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AI-driven network detection and response for client to cloud network security SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET), a leader in cognitive cloud networking, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Awake Security, a Network Detection and Response (NDR) platform provider that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with human expertise to autonomously hunt and respond to insider and external threats. The Awake platform is recognized for bringing great value with outstanding…

Back in my childhood hometown in Calhoun County, West Virginia, my high school friend Bill Bailey says his DSL connection gives him an “average speed of 27Kbps.” That’s Kilobits per second. He might do better with a modem. It’s not just him. Tens of millions of Americans who live in the country can only dream of having broadband. The answer to their internet dreams may lie in the skies above them, with SpaceX Starlink satellites….

Ever since day one, people have thought Chromebooks just ran the Chrome browser and that was it. Actually, it was always more complicated than that. Underneath that Chrome browser was a thin Linux distribution, Chrome OS. Now, Kent Duke, a writer and hardcore Chrome OS fan, has found that Google is teasing apart the browser and the operating system into two separate entries. Why does this matter to anyone except the most dedicated Chromebook nerd?…

I didn’t really expect there to be an NFL season in 2020. It seems only the NBA, with its much smaller teams and a highly restrictive bubble, has mastered playing their game while staying safe. But, here we are — for a while at least — with America’s favorite sport, professional football, back on the field and our TVs.  It used to be a real pain to stream NFL football games. Now, it’s easier than…