Épisodes

  • NB508: Google Serves Up Custom AI and Quantum Chips; Nokia Puts Muscle Behind SONiC

    NB508: Google Serves Up Custom AI and Quantum Chips; Nokia Puts Muscle Behind SONiC
    Dec 16 2024
    Take a Network Break! This is our final show for 2024. We start with critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti and OpenWrt, and then discuss what effect a proposed bill from US Senator Ron Wyden would have on telecom security (short answer: more paperwork but unlikely to improve protection). Extreme Networks announces a new AI platform that... Read more »
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    24 min
  • NB507: Arista Announces Stackable Switches; FBI Recommends Encrypted Messaging

    NB507: Arista Announces Stackable Switches; FBI Recommends Encrypted Messaging
    Dec 9 2024
    Take a Network Break! This week we warn of significant vulnerabilities in WhatsUp Gold and Cisco NX-OS. We also discuss US federal reaction to the penetration of US telco networks by Chinese state actors. These reactions include network and visibility hardening guidelines from CISA, the FBI (reluctantly) recommending the use of encrypted messaging apps, and... Read more »
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    42 min
  • NB506: Billions Flow for US Chips; FCC Lets T-Mobile, SpaceX Make Phone Calls from Orbit

    NB506: Billions Flow for US Chips; FCC Lets T-Mobile, SpaceX Make Phone Calls from Orbit
    Dec 3 2024
    Take a Network Break! We’ve got a full menu for our post-Thanksgiving episode. We start with a host of critical CVEs affecting Veritas and a couple more for QNAP. Cisco announces EOL for two version of its ACI software, Verizon runs field trials for 1.6Tbps throughput in a single wavelength (with Ciena optical transceivers), and... Read more »
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    25 min
  • NB505: NetBox Makes Lateral Moves with New Products; Submarine Cable Cuts Raise Suspicions

    NB505: NetBox Makes Lateral Moves with New Products; Submarine Cable Cuts Raise Suspicions
    Nov 26 2024
    Take a Network Break! We start with a brief follow-up on our CVE coverage, and then dive into a serious one-two set of vulnerabilities being exploited in Palo Alto Networks software, VMware taking a second crack at patching a vCenter vulnerability, and notable CVEs in D-Link and HPC gear. An AI company loses a quarter... Read more »
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    41 min
  • NB504: Cisco Updates Licensing, Branding with Wi-Fi 7; Google Cloud To Require MFA

    NB504: Cisco Updates Licensing, Branding with Wi-Fi 7; Google Cloud To Require MFA
    Nov 18 2024
    Take a Network Break! This week we get an update on SonicWall’s new firewall warranty. We also cover Cisco’s Wi-Fi 7 launch; in addition to new APs, Cisco also updates its branding and rolls out “simplified” licensing that bundles features you might not want. Aviatrix adds a PaaS option for its cloud networking software, but... Read more »
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    45 min
  • NB503: Apple Buys Stake in Satellite Telecom Company; Arista Enjoys AI Revenue Bump

    NB503: Apple Buys Stake in Satellite Telecom Company; Arista Enjoys AI Revenue Bump
    Nov 12 2024
    Take a Network Break! This week we cover a serious Cisco vulnerability, SonicWall offering a firewall warranty, and a security advisory from ID provider Okta. Apple buys a stake in a satellite telecommunications company, Lumen and Google team up on a joint networking/AI deal, and we check on financial results from Arista Networks, Extreme Networks,... Read more »
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    33 min
  • NB502: AWS Revenue Growth Lags Cloud Competitors; Microsoft Entra ID Forces MFA

    NB502: AWS Revenue Growth Lags Cloud Competitors; Microsoft Entra ID Forces MFA
    Nov 4 2024
    Take a Network Break! This week we discuss Google adding traffic shaping to its cross-cloud interconnect, Aviatrix bringing hybrid cloud transit to its cloud networking service, and Microsoft forcing MFA for Entra ID customers. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella forgoes $5 million in incentive pay for Microsoft security lapses, Extreme Networks adds new features to its... Read more »
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    26 min
  • NB501: Fortinet, Cisco Defects Being Exploited; FCC Wants Input on ISP Data Caps

    NB501: Fortinet, Cisco Defects Being Exploited; FCC Wants Input on ISP Data Caps
    Oct 28 2024
    Take a Network Break! This week we discuss a new ZTNA offering from NaaS startup Alkira, a serious vulnerability in Fortinet’s management software under active exploit, and a less-serious vulnerability in Cisco security software that’s also being exploited. Gluware adds new AI copilots to its network automation software, a judge orders Broadcom to continue to... Read more »
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    24 min