Boeing’s insecure networks threaten security and safety

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing's insecure networks leave the company--and potentially its aircraft--at risk of exploitation. Security researcher Chris Kubecka uncovered these threats in April, and new reporting by CSO's J.M. Porup reveals little has been done to patch these vulnerabilities. They both join Juliet to discuss how Kubecka discovered this information and what it means for national security and passenger safety.

Boeing’s unsecure networks threaten security and safety

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing's unsecure networks leave the company--and potentially its aircraft--at risk of exploitation. Security researcher Chris Kubecka uncovered these threats in April, and new reporting by CSO's J.M. Porup reveals little has been done to patch these vulnerabilities. They both join Juliet to discuss how Kubecka discovered this information and what it means for national security and passenger safety.

Cisco SVP: Security’s Worst Enemy Is Complexity

VMware amps security with in-house, Carbon Black technology

VMware is moving quickly to meld its recently purchased Carbon Black technology across its product lines with an eye toward helping users protect their distributed enterprises.VMware just closed the $2.1 billion buy of cloud-native endpoint-security vendor Carbon Black in October and in the process created a new security business unit that will target cybersecurity and analytics to protect networked enterprise resources. More about edge networkingTo read this article in full, please click here

VMware amps security with in-house, Carbon Black technology

VMware is moving quickly to meld its recently purchased Carbon Black technology across its product lines with an eye toward helping users protect their distributed enterprises.VMware just closed the $2.1 billion buy of cloud-native endpoint-security vendor Carbon Black in October and in the process created a new security business unit that will target cybersecurity and analytics to protect networked enterprise resources. More about edge networkingTo read this article in full, please click here

Qumulo Eyes More OEMs As It Refreshes HPE Partnership

Companies who offer software-defined products, by definition, rely on hardware providers in order to offer something useful to customers. …

Qumulo Eyes More OEMs As It Refreshes HPE Partnership was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

Meet Me in San Jose Next Week 3/4/5 Nov.

I will be flying into San Jose early for TFD20. Most likely this is the only time I will be in the area over the next six to twelve months. 

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Serverlist October: GitHub Actions, Deployment Best Practices, and more

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VMware Project Maestro Orchestrates Telco Cloud

Huawei to Developers: Innovate, Make Money on 5G

Back to Bare Metal with Dell EMC and Ironic

Carrier Supporting Carrier with OSPF and LDP

I know we haven’t gotten to the point of actually discussing inter-as option B or option C but we did cover all of the mechanics required for them to work (at least briefly). Before we go there though – I did want to cover a different technology that can also help solve our end to end LSP problems. Carrier Supporting Carrier – or more commonly just referred to as CsC (or in Cisco parlance Carrier of Carriers or CoC (or maybe I have that backwards?)) is a means to nest MPLS VPN sessions. Think of it this way. If you’re a huge backbone provider (we’ll call you the “uber provider”) selling transport to customers (we’ll call them customer carriers) – there’s a good chance that those customer carriers will need a way to isolate their customer on their backbone. How do we do that? Well MPLS VPNs of course! However you, the uber provider, also need a means to keep the customer carriers isolated as they traverse your backbone. So what do we do? Sounds a lot like a carrier supporting a carrier huh? CsC to the rescue!

At this point you might be wondering how we got here. Continue reading

For Liberty Mutual, the Openness and Flexibility of the Cloud Means Better Business Outcomes

We had the chance recently to sit down with the Liberty Mutual Insurance team at their Portsmouth, New Hampshire offices and talk about how they deliver better business outcomes with the cloud and containerization.

At this point, Liberty Mutual has moved about 30 percent of their applications to the cloud. One of big improvements the team has seen with the cloud and Docker is the speed at which developers can develop and deploy their applications. That means better business outcomes for Liberty Mutual and its customers.

Here’s what they told us. You can also catch the highlights in this two-minute video:

On how tech is central to Liberty Mutual’s business

Mark Cressey, SVP and GM, IT Hosting Services: Tech and the digitization it’s allowed has really enabled Liberty Mutual to get deeply ingrained in our customers’ lives and support them through their major life journeys. We’re able to be more predictive of what our customer’s needs and get in front of them as a proactive step. How can we help? How can we assist you? Is this the right coverage? And even to the point where using real time information, we can warn them about approaching windstorms or warn our Continue reading

Electrodes for Neck Pain – Do They Work?

People suffering from severe neck pain who want to reduce their reliance on pain medications often turn to TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)  treatments to relieve the pain, reducing their dependence on prescription medications to get the pain relief they so badly need. TENS uses electrodes for neck pain or back pain, and while some people swear by such treatments, others find themselves wondering whether or not TENS really work to relieve pain. Keep reading to learn more about these electrodes for neck pain.

