How to assess security automation tools

This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices.  Click here to subscribe.  During my recent trip to Tel Aviv to attend CyberTech 2017, I had a one-on-one conversation with Barak Klinghofer, co-founder and CTO of Hexadite. He gave me a preview of an educational presentation he was to give two weeks later at the RSA Conference. His insight is worth repeating for anyone looking to add automation tools to their security toolset.As I saw at CyberTech, and I’m sure was the case at RSA, the hottest topics were security automation, automated incident response and security orchestration. These can be confusing terms, as every vendor describes them a little bit differently.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Worth Reading: Security in a box

Security in-a-box was created by a diverse team of experts who understand not only the conditions under which advocates work, but also the resource restrictions they face. Although the toolkit was designed primarily to address the growing needs of advocates in the global South – particularly human rights defenders – the software guides and security strategies in this toolkit are relevant to everyone; specifically people working with sensitive information. This may include vulnerable minorities, independent journalists or whistleblowers, as well as advocates working on a range of issues, from environmental justice to anti-corruption. —Security in a Box

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Telefonica-Sigfox deal is a big win for diverse IoT networks

The global partnership announced Wednesday between Telefonica and IoT specialist Sigfox could ensure the latter’s long-term success while accelerating the overall growth of LPWANs (low-power, wide-area networks).Telefonica said it will integrate Sigfox’s energy-sipping, low-data-rate radios into millions of devices used for things like smart metering and asset tracking. The Spain-based mobile carrier operates in 21 countries across Europe and Latin America, so the deal should significantly expand Sigfox’s footprint. It’s talking with customers about possible large-scale rollouts across both regions, including Spain, Germany, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Telefonica-Sigfox deal is a big win for diverse IoT networks

The global partnership announced Wednesday between Telefonica and IoT specialist Sigfox could ensure the latter’s long-term success while accelerating the overall growth of LPWANs (low-power, wide-area networks).Telefonica said it will integrate Sigfox’s energy-sipping, low-data-rate radios into millions of devices used for things like smart metering and asset tracking. The Spain-based mobile carrier operates in 21 countries across Europe and Latin America, so the deal should significantly expand Sigfox’s footprint. It’s talking with customers about possible large-scale rollouts across both regions, including Spain, Germany, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Promises, Challenges Ahead for Near-Memory, In-Memory Processing

The idea of bringing compute and memory functions in computers closer together physically within the systems to accelerate the processing of data is not a new one.

Some two decades ago, vendors and researchers began to explore the idea of processing-in-memory (PIM), the concept of placing compute units like CPUs and GPUs closer together to help reduce to the latency and cost inherent in transferring data, and building prototypes with names like EXECUBE, IRAM, DIVA and FlexRAM. For HPC environments that relied on data-intensive applications, the idea made a lot of sense. Reduce the distance between where data was …

Promises, Challenges Ahead for Near-Memory, In-Memory Processing was written by Jeffrey Burt at The Next Platform.

ONF Certified SDN Associate (OCSA) – Part 5

The OCSA exam tests your understanding of components in an SDN framework, your ability to articulate the fundamental workings of networking and the OpenFlow protocol, as well as your knowledge of vendors, solutions and projects available in the SDN landscape. This is the last part in a series of posts that review the blueprint for […]

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How about family spring break in Austin?

Are you looking for Spring Break plans with the family? Look no further than DockerCon 2017!  Located in sunny Austin, Texas April 17-20, DockerCon provides learning and entertainment for all members of the family.

Childcare

As part of our efforts to make DockerCon’s doors open to all, we are excited to announce that we will be partnering again this year with Big Time Kid to provide childcare at DockerCon! Gone are the days of “Mom / Dad has to stay home with the kids…” – you can now bring the whole family to DockerCon!

Childcare will be offered:

• Monday, April 17  1:00pm – 7:30pm
• Tuesday, April 18  8:00am – 6:30pm
• Wednesday, April 19 8:00am – 5:30pm
• Thursday, April 20 8:00am – 12:00pm

Following in the success of last year, we  have chosen Big Time Kid Care as our childcare provider. All caregivers and staff are certified, fully insured and experienced in child education and care with police background checks. Big Time Kid Care will be well equipped and excited to take good care of your little ones at a kid-friendly play room close to the DockerCon activities at Austin Convention Center. Games, activities, breakfast and lunch will be provided.

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CORD Partners with xRAN to Bring SDN to the RAN

xRAN is a new standards group.

Qualcomm and LG to Test 5G and C-V2X For Connected Cars

C-V2X is a key step toward autonomous cars.

New York State cybersecurity regulations: Who wins?

As you probably know by now, on February 16, the State of New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) finalized its new cybersecurity regulations, which take effect on March 1, 2017. These regulations are somewhat redundant with others in the financial services industry (i.e. FFIEC, GLBA, NIST CSF, OCC, etc.) but tend to go a bit further with several specific prescriptive requirements. For example, the New York State cybersecurity regulations cover nonpublic data (rather than customer data), mandate the presence of a CISO (or third-party equivalent) and require a program for secure data destruction.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

New York State cybersecurity regulations: Who wins?

