Trojan in SolarWinds security has far-reaching impact

SolarWinds says a compromise of its widely used Orion network-monitoring platform endangers the networks of public and private organizations that use it and that the problem should be remediated right away.In a security advisory, SolarWinds said customers should upgrade to Orion Platform version 2020.2.1 HF 1 as soon as possible to ensure their environment is safe. An additional hotfix release that both replaces the compromised component and provides several additional security enhancements is expected in the next day or two.The company’s managed services tools appear to be uncompromised, and the company said it isn’t aware of any similar issues with its non-Orion products, like RMM, N-Central, and SolarWinds MSP products.To read this article in full, please click here

Full Stack Journey 049: Kubernetes Backup And Data Protection With Open-Source Velero

Have you developed a backup/restore strategy for your Kubernetes clusters? In this Full Stack Journey episode, we discuss why Kubernetes operators should be planning for backup/restore functionality, and debunk some myths that say you don't need it in Kubernetes. We also dive into the open-source Velero project, a tool for backup/restore and data protection of Kubernetes cluster resources. Our guests are Carlisia Thompson and Nolan Brubaker.

Full Stack Journey 049: Kubernetes Backup And Data Protection With Open-Source Velero

Have you developed a backup/restore strategy for your Kubernetes clusters? In this Full Stack Journey episode, we discuss why Kubernetes operators should be planning for backup/restore functionality, and debunk some myths that say you don't need it in Kubernetes. We also dive into the open-source Velero project, a tool for backup/restore and data protection of Kubernetes cluster resources. Our guests are Carlisia Thompson and Nolan Brubaker.

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Ode to Networking 0x00000010

Ode to Networking 0x00000010 The internet is distributed Clouds are not The internet is edge design Clouds are not The internet is quite resilient Clouds are not The internet is cheap Clouds are not - Greg Ferro

Creating your own cowsay messenger

One of the sillier, but still fun, tools available on Linux is called "cowsay". It's used to display a phrase along with an ASCII art image of a cow.The cowsay command allows you to create messages that are less likely to be overlooked and might come across as just a little friendlier than the other thousand or so messages most of us get every day. For example:$ cowsay This is cowsay! _________________ < This is cowsay! > ----------------- \ ^__^ \ (oo)\_______ (__)\ )\/\ ||----w | || || Once cowsay is installed on your system, you can create cute little messages – and you're not limited to displaying a cow! In fact, if you wander over to the cowsay's directory –  /usr/share/cowsay/cows – you'll see that there's a fairly large collection of files available. Each includes a different image. You can choose from images as diverse as a snowman and a stegosaurus. If you want to greet your Australian friends using cowsay, you might try using the koala.To read this article in full, please click here

Call for Presentations: Networking in Public Clouds

In early November we organized a 2-day network automation event as part of our Network Automation course and the participants loved the new format… so we decided to use the same approach for the Spring 2021 Networking in Public Clouds course.

This time we’re trying out another bit of the puzzle: while we have plenty of ideas whom to invite, we’d love to get the most relevant speakers with hands-on deployment experience. If you’ve built an interesting public cloud solution, created a networking focused automation or monitoring tool, helped organizations migrate into a public cloud, or experienced a phenomenal failure, we’d like to hear from you. Please check out our Call for Papers and send us your ideas. Thank you!

Opengear Cheat Sheet

Opengear is a terminal server that is commonly used to connect to infrastructure devices via an out of band network or console/serial port. This post covers some of the common commands and operations that I usually undertake with opengear devices. Connecting SSH to an opengear and open...

Tech Bytes: Securing Remote Work For 2021 And Beyond With Zscaler (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Zscaler, we explore securing a distributed workforce for 2021 and further, the role of Zero Trust Access, how Zscaler secures access to applications rather than networks, and more. Our guest is Pam Kubiatowski, Sr. Director of Transformation Strategy at Zscaler.

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DNS Oblivion

The problem with both DoH and DoT is that neither is all that satisfactory from a privacy standpoint. It is more of a compromise approach that poses a difficult question to me, as the end user. If I have to compromise my privacy to a third party and expose the combination of my identity and the DNS queries I make, then who should be privy to this information? Which third party DNS provider represents the least risk to me now and in the future? It's a tough question, and the best answer not having to compromise my privacy at all.

Network Break 314: Juniper Buys Apstra For IBN; Aruba Targets The Data Center With Fabric Software

Today's Network Break analyzes Juniper's acquisition of Intent-Based Networking startup Apstra, HPE's Aruba targets the data center with new switches and fabric software, and the US FTC sues Facebook for violating anti-trust laws. We also cover new products from Arista, Aryaka, and Gluware, a trio of Cisco acquisitions, and more tech news.

Network Break 314: Juniper Buys Apstra For IBN; Aruba Targets The Data Center With Fabric Software

Today's Network Break analyzes Juniper's acquisition of Intent-Based Networking startup Apstra, HPE's Aruba targets the data center with new switches and fabric software, and the US FTC sues Facebook for violating anti-trust laws. We also cover new products from Arista, Aryaka, and Gluware, a trio of Cisco acquisitions, and more tech news.

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Pulling Back the Curtains

One of the major sources of complexity in modern systems is the simple failure to pull back the curtains. From a recent blog post over at the ACM—

The Wizard of Oz was a charlatan. You’d be surprised, too, how many programmers don’t understand what’s going on behind the curtain either. Some years ago, I was talking with the CTO of a company, and he asked me to explain what happens when you type a URL into your browser and hit enter. Do you actually know what happens? Think about it for a moment.

Yegor describes three different reactions when a coder faces something unexpected when solving a problem.

Throw in the towel. Just give up on solving the problem. This is fairly uncommon in the networking and programming fields, so I don’t have much to say here.

Muddle through. Just figure out how to make it work by whatever means necessary.

Open the curtains and build an excellent solution. Learn how the underlying systems work, understand how to interact with them, and create a solution that best takes advantage of them.

The first and third options are rare indeed; it is the second solution that seems to dominate our Continue reading

The Week in Internet News: Facebook Faces U.S. Antitrust Lawsuits

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Do not pass go: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 46 states have filed antitrust lawsuits, charging the social media giant Facebook of expanding its monopoly position by acquiring potential rivals including WhatsApp and Instagram, The Hill reports. It’s possible that Facebook would be required to sell off those acquisitions. Facebook has noted that both acquisitions were approved by regulators at the time.

Get off my phone: The government of China has ordered several apps, including one from TripAdvisor, to overhaul their products in an alleged crackdown on pornography and other “improper” content, The Associated Press says. In the meantime, China’s National Cyberspace Administration ordered the removal of 105 apps including TripAdvisor from app stores. The agency said there were public complaints about obscene, pornographic, and violent information as well as fraud, gambling, and prostitution.

Cookie spies: The government of France’s data privacy agency has fined Google US$121 million and Amazon $42 million for breaking the country’s rules on tracking cookies, Reuters says. The Google fine was the largest ever from the French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés. The CNIL said the companies’ French websites didn’t seek the prior consent of visitors before advertising Continue reading

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