Why Try Electrodes for Neck Pain

A TENS treatment consists of electrodes for neck pain and other bodily pains through electrical stimulation therapy. Found in physical therapy and pain clinics, TENS uses electrodes placed on the skin around a painful or injured area with a small electrical charge running through the device to temporarily reduce pain.

The use of electrodes for pain is believed to reduce pain by using electrical impulses to flood the nervous system and reduce the nerves’ ability to transmit pain signals to the brain, while at the same time producing the body’s natural pain relievers called endorphins. While some studies suggest that this type of therapy does work, other studies are not Continue reading

Owning Your Keys: The Technical and Human Side of Encryption

Ever wonder if your next doctor’s appointment will result in jail time? Luckily most of us never have to think about that. But LGBT Tech Executive Director Chris Wood says for people in countries where their truth is outlawed, the prospect of finding a trusted healthcare provider without encrypted messaging apps is worse than grim. It could be deadly.

Efforts to weaken encryption threaten our ability to keep our most vulnerable communities safe online. As the best tool available to protect our digital security, encryption helps ensure that data and messages are kept private and make it much more difficult for outside parties to get access to sensitive information. Encryption helps ensure that your digital bank transactions are secure, your passwords are kept safe, and your stored data can’t be accessed by any unintended parties.

This security tool protects all Internet users, but it is critical for vulnerable communities. For example, there is an alarming and growing threat of abusive partners using Internet-connected devices and other online tools to surveil and control their partners. This can make it even more difficult for victims to seek help. However, by using devices and services that encrypt web traffic, communications, and location info, Continue reading

Prepare for the CompTIA certification exams with this $69 training bundle

No modern tech company can operate without a capable IT department, and as new companies launch each year, the demand for IT professionals will continue to grow. However, IT professionals must earn their certifications first, and CompTIA certifications are among the most versatile because they’re vendor-neutral. If you’re interested in earning a CompTIA certification, you can prepare with this $69 training bundle.To read this article in full, please click here

Red Hat announces RHEL 8.1 with predictable release cadence

Red Hat has just today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.1, promising improvements in manageability, security and performance.RHEL 8.1 will enhance the company’s open hybrid-cloud portfolio and continue to provide a consistent user experience between on-premises and public-cloud deployments.[Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters.] RHEL 8.1 is also the first release that will follow what Red Hat is calling its "predictable release cadence". Announced at Red Hat Summit 2019, this means that minor releases will be available every six months. The expectation is that this rhythmic release cycle will make it easier both for customer organizations and other software providers to plan their upgrades.To read this article in full, please click here

Red Hat announces RHEL 8.1 with predictable release cadence

Red Hat has just today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.1, promising improvements in manageability, security and performance.RHEL 8.1 will enhance the company’s open hybrid-cloud portfolio and continue to provide a consistent user experience between on-premises and public-cloud deployments.[Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters.] RHEL 8.1 is also the first release that will follow what Red Hat is calling its "predictable release cadence". Announced at Red Hat Summit 2019, this means that minor releases will be available every six months. The expectation is that this rhythmic release cycle will make it easier both for customer organizations and other software providers to plan their upgrades.To read this article in full, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: AI and 5G: Entering a new world of data

Today the telecom industry has identified the need for faster end-user-data rates. Previously users were happy to call and text each other. However, now mobile communication has converted our lives in such a dramatic way it is hard to imagine this type of communication anymore.Nowadays, we are leaning more towards imaging and VR/AR video-based communication. Therefore, considering such needs, these applications are looking for a new type of network. Immersive experiences with 360° video applications require a lot of data and a zero-lag network.To give you a quick idea, VR with a resolution equivalent to 4K TV resolution would require a bandwidth of 1Gbps for a smooth play or 2.5 Gbps for interactive; both requiring a minimal latency of 10ms and minimal delay. And that's for round-trip time. Soon these applications will target the smartphone, putting additional strains on networks. As AR/VR services grow in popularity, the proposed 5G networks will yield the speed and the needed performance.To read this article in full, please click here

Cisco forges tighter SD-WAN links to Microsoft Azure cloud, Office 365

Cisco and Microsoft this week extended their relationship to make it easier and more efficient for SD-WAN customers to set up and run direct Internet access to enterprise applications such as Office 365 and other Azure Cloud services.Specifically Cisco said it would integrate its SD-WAN package with Microsoft’s Azure Virtual WAN and Office365.  This amalgamation will let customers extend their WAN to Microsoft Azure Cloud and, in parallel, deliver optimized, secure Office 365 communications, according to Sachin Gupta, senior vice president, product management with Cisco’s Enterprise Networking Business.   To read this article in full, please click here