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| | Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent win AT&T IP domain
As expected, AT&T this week named Cisco among its three suppliers for the carrier's IP/MPLS network "domain." The other two are Juniper and Alcatel-Lucent. Read more
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:18:05 +0000 |
| | Juniper secures Cisco Cius OS
Juniper can now secure Cisco's new Cius tablet thanks to an acquisition it made this week. Cisco's rival announced plans to acquire SMobile, a developer of security software for tablets and smartphones, for $70 million. Read more
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:04:02 +0000 |
| | Cisco responds to Black Hat's Million Router Hacker
Cisco has posted a blog entry in response to the talk being delivered this week at Black Hat on hacking millions of consumer routers. We blogged on this talk two weeks ago. Read more
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:49 +0000 |
| | Peer-to-Peer Security
Traditional security solutions are sort of like client/server computing. Security vendors take the role of the server, hosting the master software, adding new anti-malware signatures, and distributing them to all of the clients.
This model was adequate in the past but it is no longer good enough. Why? Malware volume stresses the system and all too common zero-day attacks have free and clear access...
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:58:12 +0000 |
| | Hosted UC Solutions and You
The market is literally abuzz about the various hosted offerings, both new and existing. It seems that one can't turn around without seeing some kind of hosted this or hosted that. With that in mind, I thought I'd jump on the Hosted UC bandwagon. Read more
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:04:25 +0000 |
| | Cisco best positioned for business tablet computing?
If tablet computing takes off in the enterprise, is Cisco best positioned to capitalize on it? That's the assertion posed by Motley Fool in this piece entitled "The Titan of Tablets: Apple or Cisco?" Read more
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:18:28 +0000 |
| | A bet on BBCs and VM Mobility
Last week a friend from work bet me I couldn't write an intelligible blog about 'BBCs.' As usual, without thinking too much, I took the bet. So a BBC- British Broadcasting Corporation? Nah, hard to write about customers and you don't want to violate anyone's NDA or security posture. So how about the fabled and storied "Bailey's Banana Creme Colada" from Cyril's Fish House in Amagansett, New York?...
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:22:53 +0000 |
| | It's Time to Start Loving Tunnels
I wrote a blog two years ago about how I could fix anything with a tunnel. Yes, it was a tad tongue in cheek, but it also had some truth to it. Tunnels are a weapon to use when faced with a difficult network design issue. However, as with any weapon, there can be collateral damage. Tunnels have proven to sometimes cost more than they are worth when they introduce sub-optimal routing, MTU issues,...
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:23:13 +0000 |
| | IPv6 Enabled Web Browsers
One way to get your browser to navigate to an IPv6-capable web site is to simply enter the IPv6 address of the web server into the browser's address bar. IETF RFC 2732, Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's, which is updated by IETF RFC 3986, Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax, defines the syntax that should be used when entering an IPv6 address directly. The format typically...
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:22:54 +0000 |
| | Cisco Content Delivery System open to attack
Cisco this week issued another security advisory, this time on its Content Delivery System. The product's Internet Streamer application has a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files arbitrarily on the device.An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access password files and system logs, the advisory states. Read more
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:49:24 +0000 |
| | Cisco study warns against "FarmVille"
If your employees are playing popular Facebook games at work - and undoubtedly, some of them are - they are opening up malware avenues for hackers and cybercriminals, according to Cisco. This is just one of the findings of a midyear security report delivered by Cisco this week that reiterated earlier conclusions on social media, virtualization, cloud computing and mobile device use are opening up new...
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:46:55 +0000 |
| | Dell Warns of Malicious Code on Server Motherboards
A recent Network World article stated that Dell is warning customers that a small number of PowerEdge server motherboards sent out through service dispatches may contain malware.
Here is a link to the article in question:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072110-dell-warns-of-malware-on.html?hpg1=bn
Dell is doing the right thing by alerting potentially impacted customers but questions...
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:47:31 +0000 |
| | Cisco intern's rap videos are making Cisco seem hip again
Here's a great story on Social Blade today on, of all things, Cisco. A guy named Greg Justice has become a YouTube star with his "I am the World's Most Interesting Intern" series of videos. Justice will actually be a guest on the Social Blade Show at 7:00 PM Pacific tonight (July 22, 2010) if you want to check that out. Read more
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:15:13 +0000 |
| | Does the Reputation of CCIE Drive the Popularity of All Cisco Certs?
Does the good reputation of CCIE have an impact on people's choice to pursue their first Cisco cert? And if so, did the published CCIE stats have any impact on your perception of CCIE? Today I'll explore this one topic, and also wrap up the answers I gathered at Networkers this year to a variety of Cisco certification questions. Read more
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:32:08 +0000 |
| | Cisco lines up another Smart+Connected community
Cisco has joined together with a non-profit broadband service provider to implement pilot programs designed to enhance the citizen quality of life and government operations in northern Ohio. Cisco is teaming with customer OneCommunity, a northern Ohio nonprofit service provider, to implement the programs, which are part of Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities initiative. Read more
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:36:51 +0000 |
| | Consider the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG)
As a federal government watcher, I get exposed to some happenings in Washington that few outsiders know about. One such initiative is the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG). Simply stated, CAG applies the old 80%/20% rule to cybersecurity best practices by focusing on 20 high priority security controls. Since these controls are specifically designed as countermeasures for the most likely types of...
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:58:33 +0000 |
| | Innovations - something I love in networking...
Sadly I do not think there has been a lot of innovation in networking in recent memory that has really helped the networking professional to be more effective and efficient in their job. I would actually endeavor to say that in the past years many of the new capabilities and features have actually made the job of maintaining a network harder, not easier.
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:32:42 +0000 |
| | Cisco rival Juniper has solid Q2
Cisco rival Juniper this week posted Q2 results that indicate a healthy return to spending on both the service provider and enterprise sides of the business. Juniper recorded revenue of $978.3 million for the quarter, up 24% from the second quarter of last year and well ahead of Street expectations of $953.6 million. Read more
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:15:25 +0000 |
| | Cisco owes PoE patent holder $112 million
Cisco may have to pay up to $112 million to a patent acquirer as settlement for a two-year-old infringement case. Read more
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:52:03 +0000 |
| | United Nations Making Slow Progress on Cybersecurity
Good news: Last Friday, 15 countries including the United States, Russia, and China agreed upon a set of recommendations to the United Nations secretary general that will serve as the basis for negotiating an International computer security treaty.
Bad news: Getting this far took far too long. While diplomats debated over wording and process, the state of cybersecurity severely degraded.
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:01:40 +0000 |