Keeping your GDPR Resolutions
For many of us, a New Year brings a renewed commitment to eat better, exercise regularly, and read more (especially the Cloudflare blog). But as we enter 2018, there is a unique and significant new commitment approaching -- protecting personal data and complying with the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
As many of you know by now, the GDPR is a sweeping new EU law that comes into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR harmonizes data privacy laws across the EU and mandates how companies collect, store, delete, modify and otherwise process personal data of EU citizens.
Since our founding, Cloudflare has believed that the protection of our customers’ and their end users’ data is essential to our mission to help build a better internet.
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As we explained in a previous blog post last August, Cloudflare has been working hard to achieve GDPR compliance in advance of the effective date, and is committed to help our customers and their partners prepare for GDPR compliance on their side. We understand that compliance with a new set of privacy laws can be challenging, and we are here Continue reading
The Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Reverberate
Linus Torvalds had harsh words for Intel.
Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – OSPF
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax for a NOS can be overwhelming if you need a specific set of config in a short timeframe. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit challenging if you are used to Cisco CLI commands.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, there’s a good chance you started with Cisco gear and so it is helpful to draw comparisons between the commands, especially if you are trying to build a network with a MikroTik and Cisco router.
This is the second post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone essentially between IOS and RouterOS. We plan to tackle other command comparisons like MPLS, VLANs and basic operations to make it easier for network engineers trained in Cisco IOS to successfully implement Mikrotik / RouterOS devices.
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
While many commands have almost the exact same information, others are as close as possible. Since there isn’t always an exact match, sometimes you may have to run two or three commands to get the information needed.
Using EVE-NG for testing
In the last article, Continue reading
Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – OSPF
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax for a NOS can be overwhelming if you need a specific set of config in a short timeframe. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit challenging if you are used to Cisco CLI commands.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, there’s a good chance you started with Cisco gear and so it is helpful to draw comparisons between the commands, especially if you are trying to build a network with a MikroTik and Cisco router.
This is the second post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone essentially between IOS and RouterOS. We plan to tackle other command comparisons like MPLS, VLANs and basic operations to make it easier for network engineers trained in Cisco IOS to successfully implement Mikrotik / RouterOS devices.
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
While many commands have almost the exact same information, others are as close as possible. Since there isn’t always an exact match, sometimes you may have to run two or three commands to get the information needed.
Using EVE-NG for testing
In the last article, Continue reading
Vendors Rush to Issue Security Updates for Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
Here is a list of how Microsoft, Amazon, and other vendors are responding to the CPU flaws.
Broadband Forum’s PON Project Targets 5G Fronthaul
NTT is a key proponent of PON virtualization but other operators are interested too.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — January 5, 2018
The FCC's Ajit Pai cancels visit to CES; Elliot completes Gigamon purchase; InfoVista and Ericsson sign interoperability initiative.
CableLabs Creates Remote MACPHY Working Group
It aims to make control interfaces more interoperable.
The Telecom Industry Must Reframe Open Source to Give it a Chance
Lacking standards and focus, will the promise of open source reach fruition in this market?
Response: media.ccc.de – 1-day exploit development for Cisco IOS
How to crack Cisco IOS with SNMP RCE examples.
The Future of Seamless Hybrid Clouds
The multiple components that make the cloud need to come together seamlessly.
Un-Nintendo Consequences: Protect Your Devices from Attacking Gaming Networks
This holiday season, we published a buying guide for “smart toys,” as well as steps you could take to secure them once they were home. As we start the new year, it’s a good time to revisit Holiday DDoS Attacks: Targeting Gamers (Plus Five Things You Can Do). Last year Ryan Polk wrote, “gaming networks are most often targeted by DDoS attacks, as the end of year holidays usually bring many users online who are eager to try out their new games and systems.” He included the following helpful tips.
Five actions to protect your devices from becoming bots:
- Create and use strong passwords for all your devices. Do not use the default. This is especially important for smart devices, routers, and other devices with which you may not interact directly.
- Update your devices! Software is often patched to remove known vulnerabilities, greatly strengthening your defenses.
- Monitor your devices. If a device is acting strangely, investigate it. One example is bounced email messages. If email messages are not reaching their destination, your device could be infected and sending spam as a part of a botnet.
- Run anti-virus scans and use other security tools to find and remove malicious software.
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