Fresh off a solid quarterly earnings report, Extreme Networks is set for an active 2021, according to Ed Meyercord, president and CEO of the networking company. Extreme plans to roll out a range of new products to expand its universal networking family, which offers customers standardized hardware products that can be deployed across edge, aggregation, and wiring-closet environments. Also on tap are upgrades to the company’s core ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management platform, which has seen six…

Triton is malware developed to affect industrial systems, particularly the Triconex safety system from Schneider. This is deployed at over 15,000 sites across the world, but the malware allegedly only targeted a critical energy industrial site in the Middle East in 2017. The attack, also known by the names of Trisis and Hatman, is broken down into different phases: Intrusion into the IT network, then move to the OT network using standard techniques (IT malware,…

One year ago, our world changed. In the early parts of March 2020, I was very nervous. I did not know what to expect and every source I turned to for updates made me panic even more. Luckily, very early on, Cisco was prepared and when I received one of the first emails from our CEO Chuck Robbins – I felt my adrenaline and the resulting tension ease.  Cisco was here for us, and it…

Digital transformation is being discussed in every boardroom and executive leadership meeting around the world, in almost every industry. With COVID, the timelines and expectations have increased dramatically. The impact of the pandemic has been felt across every industry in a way that no-one could have predicted–bank branches closed, car dealerships were temporarily shut down, shopping for groceries meant exposure some could not risk, children were learning from screens at home rather than classrooms, and,…

In what has been a most extraordinary 12 months, we wanted to understand the prospects for IT professionals as we look forward to another year of disruption and change. How strong will the IT recruitment market be and which skills are in most demand? Has the pandemic changed hiring plans and which IT skills are no longer considered critical? The 2021 IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld IT Salary Survey of 1,172 IT professionals reveals a…