Monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl
In some prior blogs, we demonstrated leveraging NSX REST API with Python. See prior blogs, Automating Security Group and Policy Creation with NSX REST API and Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation using Splunk and Some Code. In this blog, we demonstrate how NSX REST API can be used with the popular Perl programming language.
One of Perl’s key strengths is the vast amount of Perl modules/libraries available via the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). There is also a CPAN module included with Perl which is used to automatically download and install additional Perl modules from the CPAN repository. The example Perl code in this post demonstrates a simple program that uses a Perl REST client module/library with NSX REST API to retrieve NSX SpoofGuard information. Continue reading
Cloud, SDN, And Security Complications
As enterprises migrate to the cloud and SDN, they face challenges in maintaining security.
Big Chain Deep Dive on Software Gone Wild
A while ago Big Switch Networks engineers realized there’s a cool use case for their tap aggregation application (Big Tap Monitoring Fabric) – an intelligent patch panel traffic steering solution used as security tool chaining infrastructure in DMZ… and thus the Big Chain was born.
Curious how their solution works? Listen to Episode 58 of Software Gone Wild with Andy Shaw and Sandip Shah.
Cisco Tetration analytics
Cisco Tetration Analytics Data Sheet describes the hardware requirements:
And the power requirements:
No pricing is given, but based on the hardware, data center space, power and cooling requirements, this brute force approach to analytics will be reassuringly expensive to purchase and operate.
Update June 22, 2016: See 451 Research report, Cisco Tetration: a $3m, 1,700-pound appliance for network traffic analytics is born, for pricing information.
Webinar – Challenges Delivering Apps The Modern Way
I'm hosting a webinar with Citrix about application deployment in the context of a modern data center -- containers, NFV, etc. They are bringing nerds, and I am going to ask them questions. There's a live demo at the end, so they've promised me. You should register and attend via http://bit.ly/1XSHvgU. The event is soon - Wednesday, June 22, 2016.Samsung Moves Into the Cloud With Joyent Acquisition
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Five signs an attacker is already in your network
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.
According to some estimates, attackers have infiltrated 96% of all networks, so you need to detect and stop them before they have time to escalate privileges, find valuable assets and steal data.
The good news is an attack doesn’t end with an infection or a take-over of an endpoint; that is where it begins. From there an attack is highly active, and the attacker can be identified and stopped if you know how to find them. These five strategies will help.
* Search for the telltale signs of a breach. Look for port scans, excessive failed log-ins and other types of reconnaissance as an attacker tries to map out your network.
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