WannaCry ransomware slipped in through slow patching
The plain truth about security updates is that enterprises will always have a lag time between when patches are released and when they're deployed. Even so, too many organizations are...
Versa brings multiple functions to software-defined branch networks
Branch sites are ideal places to make networking simpler and less expensive. There's often little or no IT expertise there, and it's harder to justify costs because only a fraction...
Hack the server room! No tech required
As we are all painfully aware, IT security comes in many forms, from technical details to physical barriers. But a word of advice: Double-check all your new security measures. Then...
Network monitoring tools: Features users love and hate
Managing the health of the corporate network will directly affect the productivity of every user of that network. So network administrators need a robust tool that helps them manage...
Network management vulnerability exposes cable modems to hacking
Hundreds of thousands of internet gateway devices around the world, primarily residential cable modems, are vulnerable to hacking because of a serious weakness in their Simple Network Management Protocol implementation.SNMP is...
Google zero-trust security framework goes beyond passwords
With a sprawling workforce, a wide range of devices running on multiple platforms, and a growing reliance on cloud infrastructure and applications, the idea of the corporate network as the...
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Comcast Business offers direct connection to IBM Cloud network
Comcast Business announced Thursday it now offers direct, dedicated network links to the IBM Cloud global network.The move positions Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast, to compete against AT&T, Verizon,...
DDoS attacks abusing exposed LDAP servers on the rise
Each DDoS attack seem to be larger than the last, and recent advisories from Akamai and Ixia indicate that attackers are stepping up their game. As attackers expand their arsenal...
SDN dilemma: Linux kernel networking vs. kernel bypass
If we've learned anything in the technology business in the last 25 years, it would be to never underestimate the Linux kernel. Why, then, have so many networking companies been...
