Countries Consider Penalties for Spreading ‘Fake News’

A handful of countries have recently considered passing new laws or regulations to combat so-called fake news, with Malaysia adding penalties of up to six years in jail for distributors.

Malaysia’s controversial Anti-Fake News 2018 bill, which passed this week, also includes a fine of US$123,000. An earlier draft of the legislation included jail time of up to 10 years. Under the new law, fake news is “news, information, data and reports which is or are wholly or partly false,” as determined by Malaysian courts.

The new Malaysian law covers digital news outlets, including video and audio, and social media, and it applies to anyone who maliciously spreads fake news inside and outside the country, including foreigners, as long as Malaysia or its citizens are affected.

Eric Paulsen, cofounder and executive director of Malaysian civil rights group Lawyers for Liberty, called the new law “shocking.” “Freedom of speech, info & press will be as good as dead in Malaysia,” he tweeted in late March.

The law will create a chilling effect on free speech, Malaysia lawyer Syahredzan Johan wrote in TheStar.com. “While we may hope that the implementation of the bill will be transparent and fair, the Continue reading

Datanauts 128: Kubernetes, Serverless And No Code With Kelsey Hightower

Riverbed’s ‘firework’ CEO, Jerry Kennelly, retires

In 2010, pop singer Katy Perry released a song called Firework. Some of its lyrics are: “Cause baby you're a firework, come on show 'em what you're worth, make 'em go oh, oh, oh.”  In addition to being one of my favorite Katy Perry songs, it’s always reminded me of the firework that was Riverbed and its charismatic and often outspoken CEO, Jerry Kennelly.Riverbed was the face of WAN optimization Riverbed was indeed a firework, as it hit the market with a bang and became the face of WAN optimization. (Note: Riverbed is a client of ZK Research.) Riverbed wasn’t the first vendor in this market — that was Packeteer — but Riverbed evangelized it and became synonymous with the technology.To read this article in full, please click here

Riverbed’s ‘firework’ CEO, Jerry Kennelly, retires

In 2010, pop singer Katy Perry released a song called Firework. Some of its lyrics are: “Cause baby you're a firework, come on show 'em what you're worth, make 'em go oh, oh, oh.”  In addition to being one of my favorite Katy Perry songs, it’s always reminded me of the firework that was Riverbed and its charismatic and often outspoken CEO, Jerry Kennelly.Riverbed was the face of WAN optimization Riverbed was indeed a firework, as it hit the market with a bang and became the face of WAN optimization. (Note: Riverbed is a client of ZK Research.) Riverbed wasn’t the first vendor in this market — that was Packeteer — but Riverbed evangelized it and became synonymous with the technology.To read this article in full, please click here

Don’t Miss Keith Bogart’s CCNA Kickoff Tomorrow!

Perhaps you’re interested in starting your CCNA certification journey, or exploring careers in the IT field, but aren’t sure where to start. If this sounds like you then this webinar is for you!

Tune in on Thursday, April 5 at 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST for Keith’s CCNA kickoff session and get all of your questions answered.

This kickoff session for those who are interested in, or have started to study for the CCNA certification. In this free session, we will cover common trouble areas that most people experience when getting started with their certification, such as: how to approach making a study schedule, strategies for not becoming overwhelmed during the study process, deciding whether to take one test or two to get your CCNA, what to expect when you walk into the testing center, which topics to study and how in depth, and what study tools can be useful. Keith will also discuss the testing experience and the CCNA Certification test format.

Rubrik Wants You to Write Data Management Apps on Its SaaS Platform

The platform’s open-API architecture allows developers to write applications for data policy, control, security, and deep intelligence.

7 free tools every network needs

"I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'" –Martha StewartIf your "right job" involves wrangling computer networks and figuring out how to do digital things effectively and efficiently or diagnosing why digital things aren't working as they're supposed to, you've got your hands full. Not only does your job evolve incredibly quickly becoming evermore complex, but whatever tools you use need frequent updating and/or replacing to keep pace, and that's what we're here for; to help in your quest for the right tools.[ Don’t miss customer reviews of top remote access tools and see the most powerful IoT companies . | Get daily insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ] We've done several roundups of free network tools in the past, and since the last one, technology has, if anything, sped up even more. To help you keep up, we've compiled a new shortlist of seven of the most useful tools that you should add to your toolbox.To read this article in full, please click here

7 free tools every network needs

"I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'" –Martha StewartIf your "right job" involves wrangling computer networks and figuring out how to do digital things effectively and efficiently or diagnosing why digital things aren't working as they're supposed to, you've got your hands full. Not only does your job evolve incredibly quickly becoming evermore complex, but whatever tools you use need frequent updating and/or replacing to keep pace, and that's what we're here for; to help in your quest for the right tools.[ Don’t miss customer reviews of top remote access tools and see the most powerful IoT companies . | Get daily insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ] We've done several roundups of free network tools in the past, and since the last one, technology has, if anything, sped up even more. To help you keep up, we've compiled a new shortlist of seven of the most useful tools that you should add to your toolbox.To read this article in full, please click here

Giving every Tor Hidden Service a IPv6 address

Giving every Tor Hidden Service a IPv6 address

Tor has a neat feature called Onion Services [(A)](https://web.archive.org/web/20180330000120/https://www.torproject.org/docs/onion-services.h

Disaster Recovery in the Public Cloud

Disaster Recovery in the Public Cloud

BGP in EVPN-Based Data Center Fabrics – Take 2

My BGP in EVPN-Based Data Center Fabrics blog post generated numerous comments from engineers disagreeing with my views on using IBGP-over-EBGP.

