NETWORKING

Recently, the need for government organizations to enable employees to work from home and deliver digital services from remote locations have pushed traditional network access to increasingly more touch points. This new reality as well as the accelerated adoption of technologies like cloud-based applications and the Internet of Things (IoT) are widening the threat surface for cyber-attacks on government IT infrastructure, magnifying the already complex cybersecurity landscape. Due to this paradigm shift in how technologies…

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words “tech refresh?” For example, do you think about an antiquated technology that is not integrated needing a fresh lease of life? Or is it just getting new technology to solve a problem that the predecessor failed at solving?  Or is it part of a much larger attempt to transform security to become an enabler for business transformation? Answering this simple…

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words “tech refresh?” For example, do you think about an antiquated technology that is not integrated needing a fresh lease of life? Or is it just getting new technology to solve a problem that the predecessor failed at solving?  Or is it part of a much larger attempt to transform security to become an enabler for business transformation? Answering this simple…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — News summary Dell Technologies, SK Telecom and VMware to collaborate on an integrated multi-access edge computing solution, OneBox MEC, providing more secure and reliable access to data at edge locations Collaboration will help customers use private mobility and edge computing to develop new services where data is created in industries such as healthcare, retail and construction Full story Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and VMware (NYSE:VMW)…

I love technology but I have always wanted to do more for the world. At Cisco, I have learned that we are more than just cybersecurity specialists – we’re people first. That means sometimes we need to step away from the day to day to focus on other priorities that impact our personal lives, friends and family, and our communities. When the world shifted in 2020 – which was then followed by social and racial…

IT leaders are listening to their peers in greater numbers. They are sharing their operational experiences and rating their chosen vendors’ technologies on public forums. IT professionals are particularly looking for feedback on network automation technologies and deployment experiences others made on their journey to deliver on business resiliency and business agility needs. Enterprises are accelerating their digital transformation and looking for a vendor that provides ease of integration and deployment, proactive service and support,…

Finding the best way to get from Point A to Point B is easy if you’re drawing a straight line on a piece of paper, but when Point A is your computer and Point B is a website halfway around the world, things get a bit trickier. In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network…

I’m a sucker for the underdog, so shame on me for focusing on the big guys for so long. It’s time to change that with some news from ExaGrid, a competitor of Dell EMC and HP Enterprise in the data backup appliance market. Earlier this month, ExaGrid announced it has increased the capacity of its Tiered Backup Storage appliances while also reducing its offerings from nine systems to seven. Appliances of any size can be…

Linux users should immediately patch a serious vulnerability to the sudo command that, if exploited, can allow unprivileged users gain root privileges on the host machine. Called Baron Samedit, the flaw has been “hiding in plain sight” for about 10 years, and was discovered earlier this month by researchers at Qualys and reported to sudo developers, who came up with patches Jan. 19, according to a Qualys blog. (The blog includes a video of the…

How time flies! It seems like the quarters come and go in a blink of an eye. Thank you all for your work this past quarter and for how hard you pushed to finish strong. Over the coming weeks we will review our combined performance and share our findings. I look forward to meeting with you and celebrating our united wins together. Cisco IoT Connect – February 25, 2021 Speaking of wins. Cisco’s first ever…