Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Juniper Networks has expanded its security portfolio with an architecture design that includes AI-based predictive threat support and a new family of firewalls, all designed to protect distributed data center resources. It’s implemented in a new version of the vendor’s core Junos operating system (version 23.4)

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nutanix is releasing enhancements to its AOS operating system and Era database-management service designed to make it easier for enterprises to manage data, workloads, and business-continuity security tools in hybrid cloud environments via software-defined networking capabilities AOS and Era are both components of the Nutanix Cloud Platform.

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2023

Tighter integration between Fortinet's SASE and SD-WAN offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company's core operating system. To read this article in full, please click here FortiOS version 7.4

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Network World

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Palo Alto Networks has released next-generation firewall (NGFW) software that includes some 50 new features aimed at helping enterprise organizations battle zero-day threats and advanced malware attacks. The new features are built into the latest version of Palo Alto's firewall operating system – PAN 11.0

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Network World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Arista has expanded its security software to let customers control authorized network access and communication between groups from the data center to the cloud. CloudVision’s network information can be utilized by Arista networking partners including VMware, Microsoft and IBM’s Red Hat.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Binarly found the issues were associated with the use of InsydeH20, a framework code used to build motherboard unified extensible firmware interfaces (UEFI), the interface between a computer’s operating system and firmware. Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters.].

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Network World

JUNE 17, 2020

Palo Alto Networks has released next-generation firewall (NGFW) software that integrates machine learning to help protect enterprise traffic to and from hybrid clouds , IoT devices and the growing numbers of remote workers. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JULY 8, 2021

There are many articles such as this one that describe what ransomware does, but it’s important to emphasize that the goal of ransomware is rarely to infect just one system. To read this article in full, please click here How ransomware spreads in your environment.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Cisco has issued another batch of security warnings that include problems in its Firepower firewall (FXOS), Unified Computing System (UCS) software and Nexus switch operating system (NX-OS). Network pros react to new Cisco certification curriculum.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nutanix is releasing enhancements to its AOS operating system and Era database-management service designed to make it easier for enterprises to manage data, workloads, and business-continuity security tools in hybrid cloud environments via software-defined networking capabilities AOS and Era are both components of the Nutanix Cloud Platform.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This is the next installation in my semi-regular series that shares links and articles from around the interwebs on various technology areas of interest. Networking The networking section this time around is focused on application level protocols…but hey, they’re still networking protocols, right?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2024

Networking This article on running WireGuard in Docker may prove useful if that’s an approach I decide to adopt for my AWS lab infrastructure. Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. The flaws, referred to as PixieFail, specifically affect the PXE network boot process.

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Network World

MARCH 16, 2017

An unpatched command injection vulnerability could allow hackers to take over enterprise networking products from Ubiquiti Networks. These commands would be executed on the underlying operating system as root, the highest privileged account. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2022

They all have proprietary operating systems and proprietary tools. To read this article in full, please click here "The vendors in this space are very uncooperative," he says. We can't scan these devices. We can't put security software on these devices. We can't see anything they're doing.

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Network World

JULY 27, 2021

The company released a new version of the mainframe operating system— z/OS V2.5 To read this article in full, please click here IBM continues to fine-tune its mainframe to keep it attractive to enterprise users interested in keeping the Big Iron in their cloud and AI-application development plans.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Virtual Network Computing, exploring its history, technology, and various applications. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Network World

MAY 3, 2022

Cisco is encouraging users of its popular Catalyst 2960X/2960XR switches to upgrade their IOS operating systems in an effort to combat counterfeiting. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Cisco is warning organizations with remote users that have deployed a particular Cisco wireless firewall, VPN and router to patch a critical vulnerability in each that could let attackers break into the network. out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System lets a potential attacker send malicious HTTP requests to a targeted device.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Thanks for reading! This is a handy trick.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Networking Via this blog post , I learned that Ivan Pepelnjak has a GitHub repository of hands-on examples for learning public cloud networking (including both AWS and Azure). Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. x and ESXi 8.x.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s your weekend reading—a collection of links and articles from around the internet on a variety of data center- and cloud-related topics. Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. I hope you find something useful here!

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Networking I want to be Ivan Pepelnjak when I grow up. Read this article on his response to someone wanting to use NSX to create availability zones. And via this article I learned of a fork of Kong’s Insomnia API client that is local-only and privacy-focused. Career/Soft Skills I think this article speaks for itself.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 5, 2021

With the operating system — as well as applications, from the Office suite to corporate customers' own selections — stored and run on demand from Microsoft's Azure network of server farms, Windows 365 would stream a virtual machine's operations to any device that can run a web browser.

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Network World

JULY 31, 2019

Eleven zero-day vulnerabilities in WindRiver’s VxWorks, a real-time operating system in use across an advertised 2 billion connected devices have been discovered by network security vendor Armis. What is edge computing and how it’s changing the network. Blockchain, service-centric networking key to IoT success.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

RELATED: 8 tips for building a cost-effective IoT sensor network. How do they keep up with updated or new operating systems? To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Which technology options should be used when designing or deploying IoT devices? Those are just some of today’s challenges.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The vulnerabilities impact a wide-range of Cisco gear as IOS and IOS XE are the company’s most widely used operating systems. Network pros react to new Cisco certification curriculum. To read this article in full, please click here The warnings affect firewalls, wireless access points and switches.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Also see: What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall | Get regularly scheduled insights: Sign up for Network World newsletters ]. BMCs are designed to permit administrators remote access to the computer so they can do maintenance and other updates, such as firmware and operating system patches.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” Links to the previous three posts are embedded in the article. I’ll admit that his article tagline (“Amazingly, Lambda can sometimes make you less Serverless”) did catch my attention—as I’m sure it was intended to do!

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Network World

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Cisco has issued three security advisories rated “critical” for some of its high-end software systems—two aimed at its Application Services Engine (ASE) implementation and one at the NX-OS operating system. To read this article in full, please click here

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 3, 2014

We say that now and in the future, we enable our customers’ applications to run faster than the networks they need to manage and protect. Napatech is the world’s leading supplier of accelerators for network security applications. Napatech can protect network against the most advanced cyber threats. Related articles.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications.

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CTOvision

APRIL 20, 2014

Here are some tips to get you up and running fast: There is a comprehensive archive of all things R related, called “CRAN” for Comprehensive R Archive Network. Download and install the one for your system. Related articles. Visit CRAN here: [link]. That’s it. See how easy that was. is released! (r-bloggers.com).

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In any case, I’ve spent the last month collecting links to articles and tutorials from around the web on all the various technologies that us IT folk are likely to encounter in our day-to-day adventures. Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak addresses the idea that network automation is harmful. Operating Systems/Applications.

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ComputerWorld IT Management

MAY 10, 2016

A user group for enterprise IT managers is taking on software-defined networking, calling for new technologies they say would better serve enterprise needs. On Tuesday, the Open Networking User Group ( ONUG ) announced initiatives behind four technologies that it says would help enterprises build and run their networks better.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

If you’re new to this site, the Technology Short Takes are essentially “link lists”—I collect links and articles about various technologies and I share them about every 3-4 weeks (sometimes more frequently). Networking. Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices.

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Network World

APRIL 11, 2017

Fortinet has rolled out a new version of its FortiOS operating system that gives customers the ability to manage security capabilities across their cloud assets and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) environments. With FortiOS 5.6, With FortiOS 5.6,

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