NAN088: See Something, Improve Something – An Iterative Approach to Automation Success
On today’s Network Automation Nerds, industry veteran Michael Bushong talks about lessons learned from failure. As the network industry grapples with automation and network engineers confront yet another cycle of upskilling and grinding out new certs, he warns against executives and practice leads aiming for the biggest, shiniest project. His advice? Find something that matters... Read more »
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PP055: News Roundup – BotNet Targets TP-Link, Threat Hunting In the Electric Grid, Apple Vs. UK Snoops, and More
This week we dive into security headlines including a botnet bonanza that includes TP-Link routers, Chinese attackers targeting Juniper and Fortinet, and a case study of nation-state actors penetrating the operator of a small US electric utility. We also discuss ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, a backdoor in an Android variant used in streaming devices,... Read more »
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HS098: Just Following Orders?
What do you do when your colleagues or senior leaders ask you to do something illegal? It’s hardly hypothetical; recent years have seen high-profile firings and convictions of CIOs and CISOs who’ve been ordered to break the law. John and Johna discuss steps that tech leaders can take if they’re put on the spot. Episode... Read more »
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NB519: Google Bids $32 Billion for Cloud Security Startup; NVIDIA Makes Nice With Quantum Computing
Take a Network Break! This week we cover Google’s $32 billion acquisition of CNAPP provider Wiz, Cloudflare offerings for AI security and support for post-quantum encryption, and NVIDIA’s pledge to open a quantum research center in Boston. NVIDIA has also announced new switch platforms with co-packaged optics for greater efficiency, Cisco shares details on its... Read more »
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0324 Tech Byte: Tech Bytes: How Fortinet Unified SASE Secures Hybrid Workers for Customer Liquid Networx (Sponsored)
Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we get a customer view of Fortinet’s SASE offering from Liquid Networx. Liquid Networx isn’t just a Fortinet customer; it also provides professional services for other customers of FortiSASE. We’ll talk about why Liquid Networx decided to adopt SASE, its evolution from on-prem to cloud-based security,... Read more »