Apple’s Black Friday 2016 event is live! Gift cards galore

Apple, which last year was too cool to have a Black Friday sale, has revealed its one-day deals for Black Friday 2016 this Nov. 25.You can get up to a $150 gift card when purchasing select Apple products, with Macs earning the biggest rewards.The $150 gift card rewards apply to purchases of MacBook Airs starting at $1,000, MacBooks and MacBook Pros (13-inches) starting at $1,300, and MacBook Pros (15-inches) starting at $2,000, among others.MORE: Best Black Friday 2016 deals on Apple iPhones, iPads, Watches & moreTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Apple’s underwhelming Black Friday 2016 event is live! Gift cards galore

Apple, which last year was too cool to have a Black Friday sale, has revealed its one-day deals -- focused on older products -- for Black Friday 2016 this Nov. 25.You can get up to a $150 gift card when purchasing select Apple products, with Macs earning the biggest rewards.The $150 gift card rewards apply to purchases of MacBook Airs starting at $1,000, MacBooks and MacBook Pros (13-inches) starting at $1,300, and MacBook Pros (15-inches) starting at $2,000, among others.MORE: Best Black Friday 2016 deals on Apple iPhones, iPads, Watches & moreTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

WiFi Competitors Attack as Ruckus Waits in Limbo

The deal presents new opportunities for wireless carriers.

Will AI usher in a new era of hacking?

It may take several years or even decades, but hackers won't necessarily always be human. Artificial intelligence -- a technology that also promises to revolutionize cybersecurity -- could one day become the go-to hacking tool.  Organizers of the Cyber Grand Challenge, a contest sponsored by the U.S. defense agency DARPA, gave a glimpse of the power of AI during their August event. Seven supercomputers battled each other to show that machines can indeed find and patch software vulnerabilities.Theoretically, the technology can be used to perfect any coding, ridding it of exploitable flaws. But what if that power was used for malicious purposes? The future of cyberdefense might also pave the way for a new era of hacking.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Will AI usher in a new era of hacking?

It may take several years or even decades, but hackers won't necessarily always be human. Artificial intelligence -- a technology that also promises to revolutionize cybersecurity -- could one day become the go-to hacking tool.   Organizers of the Cyber Grand Challenge, a contest sponsored by the U.S. defense agency DARPA, gave a glimpse of the power of AI during their August event. Seven supercomputers battled each other to show that machines can indeed find and patch software vulnerabilities. Theoretically, the technology can be used to perfect any coding, ridding it of exploitable flaws. But what if that power was used for malicious purposes? The future of cyberdefense might also pave the way for a new era of hacking.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Japan plans superefficient supercomputer by 2017

Japan plans to build a super-efficient computer that could vault it to the top of the world's supercomputer rankings by the end of next year.With a processing capacity of 130 petaflops, the planned computer would outperform the current world leader, China's Sunway TaihuLight, which delivers 93 petaflops. One petaflop is one million billion floating-point operations per second.Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) isn't just aiming to build the world's fastest supercomputers, it also wants to make one of the most efficient. It is aiming for a power consumption of under 3 megawatts -- a staggering figure, given that Japan's current highest entry in the Top500 supercomputer list, Oakforest-PACS, delivers one-tenth the performance (13.6 petaflops) for the same power.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Linux hardening: a 15-step checklist for a secure Linux server

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Linux hardening: a 15-step checklist for a secure Linux server

Gus Khawaja Most people assume Linux is secure, and that’s a false assumption. Imagine your laptop is stolen without first being hardened. A thief would probably assume your username is “root” and your password is “toor” since that’s the default password on Kali and most people continue to use it. Do you? I hope not.The negative career implications of choosing not to harden your Kali Linux host are severe, so I’ll share the necessary steps to make your Linux host secure, including how I use penetration testing and Kali Linux to get the job done. It’s important to note that, while they are many distributions (AKA distros) of Linux and each one differs from the command line perspective, the logic is the same. Use the following tips to harden your own Linux box.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

StackStorm 101 on Software Gone Wild

A few weeks ago Matt Oswalt wrote an interesting blog post on principles of automation, and we quickly agreed it’s a nice starting point for a podcast episode.

In the meantime Matt moved to StackStorm team so that became the second focus of our chat… and then we figured out it would be great to bring in Matt Stone (the hero of Episode 13).

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Contrail Integration with Bare Metal Devices via EVPN-VxLAN

In this blog how we will discuss how to integrate Bare metal devices with Juniper Contrail (SDN Controller) by using EVPN-VXLAN.

My earlier blogs on Contrail can be viewed on links  Blog-1, Blog-2 ,

Reference Topology  

Problem statement “Gust VM spawned inside SDN environment needs to communicate with Bare Metal Device (same sub net or different sub net here we will discuss former use case only).

