Cisco’s Davidson: ‘We’re the Most Important 5G Vendor’
This is because Cisco can "help [network operators] monetize their 5G infrastructure," he told...
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History of Networking Page
I’ve created a history of networking page which lists all the current episodes of the History of Networking podcast by technology. I have a long list of guests still to schedule, so the new page will be updated as new episodes are recorded and released.
Intel Buys Barefoot Networks, Boosts Data Center Interconnect
The acquisition follows a spate of recent silicon vendor acquisitions and comes as Intel exited the...
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China Gears Up for 5G, Issues 4 Licenses
The government issued licenses to three mobile operators and China Broadcasting Network Corp. The...
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Intel Finally Serious About Switching with Barefoot Networks Buy
In one fell swoop, Intel has finally filled a giant hole in its switching product line by acquiring upstart Barefoot Networks, the creator of the P4 programming language for networking devices and the “Tofino” family of Ethernet switch ASICs that make use of it. …
Intel Finally Serious About Switching with Barefoot Networks Buy was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at .
Orange Matter: Why Your Infrastructure Sucks For Automation
I’ve been blogging for Solarwinds recently, posting on Orange Matter, with a cross-post to the Thwack Geek Speak forum. Let’s face it, unless we get to build an infrastructure from the ground up, our existing mass of one-off solutions and workarounds makes automating our infrastructure an absolute nightmare.
This post appeared on Orange Matter as “Why Your Infrastctructure Sucks For Automation“, but I’m also linking to the version posted on Thwack, because that version of the post includes pretty pictures. And who doesn’t like a pretty picture?
I’d love it if you were to take a moment to visit and read, and maybe even comment!
If you liked this post, please do click through to the source at Orange Matter: Why Your Infrastructure Sucks For Automation and give me a share/like. Thank you!
Response: How Ledger Hacked an HSM – Cryptosense
HSM vendor fails basic security and integrity from a pen test.
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Making progress in Cloudflare’s EMEA operations, and looking ahead to a bright future
Cloudflare’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have seen great progress over the past few years and the future looks even brighter. I joined as Head of EMEA Sales, taking responsibility for our customer-facing activity across the region, just over a year ago. I am encouraged by what we are building while being even more motivated by what lies ahead for our customers, our partners and our employees.
Cloudflare has a rich history in EMEA where London was one of the earliest bases for both the company’s engineering and also its customer-facing activities. In the subsequent years, we have expanded our customer-facing activity to include coverage into all the major EMEA countries and regions. We’ve built up a team of professional sales and business development people, capable systems engineers, dedicated customer success managers, thoughtful marketeers and a responsive customer support team who serve our existing customers and develop new ones as a committed and focused team.
We work on developing brand awareness for Cloudflare and extending our reach into the market through communications, events and most of all through ongoing close engagement with customers, prospective customers and partners. We carry the Cloudflare mission of helping build a Continue reading
A New Survey Shows Few Actively Encrypting More Because of Internet Distrust
A new survey shows that only a handful of people who said they distrust the Internet are actively choosing encryption in response.
The survey, called the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, was conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Canadian think tank the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The Internet Society (ISOC) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are partners in the survey, which is now in its fifth year.
The survey asked more than 25,000 individuals in 25 economies their opinion on Internet security, privacy, and trust.
Trust is very personal. The word “trust” may mean different things to different people. What we consider to be trust is constantly evolving and is shaped by many factors including our culture, our education, and our experience.
The survey asked users how much they agree or disagree with the statement “Overall, I trust the Internet”. We did not ask users how much they trust the Internet to perform in specific ways or to provide a specific user experience. However, the question provides a rough indicator of positive or negative attitudes towards the Internet.
74% of respondents in 2019 agreed with the statement Continue reading
Use Per-Link Prefixes in Network Data Models
We got pretty far in our data deduplication in network data model journey, from initial attempts to network modeled as a graph… but we still haven’t got rid of all the duplicate information.
For example, if we have multiple devices connected to the same subnet, why should we have to specify IP address and subnet mask for every device (literally begging the operators to make input errors). Wouldn’t it be better (assuming we don’t care about exact IP addresses on core links) to assign IP addresses automatically?
Cisco CEO Takes High Road on 5G, China
Besides macro radio access network equipment, "we have virtually everything else you need to build...
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Cisco Clarifies Vision, Need for Modern Networking at Cisco Live
Cisco kicked off Cisco Live with a series of updates to its intent-based networking architecture to...
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Americans Deserve Better User Privacy
On May 15th, the White House tweeted it had created a new online surveying tool for Americans to report instances of social media censorship due to political bias. Setting aside the politics of this move, there are serious privacy and security concerns that come with hosting such a survey on its website.
When users visit the reporting site, they’re required to give personal information including their name, citizenship status, zip code, phone number, and email address, all before any questions are actually asked about the alleged social media bias. They are then prompted to include links to their social media platforms, usernames, and other digitally-intrusive information.
Sound fishy? It should.
That is a significant amount of personal, highly-identifiable information to give up as a part of a selective survey. The irrelevance of most of this information to the survey’s purpose begs the question: why does the government need it and what will they use it for?
Neither question is answered anywhere in the survey or its related materials. That alone poses a serious privacy concern. If users don’t know how their data will be used, how can they trust that their information is secure and being used only for the Continue reading
Future Kubernetes Will Mimic What Facebook Already Does
If you want to see what the future of the Kubernetes container management system will look like, then the closed source, homegrown Tupperware container control system that Facebook has been using and evolving since 2011 – before Docker containers and Kubernetes were around – might be a good place to find inspiration. …
Future Kubernetes Will Mimic What Facebook Already Does was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at .