The Cradlepoint NetCloud platform enables Network-as-a-Service  

This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices.  Click here to subscribe.  There's a lot of innovation going on in the WAN these days. New strategies from a variety of network companies hold the promise of building better security, control and performance into regular broadband and LTE networks.Cradlepoint is the latest vendor to announce its software-defined wide area network architecture. The Cradlepoint NetCloud platform enables software-defined and cloud-based wired and wireless broadband networks for branch, mobile and IoT.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Junos Space Log Collector – Utilities

The Juniper documentation on log collector is a bit sparse to be honest, and once it is installed, SSHing to it doesn’t seem to produce a configuration menu any more.  In order to change its config, there are some scripts, but I had to dig around for them:

[root@LOG-COLLECTOR bin]# ls
adhoc.py disableExport.sh logcollectorWatchdog.py selfhealingES.py
agentScript.sh elasticDiskAllocation.py logcollectorWatchdog.pyc selfhealingES.pyc
agentUtilityScript.sh elasticDiskRollover.sh logcolmon.py startService.sh
bashUtils.sh enableExport.sh logcolmon.pyc stopService.sh
cleanZipLogs.sh generateReponse.pl lsStatisticsupdate.sh subsequentBootupdate.sh
collectSystemLogs.sh getMountLocation.sh monitorPacketDrop.sh support-diagnostics.sh
configureMailSetup.sh getRebootDetails.pl mountNfs.sh syslogForwardToggle.sh
configureNameServer.sh getSystemInfo networkScript.sh updateEtcHosts.sh
configureNode.sh getZipLogs.pl resizeFS.sh updateIndexerip.sh
configureNtp.sh initConf.pl resourceMonitoring validateIpAddress.sh
configureTimeZone.sh loadFirewal.sh rootWrapper whiteList.sh

[root@LOG-COLLECTOR bin]#

They are in this directory:

[root@LOG-COLLECTOR bin]# pwd
/opt/jnpr/bin
[root@LOG-COLLECTOR bin]#

 

An important thing to be sure of is that log collector does not have two interfaces – it should have only eth0.   If it gets an IP address on eth1, you might find that logging does not work.  This is probably because it received a DHCP address on eth1, Continue reading

IDG Contributor Network: Hired guns: The rise of the virtual CISO

The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety—and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Having someone who knows how to lead the charge in identifying and analyzing threats, creating strategic security plans and ensuring compliance requires the right level of expertise.+ Also on Network World: Why you need a CSO/CISO +The Information Systems Security Association spoke of a “missing generation” in information security, pointing to an estimated 300,000 to 1 million vacant cybersecurity jobs. To further complicate the labor shortfall, security professionals at enterprises understand they are in demand, and it is understood that employees will be receiving offers from other companies. According to a Ponemon study, senior security executives on average leave after 30 months on the job.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: Hired guns: The rise of the virtual CISO

The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety—and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Having someone who knows how to lead the charge in identifying and analyzing threats, creating strategic security plans and ensuring compliance requires the right level of expertise.+ Also on Network World: Why you need a CSO/CISO +The Information Systems Security Association spoke of a “missing generation” in information security, pointing to an estimated 300,000 to 1 million vacant cybersecurity jobs. To further complicate the labor shortfall, security professionals at enterprises understand they are in demand, and it is understood that employees will be receiving offers from other companies. According to a Ponemon study, senior security executives on average leave after 30 months on the job.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Cross-VC NSX: Multi-site Deployments with Ease and Flexibility

As discussed in prior Cross-VC NSX/multi-site blogs, Cross-VC NSX allows for NSX logical networking and security across multiple vCenter domains which may also be across multiple sites. The benefits of this capability are immediately clear in terms of workload mobility, resource pooling, central management and application of consistent security policies across vCenter domains/sites, and disaster recovery. More details on these use cases can be found in the prior Cross-VC NSX blogs listed below or in the recently published NSX-V: Multi-site Options and Cross-VC NSX Design Guide. This blog post, focuses on the ease and flexibility in terms of application of Cross-VC NSX for multi-site.

Prior Cross-VC NSX Blogs:
NSX-V: Multi-site Options and Cross-VC NSX Design Guide
Enhanced Disaster Recovery with Cross-VC NSX and SRM
Cross-VC NSX for Multi-site Solutions

In this example, vCenter, the primary NSX Manager, and the Universal Controller Cluster (UCC) is deployed at site 1. A secondary NSX Manager which is registered with the primary NSX Manager is deployed at site 2 along with its corresponding vCenter. For a quick overview on primary NSM Manager, secondary NSX Manager, and the UCC see this prior blog. For more detailed information, see the NSX-V: Multi-site Options and Cross-VC NSX Continue reading

Apple losing smartphone share in India despite big efforts

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has described India as one of the company's fastest growing markets and has proposed to the government a program to offer refurbished phones in the country as a way to get around the high prices of its devices in a price-sensitive market.Cook is also said to have discussed with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May the "possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India," a move that would help the company avoid the high import duties on smartphones and other products that the authorities have imposed to encourage local manufacture.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