Solution “EVPN based control plane will be established between MX Router and Contrail Controller to exchange ARP entries between them,  VxLAN based forwarding plane will be configured for communication between Guest VMs and Bare Metal Devices”

Solution components:-

1. Contrail GUI
   • RED network 2.2.2.0/ is configured and VMs are spawned using open stack “Horizon” Web GUI (not covered in this article)
   • Configure VxLAN as 1st encapsulation method under “Encapsulation Priority Order” go to Configure then  Infrastructure  then Global Config and click edit button.
   • Select VxLAN Identifier Mode as “user configured”
   • Configure VxLAN ID & Route target community  for the desired network
     • Go to Configure  then Networking  then Networks, select the desired network and click edit
     • Add the VxLAN ID (in this example 2000 is used for Continue reading

31% off Amazon Tap – Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Now Through November 28th – Deal Alert

Amazon Tap is a portable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled speaker that gives you rich, full-range sound. Just tap the microphone button and ask for music, hear news, search for information, order a pizza, and more with the Alexa Voice Service.  You can save $40 now through November 28th.  See the Amazon Tap now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Britain’s wartime codebreaking base could host a national cyber security college

Plans are afoot to build the U.K.'s first National College of Cyber Security at Bletchley Park, the birthplace of the country's wartime codebreaking efforts.It was at Bletchley Park that Colossus, the world's first electronic computer, was built during World War II to crack the Lorenz code used by the German high command. Bletchley is also where Alan Turing developed some of his mathematical theories of computing while working on breaking the enigma code.After the war the site fell into disrepair, but parts of it have been restored and now house the U.K.'s National Museum of Computing.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Britain’s wartime codebreaking base could host a national cyber security college

Plans are afoot to build the U.K.'s first National College of Cyber Security at Bletchley Park, the birthplace of the country's wartime codebreaking efforts.It was at Bletchley Park that Colossus, the world's first electronic computer, was built during World War II to crack the Lorenz code used by the German high command. Bletchley is also where Alan Turing developed some of his mathematical theories of computing while working on breaking the enigma code.After the war the site fell into disrepair, but parts of it have been restored and now house the U.K.'s National Museum of Computing.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

20% off the Amazon Echo Dot, Now Through November 28th – Deal Alert

Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play & control music (either on its own, or through a connected speaker/receiver), control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms, and more. If you’re looking to buy them as gifts, or for different homes or rooms, you can save $10 on each one purchased through November 28th.  The new Amazon Echo Dot comes in black, and now also white.  See the new Amazon Echo Dot now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

10 smartphone trends to watch in 2017

Smartphone buyers have a lot to look forward to in 2017. Devices will be thinner, faster, and perhaps a bit more intelligent than you'd like. Virtual reality will spread to budget smartphones, and they will also have better graphics, higher resolution screens, and more storage. More than ever, you'll be using your smartphone to pay for products and log into websites. Deep learning could help smartphones get a fix on user behavior and improve the mobile experience. We could see a renaissance in smartphone designs, and wireless audio could replace headphone jacks in more handsets. USB-C will replace older connector and charging cables. Here are 10 smartphone trends to watch out for in 2017:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Amazon Discounts Kindle E-Readers Up To 38% Through 11/28 – Deal Alert

Amazon has quietly released another good set of deals on its popular Kindle series of e-readers, and this time the discount runs through 11/28 only. Kindle's price sinks $30, Kindle Paperwhite is discounted $20, the Kindle Voyage drops $30, and the worry-free Kindle for Kids Bundle is reduced $30 as well.  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

5 burning questions about AMD’s Zen chip

AMD's Zen chip is just around the corner; it'll first come to gaming systems any day now. There's a lot of excitement about Zen, which AMD believes is its most important chip this decade.The high-performance Zen could put AMD back on the map as a legitimate competitor to rival Intel. AMD's chips in recent years haven't been as sophisticated as Intel's offerings, but Zen could bring AMD up to par. The AMD faithful are salivating over Zen, and even some Intel chip enthusiasts can't wait to give it a try.AMD CEO Lisa Su has said Zen would be available in a few gaming systems by the end of the year, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. A more likely scenario is that systems will start coming early next year. Zen chips for servers will follow in the first half of next year, with Zen for laptops and other desktops coming later.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Testing Ansible Playbooks with Cisco VIRL

Cisco VIRL is the ideal testing environment when you want to test your Ansible playbooks with various Cisco network operating systems (IOS, IOS XE, NX-OS or IOS XR). The “only” gotcha: how do you reach those devices from the outside world?

It was always possible to reach the management interface of devices running with VIRL, and it got even simpler with VIRL release 1.2.

OpenStack Summit 2016: Key takeaways & Rocket Turtles

A few weeks ago, several of Cumulus Networks’ passionate employees headed to Barcelona to connect with other cloud-enthusiasts at the 2016 OpenStack Summit in Barcelona. We were there to visit our customers, partners, talk about our solutions, and connect with other industry experts. Here are the highlights.

If you were lucky enough to attend the event, you may have met one of our infectious leaders (CTO and Co-founder) JR Rivers. He was manning our booth along with the EMEA team and a few marketing and product members. The team was there to connect with partners, talk about our technology, and of course, pass out our new rocket turtle.

We’d like to give a special shoutout to JR who unwrapped more than 800 #RocketTurtles! They were an instant hit, and have been spotted in various parts of Barcelona.

By visiting our booth or our partners’, Mellanox, Red Hat, Dell and Midokura, attendees were able to enter a chance to win a Lego Mindstorm EV3. Congrats to our winner, Jules Chevalier!

One of the highlights of the event for us was connecting with other industry folks in Continue reading