On today's Heavy Networking, sponsor Graphaint is here to discuss how it's rethinking SD-WAN using a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) model to help customers consume WAN connectivity instead of setting up and operating a WAN for themselves. Graphiant combines SD-WAN mainstays such as multiple connection options and traffic policies based on applications and performance, without the operational overhead of SD-WAN tunnels. We dive into the how and why in this episode.
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By now I’m sure you’ve heard that the Internet is obsessed with ChatGPT. I’ve been watching from the sidelines as people find more and more uses for our current favorite large language model (LLM) toy. Why a toy and not a full-blown solution to all our ills? Because ChatGPT has one glaring flaw that I can see right now that belies its immaturity. ChatGPT knows everything. Or at least it thinks it does.
If I asked you the answer to a basic trivia question you could probably recall it quickly. Like “who was the first president of the United States?” These are answers we have memorized over the years to things we are expected to know. History, math, and even written communication has questions and answers like this. Even in an age of access to search engines we’re still expected to know basic things and have near-instant recall.
What if I asked you a trivia question you didn’t know the answer to? Like “what is the name of the metal cap at the end of a pencil?” You’d likely go look it up on a search engine or on some form of encyclopedia. You don’t know Continue reading
As a security company, it’s critical that we have good processes for dealing with security issues. We regularly release software to our servers - on a daily basis even - which includes new features, bug fixes, and as required, security patches. But just as critical is the software which is embedded into the server hardware, known as firmware. Primarily of interest is the BIOS and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), but many other components also have firmware such as Network Interface Cards (NICs).
As the world becomes more digital, software which needs updating is appearing in more and more devices. As well as my computer, over the last year, I have waited patiently while firmware has updated in my TV, vacuum cleaner, lawn mower and light bulbs. It can be a cumbersome process, including obtaining the firmware, deploying it to the device which needs updating, navigating menus and other commands to initiate the update, and then waiting several minutes for the update to complete.
Firmware updates can be annoying even if you only have a couple of devices. We have more than a few devices at Cloudflare. We have a huge number of servers of varying kinds, from varying vendors, spread Continue reading
After describing the SD-WAN reference design, Pradosh Mohapatra focused on individual components of an SD-WAN solution, starting with the backend architecture.
Network Address translation is one of those phrases that strikes fear into the hearts of some network engineers … and joy into the hearts of others! Steinn Bjarnarson joins us to discuss the history of NAT, its uses, its misuses, and how NAT fits into the big picture of network design today. Steinn just finished writing a paper on the history of NAT.
Xcitium is an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) vendor that sells client software that uses multiple methods to protect endpoints. Methods include anti-virus, a host firewall, a Host Intrusion Protection System (HIPS), and a technique it calls ZeroDwell Containment. The first three components are straightforward. The AV software relies on signatures to detect known malware. […]
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