partners with Webroot for secure SD-WAN, an activist investor target MicroFocus to go private, and cryptomining attacks increasingly target the enterprise.
Last but not least, Gartner predicts explosive cloud growth, and IDC says lines of business will outspend IT departments on technology.
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The Week in Internet News: AI Goes to the Dogs
Do you trust this documentary? Do You Trust This Computer? is a new documentary from filmmaker Chris Paine that’s dedicated to the dangers of artificial intelligence. Elon Musk, who’s been vocal about the potential downsides of the technology, appears in the film and has promoted it. But The Verge finds the film a bit overly dramatic, saying “feels more like a trailer for a bad sci-fi movie than a documentary on AI.”
Or you could just get a dog: Speaking of AI, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle are using canine behavior to train an AI system to make dog-like decisions, reports MIT Technology Review. The researchers are using dog behavior as a way to help AI better learn how to plan, with hopes of helping AI better understand visual intelligence, among other things.
News apps meet the Great Firewall: The Chinese government has temporarily blocked four news apps from being downloaded from Android app stores, ZDNet reports. The apps, with a combined user base of more than 400 million, have been suspended for up to three weeks in an apparent government media crackdown. Meanwhile, Chinese regulators have permanently banned a joke app for supposed vulgar content.
At RSA USA 2018 in San Francisco this week? Join the IoT Security conversation on Tuesday, April 17
Are you attending the RSA USA 2018 Conference this week in San Francisco? If so, please plan to join this panel session happening Tuesday, April 17, 2018, from 3:30 – 4:14pm (PDT):
IoT Trust by Design: Lessons Learned in Wearables and Smart Home Products
Moderated by my colleague Jeff Wilbur, Director of the Online Trust Alliance (OTA), the panel abstract is:
The world has awakened to the need for tighter security and privacy in consumer-grade IoT offerings. This panel will present a trust framework for IoT, and wearable and smart home experts will discuss top attack vectors, typical vulnerabilities in devices, apps and systems, common reasons for design compromise, the evolution of security and privacy in IoT and where it needs to go.
They will be discussing the OTA’s IoT Trust Framework, as well as some new mechanisms available to help enterprises understand the risks associated with IoT devices.
If you believe securing the Internet of Things is a critical step to having a secure Internet, please join Jeff and his panelists to learn more.
Unfortunately there appears to be no live stream available but they do seem to be recording many of the sessions. If Jeff’s Continue reading
Juniper – NXTWORK 2018 – Save the date!
Juniper has finally released the dates for 4th annual partner and customer Juniper NXTWORK conference – and the event has …
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Cisco Ramps Up RSA Conference Security Services Roll Out
It added new email security services, visibility and malware protection features, and managed security offerings through IT services company ConnectWise.
Should I Take CCIE DC or ipSpace.net Data Center Online Course?
Got this question from a networking engineer who couldn’t decide whether to go for CCIE Data Center certification or attend my Building Next-Generation Data Center online course:
I am considering pursuing CCIE DC. I found your Next-Generation DC course very interesting. Now I am bit confused trying to decide whether to start with CCIE DC first and then do your course.
You might be in a similar position, so here’s what I told him.
Read more ...IaaS Cloud Adoption Trends
Interop ITX and InformationWeek research reveals how organizations are moving and managing workloads to the cloud.
Cleared JNCIS-Devops
Last week I went to write JNCIS-Devops exam, I was under an impression that I may not be able to clear it but good did happen!
First and Foremost
-> I had the official training for JAUTcourse – The course is extremetly helpful as it provides the precise material and also the structured lab environment for you to explore and study, nothing beats a class-room study and training environment
But, after appearing I can tell you that you dont really require the offiicial training (if that is the only thing stopping you to think about the exam), the exam will test you for your understanding of automation philosophy and also how Juniper Implements it.
Topics of Interest
– Juniper pyez – understand how everything helps in Pyez
Dayone Books Helps – https://www.juniper.net/uk/en/training/jnbooks/day-one/automation-series/junos-pyez-cookbook/
– Juniper ansible – https://www.juniper.net/uk/en/training/jnbooks/day-one/automation-series/junos-pyez-cookbook/
-Book – Network Programmability and Automation
https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/network-programmability-and/9781491931240/
All you need to have are couple of VMX devices a Linux machine and you should be able to deploy all of the automation efforts discussed in above books.
