Cisco issued some 40 security advisories today but only one of them was deemed “critical” – a vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode data-center switch that could let an attacker secretly access system resources. The exposure, which was given a Common Vulnerability Scoring System importance of 9.8 out of 10, […]
Cisco issues critical security warning for Nexus data-center switches
Cisco issued some 40 security advisories today but only one of them was deemed “critical” – a vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode data-center switch that could let an attacker secretly access system resources. The exposure, which was given a Common Vulnerability Scoring System importance of 9.8 out of 10, […]
Cisco issues critical security warning for Nexus data-center switches
Cisco issued some 40 security advisories today but only one of them was deemed “critical” – a vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode data-center switch that could let an attacker secretly access system resources. The exposure, which was given a Common Vulnerability Scoring System importance of 9.8 out of 10, […]
PrinterLogic – Serverless Printing – Podcast Episode 314
In episode 315, Douglas Brown interviews Garrett Helmer – Senior Vice President of Channels, Eric Johnson – Channel SE, and Kyle Yardley – Partner Business Development Manager at PrinterLogic. Together we discuss the PrinterLogic serverless printing solution, what it is, how it helps with EUC environments, why you should care and much more. About PrinterLogic PrinterLogic helps […]
A2U: An EUC Discussion with Tech Gurus Dan Dillman and Cliff Miller – Podcast Episode 314
In episode 314, Douglas Brown interviews Dan Dillman, CEO and Cliff Miller, CTP at A2U! Together they discuss the EUC world today, cloud, VDI, SBC, Microsoft MVD, DaaS, Thin Clients and much more. About A2U Based in Cranberry Township, Pa. and founded in 2003 by current CEO Dan Dillman, A2U has positioned itself as a […]
Cisco warns on HyperFlex security vulnerabilities
Cisco this week identified two “High” security vulnerabilities in its HyperFlex data-center package that could let attackers gain control of the system. HyperFlex is Cisco’s hyperconverged infrastructure that offers computing, networking and storage resources in a single system. More about edge networking How edge networking and IoT will reshape data centers Edge computing best […]
Durham County goes Cisco for enterprise network ops and security proficiency
The government in Durham County, N.C., was spending hours and hours manually provisioning its network and keeping security policies current, so it decided two and a half years ago to upgrade for the sake of efficiency and security. Since then, the government’s IT staff of four has migrated its traditional point-to-point network to a more […]
Johan van Amersfoort: A Discussion on SBC, VDI, DaaS, VMware EUC and so much more – Podcast Episode 313
In episode 313, Douglas Brown interviews Johan van Amersfoort, the Bearded VDI Junkie! Together we discuss the VDI world today, VDI vs. SBC, VMware, Citrix, DaaS, Thin Clients and much more. This is indeed a fantastic interview. Download the MP3 here: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/16443984/download.mp3 About Johan van Amersfoort Since 1999 I am part of the IT world. […]
GPUs are vulnerable to side-channel attacks
Computer scientists at the University of California at Riverside have found that GPUs are vulnerable to side-channel attacks, the same kinds of exploits that have impacted Intel and AMD CPUs. Two professors and two students, one a computer science doctoral student and a post-doctoral researcher, reverse-engineered a Nvidia GPU to demonstrate three attacks on both […]
What is Transport Layer Security (TLS)?
Despite the goal of keeping Web communications private, flaws in the design and implementation of Transport Layer Security have led to breaches, but the latest version – TLS 1.3 – is an overhaul that strengthens and streamlines the crypto protocol. What is TLS? TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides end-to-end communications security over networks […]