NB507: Arista Announces Stackable Switches; FBI Recommends Encrypted Messaging
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 act...
9 Des 202442min
NB506: Billions Flow for US Chips; FCC Lets T-Mobile, SpaceX Make Phone Calls from Orbit
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 o...
3 Des 202424min
NB505: NetBox Makes Lateral Moves with New Products; Submarine Cable Cuts Raise Suspicions
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 s...
26 Nov 202440min
NB504: Cisco Updates Licensing, Branding with Wi-Fi 7; Google Cloud To Require MFA
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 “simp...
18 Nov 202444min
NB503: Apple Buys Stake in Satellite Telecom Company; Arista Enjoys AI Revenue Bump
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 telecom...
12 Nov 202432min
NB502: AWS Revenue Growth Lags Cloud Competitors; Microsoft Entra ID Forces MFA
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 ...
4 Nov 202425min
NB501: Fortinet, Cisco Defects Being Exploited; FCC Wants Input on ISP Data Caps
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 vulnerabilit...
28 Okt 202423min
NB500: SolarWinds and MacOS Vulernabilities Get Attention; Amazon Invests in Nuclear to Meet Power, Carbon Goals
This week’s Network Break discusses a CISA warning that a serious SolarWinds vulnerability is being exploited, Microsoft turns the tables by discovering a MacOS vulnerability, and Amazon invests in sm...
21 Okt 202432min
