Worm infects unpatched Ubiquiti wireless devices

Routers and other wireless devices made by Ubiquiti Networks have recently been infected by a worm that exploits a year-old remote unauthorized access vulnerability.The attack highlights one of the major issues with router security: the fact that the vast majority of them do not have an auto update mechanism and that their owners hardly ever update them manually.The worm creates a backdoor administrator account on vulnerable devices and then uses them to scan for and infect other devices on the same and other networks."This is an HTTP/HTTPS exploit that doesn't require authentication," Ubiquiti said in an advisory. "Simply having a radio on outdated firmware and having its http/https interface exposed to the Internet is enough to get infected."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Worm infects unpatched Ubiquiti wireless devices

Routers and other wireless devices made by Ubiquiti Networks have recently been infected by a worm that exploits a year-old remote unauthorized access vulnerability.The attack highlights one of the major issues with router security: the fact that the vast majority of them do not have an auto update mechanism and that their owners hardly ever update them manually.The worm creates a backdoor administrator account on vulnerable devices and then uses them to scan for and infect other devices on the same and other networks."This is an HTTP/HTTPS exploit that doesn't require authentication," Ubiquiti said in an advisory. "Simply having a radio on outdated firmware and having its http/https interface exposed to the Internet is enough to get infected."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

‘It’s time to take a stand’

“It’s time to take a stand,” says Redditor Grnslv, posting at r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt, “a subreddit dedicated specifically for Information Technology rage!”The stand in this case: opposition to compensation measured in calories. His screen capture explains: Redditor Grnslv Not everyone participating in the ensuing discussion was a hardliner.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

‘It’s time to take a stand’

“It’s time to take a stand,” says Redditor Grnslv, posting at r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt, “a subreddit dedicated specifically for Information Technology rage!”The stand in this case: opposition to compensation measured in calories. His screen capture explains: Redditor Grnslv Not everyone participating in the ensuing discussion was a hardliner.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google’s intelligent assistant, Google Home, was never a top-secret project

The announcement of the Google Home intelligent assistant was an unexpected but not really a surprise announcement. Leaks did not ruin the surprise, but rather Google’s open approach to innovation did. Through participation in open forums and open source projects, published papers, and the release of application programming interfaces (APIs), Google publicly signals its direction.Google Home was built using the Google Assistant software platform that was also announced this week. Think of Google Home generally as a hardware competitor to Amazon Echo, and Google Assistant is a software platform like Google Now but much more context aware and intelligent.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

6 Google I/O announcements Apple fans should care about

Google I/O thinks outside the boxImage by Blair Hanley FrankThis year, Google took a different approach to its Google I/O developers conference. First of all, it was mostly outdoors, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. (Fun fact about Shoreline: While now it’s literally in Google’s backyard, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was an original partner in launching the concert venue with legendary promoter Bill Graham, and Woz’s name still adorns one of the boxes that the press sat in during the keynote.) And while previous Google I/O keynotes have featured moonshots like Google Glass, this year’s keynote was pretty down-to-earth. No self-driving cars or alien-looking wearables, just new versions of Android and Android Wear, plus some cross-platform apps and a voice-activated device for the home. In fact, a lot of the announcements should even be interesting to Apple fans, from new apps to a huge selection of smartwatches. Here’s what you should care about, and when you can expect it all to launch.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google goes after the enterprise, but at I/O, proof is MIA

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google executives say the company isn't the consumer-oriented business of its youth.Now, they say, Google is focused on the enterprise.But some users and industry analysts attending Google I/O here this week said they didn't see evidence of a business focus at the developer conference."You don't see it in the announcements. You don't really see it in the sessions," said Jorel Perez, a San Antonio-based mobile web developer who works for a Fortune 500 financial services company. "When we go to a conference, we have to say why we're going and why it will be beneficial. I would like to be able to hear something here that I could go back and say, 'Here's something that will immediately bring value across the enterprise.' That's just not going to happen."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 Android features from Google I/O that Apple should borrow

Google wrapped up its annual I/O keynote presentation on Wednesday after unveiling its version of FaceTime, its version of Apple Watch Complications, and its version of Siri on steroids. But Google also announced a few new features, especially as part of Android N and Android Wear, that Apple users have not experienced yet.Here are a few features that we hope Apple “borrows” from Google for its upcoming iOS and watchOS. You can read about all the new Android N and Android Wear 2.0 features on our sister site Greenbot.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google I/O 2016: Every Android app – really – is coming to Chrome

Google’s bringing its entire Android mobile app library to Chromebooks – the company announced today at its annual I/O developer conference, thanks to an innovative system of containerization.Every Android app on Google Play will run on Chrome OS devices – as long as their hardware is compatible. (For example, an app requiring a cellular modem might not work on most Chromebooks.) A list of compatible devices will be maintained here. The feature will be rolled out to the developer channel within the next couple of weeks, and will be in the hands of users “later this year.”+MORE FROM GOOGLE I/O 2016: Google declares war on copy and paste + Google dives into the future with a focus on A.I. +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

What is VLAN Load Balancing?

In layer 2 switching, the Ethernet frames should be received from the same port where it was sent, otherwise layer 2 switching or switching loop occurs. Let me explain this concept with the topology depicted below (Figure -1). . Figure -1 VLAN load balancing In the above figure, either Port 1 or Port2 is used […]

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Cisco Nexus 6000 is EOL

Cisco has killed the Nexus 6000 product line and you have 12 months to get your last orders in. This is long overdue. I’ve never understood why Cisco has so many different different Ethernet switch products that are effectively identical. The impact of merchant silicon and the success of the Nexus 9000 product overshadowed this […]

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iPhone 7 may come in three distinct models

Apple's iPhone 7 may come in three distinct models, according to a recent report from Mobipicker. Based on a photo obtained from an anonymous tipster, Mobipicker relays that Apple later this year may release three iPhone models: an iPhone 7, an iPhone 7 Plus and an iPhone 7 Pro.While details remain scant, a three-model release cycle would prove intriguing and would certainly be a shrewd way to bump up iPhone sales that, according to some analysts, have plateaued. That being the case, and based on other rumblings from the rumor mill, there exists a possibility that Apple this fall will release a 4.7-inch iPhone 7, an 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus and a 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Pro that will exclusively feature an advanced dual camera system.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Mininet flow analytics

Mininet is free software that creates a realistic virtual network, running real kernel, switch and application code, on a single machine (VM, cloud or native), in seconds. Mininet is useful for development, teaching, and research. Mininet is also a great way to develop, share, and experiment with OpenFlow and Software-Defined Networking systems.

This article shows how standard sFlow instrumentation built into Mininet can be combined with sFlow-RT analytics software to provide real-time traffic visibility for Mininet networks. Augmenting Mininet with sFlow telemetry realistically emulates the instrumentation built into most vendor's switch hardware, provides visibility into Mininet experiments, and opens up new areas of research (e.g. SDN and large flows).

The following papers are a small selection of projects using sFlow-RT:
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Here’s a look inside Google I/O’s playground for developers

Here's a look inside Google I/O's playground for developersImage by Blair Hanley FrankGoogle held its massive I/O conference this week at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It turned the concert venue into a giant playground for developers, with whacky exhibits and a chance to check out Google's latest products. Here's a look inside, starting with this massive I/O sign which greeted people as thery arrived.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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