In DARPA challenge, smart machines compete to fend off cyberattacks

The first all-machine hacking competition is taking place today in Las Vegas.Seven teams, each running a high-performance computer and autonomous systems, are going head-to-head to see which one can best detect, evaluate and patch software vulnerabilities before adversaries have a chance to exploit them.It’s the first event where machines – with no human involvement – are competing in a round of "capture the flag, according to DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), which is sponsoring and running the event. DARPA is the research arm of the U.S. Defense Department.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords The teams are vying for a prize pool of $3.75 million, with the winning team receiving $2 million, the runner-up getting $1 million and the third-place team taking home $750,000. The winner will be announced Friday morning.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

In DARPA challenge, smart machines compete to fend off cyberattacks

The first all-machine hacking competition is taking place today in Las Vegas.Seven teams, each running a high-performance computer and autonomous systems, are going head-to-head to see which one can best detect, evaluate and patch software vulnerabilities before adversaries have a chance to exploit them.It’s the first event where machines – with no human involvement – are competing in a round of "capture the flag, according to DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), which is sponsoring and running the event. DARPA is the research arm of the U.S. Defense Department.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords The teams are vying for a prize pool of $3.75 million, with the winning team receiving $2 million, the runner-up getting $1 million and the third-place team taking home $750,000. The winner will be announced Friday morning.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Illinois hospital chain to pay record $5.5M for exposing data about millions of patients

Illinois' largest hospital chain today agreed to pay a $5.5 million fine by the government for lax data security that led to the exposure of more than 4 million electronic patient records.The fine against Advocate Health Care Network, the largest ever levied under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, is a result of the "extent and duration of the alleged noncompliance."The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began its investigation in 2013, when the healthcare chain submitted three breach notification reports pertaining to separate and distinct incidents involving its subsidiary, Advocate Medical Group (AMG).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Illinois hospital chain to pay record $5.5M for exposing data about millions of patients

Illinois' largest hospital chain today agreed to pay a $5.5 million fine by the government for lax data security that led to the exposure of more than 4 million electronic patient records.The fine against Advocate Health Care Network, the largest ever levied under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, is a result of the "extent and duration of the alleged noncompliance."The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began its investigation in 2013, when the healthcare chain submitted three breach notification reports pertaining to separate and distinct incidents involving its subsidiary, Advocate Medical Group (AMG).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

The advanced security techniques of criminal hackers

Staying secure online is an essential concern, for individual users, businesses, and cybercriminals alike. That’s right: Basic IT security applies whether you’re protecting sensitive data at an upstanding, ethical organization, or you’re in the business of stealing data from those same organizations.After all, the business may be cybercrime, but cybercriminals are still operating a business, with all the associated worries. Criminals rely on operations security (opsec) to stay ahead of law enforcement and security researchers intent on dismantling their operations, but also to protect their criminal enterprises from competitors planning on sabotage.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

The advanced security techniques of criminal hackers

Staying secure online is an essential concern, for individual users, businesses, and cybercriminals alike. That’s right: Basic IT security applies whether you’re protecting sensitive data at an upstanding, ethical organization, or you’re in the business of stealing data from those same organizations.After all, the business may be cybercrime, but cybercriminals are still operating a business, with all the associated worries. Criminals rely on operations security (opsec) to stay ahead of law enforcement and security researchers intent on dismantling their operations, but also to protect their criminal enterprises from competitors planning on sabotage.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Supercomputers give a glimpse of cybersecurity’s automated future

Giant refrigerator-sized supercomputers battled each other on Thursday in a virtual contest to show that machines can find software vulnerabilities. The result: the supercomputers time and time again detected simulated flaws in software. It represents a technological achievement in vulnerability detection, at a time when it can take human researchers on an average a year to find software flaws. The hope is that computers can do a better job and perhaps detect and patch the flaws within months, weeks or even days. Thursday’s contest, called the Cyber Grand Challenge, was a step in that direction. The final round of the competition pitted computers from seven teams to play the hacking game “Capture the Flag,” which revolves around detecting software vulnerabilities.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Supercomputers give a glimpse of cybersecurity’s automated future

Giant refrigerator-sized supercomputers battled each other on Thursday in a virtual contest to show that machines can find software vulnerabilities. The result: the supercomputers time and time again detected simulated flaws in software. It represents a technological achievement in vulnerability detection, at a time when it can take human researchers on an average a year to find software flaws. The hope is that computers can do a better job and perhaps detect and patch the flaws within months, weeks or even days. Thursday’s contest, called the Cyber Grand Challenge, was a step in that direction. The final round of the competition pitted computers from seven teams to play the hacking game “Capture the Flag,” which revolves around detecting software vulnerabilities.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Apple’s bug bounty program favors quality over quantity

After years of reluctance to pay researchers for exploits, Apple has given in and is ready to hand out up to US$200,000 for critical vulnerabilities found in the latest version of iOS and the newest iPhones.Apple announced the program Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. It starts in September, and unlike bounty programs run by other large technology companies it will be invite only.The program will start with a few dozen researchers hand-picked by Apple, though any outsider who submits a flaw that qualifies can receive a reward and be invited to join the program, said Ivan Krstić, the head of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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