IDG Contributor Network: 3 things you need to know to effectively scale your team

Success of a company is often a double-edged sword for technology teams. Enthusiastic customers, positive sales numbers and increased opportunity generally mean only one thing for a CTO—the need to scale.For start-ups, determining how and when to scale can be a challenge. Just when you hire your first set of developers and build the product, you’re faced with the need to grow your team and ensure that technology can accommodate an expanding number of users. Resource management is also key—and technology and process, in addition to people, can help you to scale wisely without having to rebuild your product. After managing the challenge of scaling at a number of companies, I’ve narrowed it down to three elements of scaling to keep in mind when it comes to people.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

VXLAN Ping and Traceroute

From the moment Cisco and VMware announced VXLAN some networking engineers complained that they'd lose visibility into the end-to-end path. It took a long while, but finally the troubleshooting tools started appearing in VXLAN environment: NVO3 working group defined Fault Managemnet framework for overlay networks and Cisco implemented at least parts of it in recent Nexus OS releases.

You'll find more details in Software Gone Wild Episode 69 recorded with Lukas Krattiger in November 2016 (you can also watch VXLAN Technical Deep Dive webinar to learn more about VXLAN).

Response: Introducing Open/R — a new modular routing platform | Engineering Blog | Facebook Code | Facebook

Although this post is from May 2016, Petr Lapukhov at Facebook outlines an method to replace routing protocols with a message bus to enable real network applications.

I’m doubtful that wider networking market would adopt something that doesn’t have BGP in the solution but Facebook has the resources to develop something like this and prove that it works. That could change perceptions. In any case, thought provoking reading.

Introducing Open/R — a new modular routing platform | Engineering Blog | Facebook Code | Facebook: “The Open/R software enables rapid prototyping and deployment of new applications to the network much more frequently than the industry’s standard development process. To create an interoperable standard, the industry’s process is often lengthy due to code being built independently by multiple vendors and then slowly deployed to their customer networks. Furthermore, every vendor has to accommodate for the demands of numerous customers — complicating the development process and requiring features that are not always useful universally.”

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Response: Coming soon with Cumulus Linux 3.2: EVPN

Increasingly coming to the view that BGP-EVPN is a big deal. Neither vendors or customers can imagine their networks without a 30 year old routing protocol so this is the half-pregnant, half-arsed solution that seems likely to gain widespread adoption.

You can mangle BGP configuration with an application and call it SDN. Heck, IXPs have been doing that for a decade so its not new.

Welcome to networking where “its not new” is the byline for SDN.

Coming soon with Cumulus Linux 3.2: EVPN – Cumulus Networks Blog: “Can you summarize the benefits of deploying EVPN?

Cumulus EVPN provides many benefits to a data center, including:

Controller-less VXLAN: No controller is needed with EVPN, as it enables VTEP peer discovery through BGP.
Scale and Robustness: EVPN uses the standard BGP routing protocol for the control plane. BGP is a mature well-known protocol that powers the internet. For data centers that already run BGP, this involves just adding another address-family.
Fast convergence/mobility: The BGP EVPN address family includes features to track host moves across the datacenter, allowing for very fast convergence.
Multi-vendor interoperable: Since EVPN is a standard, it will be interoperable with other vendors that adhere to the Continue reading

About that Giuliani website…

BrandPost: Leadership in ‘Third Network’ efforts

The “Third Network” is a term coined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) to communicate a concept that combines the performance and security assurances of Carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) and the agility and ubiquity of the Internet. “It gives unprecedented levels of network control to for new and evolving types of cloud-centric applications and control for network connectivity services within current network architectures as well as emerging SDN and NFV implementations,” says MEF. Top awards Each year, MEF confers Excellence Awards to recognize service, application, technology, and professional excellence and innovation in the global Third Network. For 2016, AT&T was honored to receive five awards.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Suspected NSA tool hackers dump more cyberweapons in farewell

The hacking group that stole cyberweapons suspected to be from the U.S. National Security Agency is signing off -- but not before releasing another arsenal of tools that appear designed to spy on Windows systems.On Thursday, the Shadow Brokers dumped them online after an attempt to sell these and other supposedly Windows and Unix hacking tools for bitcoin.The Shadow Brokers made news back in August when they dumped hacking tools for routers and firewall products that they claimed came from the Equation Group, a top cyberespionage team that some suspect works for the NSA.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Suspected NSA tool hackers dump more cyberweapons in farewell

The hacking group that stole cyberweapons suspected to be from the U.S. National Security Agency is signing off -- but not before releasing another arsenal of tools that appear designed to spy on Windows systems.On Thursday, the Shadow Brokers dumped them online after an attempt to sell these and other supposedly Windows and Unix hacking tools for bitcoin.The Shadow Brokers made news back in August when they dumped hacking tools for routers and firewall products that they claimed came from the Equation Group, a top cyberespionage team that some suspect works for the NSA.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Guccifer 2.0, alleged Russian cyberspy, returns to deride US

As if the whodunnit into the hacking of the Democratic National Committee wasn't already confusing and murky enough, the supposed Romanian hacker who first released the emails resurfaced on Thursday to say everyone has it wrong.“I’d like to make it clear enough that these accusations are unfounded,” Guccifer 2.0 said in Thursday blog post. “I have totally no relation to the Russian government.”Make of that what you will.According to U.S. intelligence agencies, Guccifer 2.0 is actually a front for Kremlin-backed cyberspies.“It’s obvious that the intelligence agencies are deliberately falsifying evidence,” said a message on the Guccifer 2.0 blog.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Guccifer 2.0, alleged Russian cyberspy, returns to deride US