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ipSpace.net Subscription Now Available with PayPal
Every second blue moon someone asks me whether they could buy ipSpace.net subscription with PayPal. So far, the answer has been no.
Recently we started testing whether we could use Digital River to solve a few interesting challenges we had in the past, and as they offer PayPal as a payment option, it seemed to be a perfect fit for a low-volume trial.
The only product that you can buy with PayPal during the trial is the standard subscription – just select PayPal as the payment method during the checkout process.
Finally: the first three subscribers using PayPal will get extra 6 months of subscription.
Symantec Shares Its Own Internal Threat Detection Tools for Targeted Attacks
This technology uncovered last year’s Dragonfly 2.0 attacks targeting energy companies to gain access to the power grid.
Introducing the new Cumulus VP of Engineering
It’s a new era for Cumulus technology. We’re thrilled to announce the new Cumulus VP of Engineering – Partho Mishra. Partho joins Cumulus with 25 years of experience in product definition, engineering development and technology evangelization in data science/analytics, wireless and networking.
A truly experienced leader
Prior to joining Cumulus, Partho was running the RASA Network Analytics team at Aruba where he lead as CEO and then VP after RASA was acquired by Aruba in 2016. At RASA analytics, Partho’s team was in charge of developing a product that used ML/AI techniques to analyze data collected from network infrastructure to help Aruba customers with optimizing their wireless network and improving user experience.
Previously, he was Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Service Provider Access Business Unit with responsibility for Metro-Ethernet and Wireless Backhaul products including the ASR 901, ASR 903, ME 3400 and CPT 50 products.
Partho is no stranger to bringing startups to the next level. Prior to being acquired, RASA was a VC-funded startup with Khosla Ventures as the lead investor. Additionally, he was involved as part of the initial technology/founding teams in two Silicon Valley start-ups: Airgo Networks (acquired by Qualcomm) and Iospan Wireless (acquired by Continue reading
Worth Reading: The Death of Expertise
Bruno Wollman pointed me to an excellent article on the ignorance of expertise and confidence of the dumb. Here’s the TL&DR summary (but you should really read the whole thing):
- The expert isn’t always right;
- An expert is far more likely to be right than you are;
- Experts come in many flavors – usually you need a combination of education and expertise;
- In any discussion, you have a positive obligation to learn at least enough to make the conversation possible. University of Google doesn’t count;
- While you’re entitled to have an opinion, having a strong opinion isn’t the same as knowing something.
Enjoy ;)
xRAN, Open vRAN, and OpenRAN: What’s the Difference?
These three initiatives are all focused on virtualizing the RAN, and some of the same companies belong to all three groups. But why are there three?
After Facebook, Are Google, Amazon And Apple Next?
Facebook is the current villain of surveillance capitalism, but other tech giants may find themselves being asked difficult questions about what they know about us.Join NSX at RSA, Dell Technologies World, and Interop Conferences
Conference season is upon us, and the NSX team will be out in full effect. Join us at any of the following events to get a demo, ask us questions, and hear us wax poetic about all things security and network virtualization!
RSA Conference
April 16–20, 2018
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
Booth #4101, North Hall
NSX is delighted to attend everyone’s favorite security conference, RSA. This year’s theme is “Now Matters,” aptly named in time with the astounding number of threats to cybersecurity and data breaches we’ve collectively seen in the news this year. That said, don’t miss a great talk on how app architecture “now matters” when it comes to transforming security by Tomrn, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Security Products, VMware. His session will be on April 17 from 1:00pm–1:45pm. The team will also be doing demos at the VMware booth (#4101 in the North Hall) – so be sure to swing by and chat with us about our offerings.
VMware Speaking Sessions at RSA Conference:
NSX Mindset Reception:
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PQ 145: Greg And Ivan Have A Chat
In the ten or so years I ve been blogging, Ivan Pepelnjak has been constant figure in the tech industry. His prolific blogging and sharing of knowledge is one of the inspirations for my own entry into blogging. Over the years, we have usually agreed violently on most things and disagreed on others.
His ipSpace website has grown from a blog into a membership and more recently into a consulting service.
On today’s Priority Queue, Ivan and I talk about automation, intent, product quality and what can be done to improve it, the direction private clouds might take, and whatever else catches our fancy.
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