As usual, there were three kinds of comments:

MPLS 101 – Dynamic routing with BGP

In our last post we talked about how to make the MPLS control plane more dynamic by getting rid of static LSPs and adding in LDP to help advertise and distribute LSPs to all MPLS speaking routers.  However – even once got LDP up and running, we still had to tell the routers to use a given LSP.  In the last post, we accomplished this by adding recursive static routes in the inet.0 table to force the routers to recurse to the inet.3 table where the MPLS LSPs lived.  In this post, we’re going to tackle getting rid of the static routes and focus on replacing it with a dynamic routing protocol – BGP.

So to start off with, let’s get our lab back to a place where we can start.  To do that, we’re going to load the following configuration on each router show in the following lab topology…

interfaces {
    ge-0/0/0 {
        enable;
        unit 0 {
            family inet {
                address 10.2.2.0/31;
            }
        }
    }
    ge-0/0/1 {
        enable;
        unit 0 {
            family inet {
                address 10.1.1.0/31;
            }
            family mpls;
        }
    }
    lo0 {
        unit 0 {
            family  Continue reading

Improved Docker Container Integration with Java 10

Many applications that run in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), including data services such as Apache Spark and Kafka and traditional enterprise applications, are run in containers. Until recently, running the JVM in a container presented problems with memory and cpu sizing and usage that led to performance loss. This was because Java didn’t recognize that it was running in a container. With the release of Java 10, the JVM now recognizes constraints set by container control groups (cgroups). Both memory and cpu constraints can be used manage Java applications directly in containers, these include:

• adhering to memory limits set in the container
• setting available cpus in the container
• setting cpu constraints in the container

Java 10 improvements are realized in both Docker for Mac or Windows and Docker Enterprise Edition environments.

Container Memory Limits

Until Java 9 the JVM did not recognize memory or cpu limits set by the container using flags. In Java 10, memory limits are automatically recognized and enforced.

Java defines a server class machine as having 2 CPUs and 2GB of memory and the default heap size is ¼ of the physical memory. For example, a Docker Enterprise Edition installation has 2GB of memory and Continue reading

BrandPost: Businesses report cost savings with advanced network solution

Extreme networks recently released our brand-new report: Quantifying the Value of the New Extreme Networks Solution (an Enterprise Strategy Group Economic Value Validation report). We set out to show IT organizations like yours the costs and benefits of deploying Extreme Networks compared with alternative network vendors, and trust us, the results are pretty mind-blowing.“Extreme Networks convinced us that for a reasonable price you can get a technologically advanced and reliable solution that can be managed through a unified management console.” - Extreme CustomerTo read this article in full, please click here

BrandPost: What’s behind IoT’s growth?

We asked CIOs and IT managers from all industries around the world to find out how they are embracing the Internet of Things. They told us about their plans, concerns, benefits, and the issues they've encountered.The vast majority have already implemented or are planning to implement IoT projects. Building-related projects involving smart lighting and energy management are the most common, followed by video surveillance and data collection projects.On the concerns and drawbacks side, device security, an issue addressed by ExtremeControl, swamps all other challenges. Data privacy, fear of rogue control and hijacking, service interruptions, and data integrity are all issues that CIOs face when implementing IoT.To read this article in full, please click here

Fedora 28 beta is ready for you to test

Fedora 28 has just been released in its beta version. That means it isn’t likely to be completely free of bugs and that you have a chance to participate in ensuring that it’s ready to go public on May 1.This news won’t be particularly surprising to the more enthusiastic Fedora users. Fedora’s release cycle is a fairly regular after all. Every six months, more or less, a new Fedora release is published. Many Fedora users have come to expect to see them around May Day and Halloween each year. Yet, while not surprising, the news is still exciting because of a number of new and enhanced features.Also read: Review: Free Linux Fedora server offers upgrades as they become available – no wait | Sign up: Subscribe to receive daily Network World updates New features in Fedora 28 beta So, what do you have to look forward to in this beta release or the planned May release?To read this article in full, please click here

Fedora 28 Beta is ready for you to test

Fedora 28 has just been released in its Beta version. That means that it isn’t likely to be completely free of bugs and that you have a chance to participate in ensuring that it’s ready to go public on May 1st.This news won’t be particularly surprising to the more enthusiastic Fedora users. Fedora’s release cycle is a fairly regular after all. Every 6 months, more or less, a new Fedora release is published. Many Fedora users have come to expect to see them around May Day and Halloween each year. Yet, while not surprising, the news is still exciting because of a number of new and enhanced features.So, what do you have to look forward to in this Beta release or the planned May release?To read this article in full, please click here

BrandPost: How digital transformation affects IT goals, staff

Every day, vendors are trying to sell you on digital transformation, but are they truly helping you transform? Most are simply looking for a sales pitch to move you to their latest and greatest products. They’re plying you with stories of operational savings and productivity numbers.However, they’re missing the key to a successful digital business: the experience. Be it customer, user, or administrator experience, the human interaction with technology is the difference between successful digital transformation and simply being on the cutting edge of technology.At Extreme, our tagline is Connect Beyond the Network. We understand the importance of the experience. Yes, we’ll offer you scalability, security, simplicity and all the other buzzwords touted throughout the industry; however, what we really offer are experience-driven outcomes.To read this article in full, please click here

Some Things I Learned About VeloCloud SD-WAN

Some things about VeloCloud I learned at #NFD17