As if the whodunnit into the hacking of the Democratic National Committee wasn't already confusing and murky enough, the supposed Romanian hacker who first released the emails resurfaced on Thursday to say everyone has it wrong.“I’d like to make it clear enough that these accusations are unfounded,” Guccifer 2.0 said in Thursday blog post. “I have totally no relation to the Russian government.”Make of that what you will.According to U.S. intelligence agencies, Guccifer 2.0 is actually a front for Kremlin-backed cyberspies.“It’s obvious that the intelligence agencies are deliberately falsifying evidence,” said a message on the Guccifer 2.0 blog.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Siblings arrested in Italy’s worst cyberespionage operation ever

The Tuesday arrest of Giulio Occhionero and his sister, Francesca Maria, has brought to light what appears to be the biggest, and highest-profile, hacking of institutional and corporate accounts ever reported in Italy.The siblings have been planting the Pyramid Eye remote access Trojan on computers using a spear-phishing technique over the course of years, according to the arrest order.They attacked no fewer than 18,000 high-profile targets including former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti, President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi, as well as employees and heads of various ministries including Internal Affairs, Treasury, Finance, and Education.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Siblings arrested in Italy’s worst cyberespionage operation ever

The Tuesday arrest of Giulio Occhionero and his sister, Francesca Maria, has brought to light what appears to be the biggest, and highest-profile, hacking of institutional and corporate accounts ever reported in Italy.The siblings have been planting the Pyramid Eye remote access Trojan on computers using a spear-phishing technique over the course of years, according to the arrest order.They attacked no fewer than 18,000 high-profile targets including former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti, President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi, as well as employees and heads of various ministries including Internal Affairs, Treasury, Finance, and Education.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Video: Business Tech News for January 11, 2017

https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=poIBwW1gI3E

Arista, NetBeez, Viptela, Silver Peak, Velocloud, ETSI, Extreme Networks are included in today’s press release round up.

Packet Pushers Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vAUu1TQAwzuq8wajJw4kA

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30% off Withings Thermo Wireless Smart Thermometer – Deal Alert

With an exceedingly simple scan across the forehead, 16 infrared sensors take over 4,000 measurements to find the hottest point. It requires no contact with the skin, unlike traditional methods, making Thermo is the most sanitary way to take anyone’s temperature. Readings appear illuminated on the device, and if desired, will sync to your smartphone for tracking and much more. Its typical list price of $100 has been reduced 30% to $70. See the discounted Withings Thermo thermometer on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Withings Thermo Wireless Smart Thermometer – Deal Alert

With an exceedingly simple scan across the forehead, 16 infrared sensors take over 4,000 measurements to find the hottest point. It requires no contact with the skin, unlike traditional methods, making Thermo is the most sanitary way to take anyone’s temperature. Readings appear illuminated on the device, and if desired, will sync to your smartphone for tracking and much more. Its typical list price of $100 has been reduced 30% to $70. See the discounted Withings Thermo thermometer on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Back from dead: Intel’s Atom chip, in Panasonic’s $2,189 Android tablet

Intel is phasing out Atom chips from mobile devices and has scaled back Android development for such devices.But Panasonic has come out with a new tablet with an Atom chip and Android 6.0 anyway. Panasonic's new Toughbook FZ-A2 has a crazy starting price of US $2,189, and its Atom x5-Z8550 chip is a big problem.Atom chips are almost disappearing from tablets, especially devices with Android. There are also questions on whether the Toughbook will get upgraded to the newer Android 7.0, code-named Nougat. Panasonic didn't provide a response to the query.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Security Sessions: Will security budgets go up in 2017?

In the latest episode of Security Sessions, CSO Editor-in-Chief Joan Goodchild chats with CSO Publisher Bob Bragdon about recent research around IT budgets, and how much of the budgets are allocated towards security. They also discuss where the money is going, how much is flowing to automation and whether the CSO (or CISO) can get the attention of the board to get more money for security projects.

Worth Reading: Elements and principles of graphic design

Knowing the key basics of design will help you to create better, more aesthetically pleasing works of art. When creating a design, there are both elements and principles to pay attention to. Knowing both pieces of the puzzle and how to successfully incorporate them into your designs will help you to create more beautiful pieces. —Line25

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Worth Reading: Elements and principles of graphic design

Knowing the key basics of design will help you to create better, more aesthetically pleasing works of art. When creating a design, there are both elements and principles to pay attention to. Knowing both pieces of the puzzle and how to successfully incorporate them into your designs will help you to create more beautiful pieces. —Line25

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Thoughts on incident response automation and orchestration

Just this week, I was reviewing several interviews I conducted with cybersecurity professionals on their organizations’ processes and tools for incident response (IR) automation and orchestration. Here are a few things that jumped out at me:1. IR is still often anchored by basic tools, manual processes, and key personnel. While trouble ticketing and ITSM tools are pervasive and fairly mature, too many enterprise organizations still “ham and egg” it through incident response. In other words, they rely on paper forms, spreadsheets, email handoffs and some socially challenged security analyst who’s really good a finding compromised systems and malicious network traffic. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here