As you probably know by now, on February 16, the State of New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) finalized its new cybersecurity regulations, which take effect on March 1, 2017. These regulations are somewhat redundant with others in the financial services industry (i.e. FFIEC, GLBA, NIST CSF, OCC, etc.) but tend to go a bit further with several specific prescriptive requirements. For example, the New York State cybersecurity regulations cover nonpublic data (rather than customer data), mandate the presence of a CISO (or third-party equivalent) and require a program for secure data destruction.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Exascale Leaders on Next Horizons in Supercomputing

One way to characterize the challenges of achieving exascale, is to look at how advancing compute, memory/storage, software, and fabric will lead to a future-generation balanced system. Recently Al Gara of Intel, Jean-Philippe Nominé of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), and Katherine Riley of Argonne National Lab were on a panel that weighed in on these and a host of other interrelated challenges.

Exascale will represent a watershed achievement in computer science. More than just a nice, round number (“exa-” denotes a billion billion), exascale computing is also supposed¹ by the Human Brain Project and …

Exascale Leaders on Next Horizons in Supercomputing was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

HPE Bulks Up NFV Portfolio in Conjunction With Red Hat

HPE and Red Hat encourage service providers to adopt OpenStack.

Breaking and protecting devops tool chains

Ken Johnson, CTO of nVisium, and Chris Gates, Senior Security Engineer at Uber talk to CSO Online's Steve Ragan about working with devops tool chains.

Bruce Schneier and the call for “public service technologists”

Bruce Schneier, CTO of IBM Resilient on the increasing importance of technologist's presence in education and policy-making.

IDG Contributor Network: The myth of technology analyst independence

Recently passing my 15th anniversary as a technology industry analyst caused me to reflect on the evolution of our business, and I'm disappointed to share that amid some positive developments, one significant ethical shortcoming still persists.If you had asked me 15 years ago—when the world was reeling from an equities collapse aggravated in part by conflict-of-interest shenanigans on Wall Street—I would have predicted that the tech analyst community would split neatly between sell-side research and buy-side research.But that has not happened, and you the customer are the worse off for it.The financial industry analyst model In financial research, the industry makes a clear distinction between sell-side analysis and buy-side analysis. A sell-side financial analyst relies on information often spoon-fed from public companies to drive activity to trading desks (i.e., works primarily on behalf of sellers), while a buy-side specialist strives to inform better investor performance (i.e., works primarily on behalf of buyers). The same advisory or investment firm can employ both buy- and sell-side analysts, but they must isolate themselves behind "Chinese Firewalls" designed to prevent buy- and sell-side specialists from even talking to each other without a lawyer present.To read this article in Continue reading

FCC rolls back net neutrality ISP transparency rules

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to roll back some net neutrality regulations that require broadband providers to inform customers about their network management practices.The Republican-controlled FCC on Thursday suspended the net neutrality transparency requirements for broadband providers with fewer than 250,000 subscribers. Critics called the decision anticonsumer.The transparency rule, waived for five years in a 2-1 party-line vote Thursday, requires broadband providers to explain to customers their pricing models and fees as well as their network management practices and the impact on broadband service.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Apple opposes Trump’s transgender rights rollback

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced plans to roll back Obama protections for transgender kids in schools. Apple quickly responded with a forceful statement against the move.“Apple believes everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an environment free from stigma and discrimination,” the company said in a statement it provided to Politico. “We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals. We disagree with any effort to limit or rescind their rights and protections.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FCC rolls back net neutrality ISP transparency rules

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to roll back some net neutrality regulations that require broadband providers to inform customers about their network management practices.The Republican-controlled FCC on Thursday suspended the net neutrality transparency requirements for broadband providers with fewer than 250,000 subscribers. Critics called the decision anticonsumer.The transparency rule, waived for five years in a 2-1 party-line vote Thursday, requires broadband providers to explain to customers their pricing models and fees as well as their network management practices and the impact on broadband service.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

33% off NETGEAR N300 Wi-Fi Router with High Power 5dBi External Antennas – Deal Alert

Currently discounted 33% and selling for just $19.99, the NETGEAR N300 WiFi Router with external antennas (WNR2020) offers high-performance wireless speeds of up to 300 Mbps, and for the current price is a good consideration for the internet needs in your second home, apartment, dormitory, or as a drop-in replacement of your legacy router. It also features external 5dBi antennas for improved WiFi coverage and Push 'N' Connect for easy WiFi connections. The scheduled WiFi on/off button allows for convenient power savings by scheduling times for WiFi to be turned off. It's currently rated 4 out of 5 stars from over 7,600 customers (read recent reviews here) on Amazon, where its been recently discounted 33% to a very reasonable $19.99. See the discounted N300 Wi-Fi router from Netgear on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here