How do you secure an IoT device that weighs several tons? Or has wheels? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at way Cradlepoint is offering drop-in security solutions for IoT devices that aren’t what you traditionally think of in that space.
Using SD-WAN As A Cloud Migration Strategy
Disruption is a part of IT no matter how big or small. Cloud is a major driver of disruption today. How can you leverage SD-WAN to make your cloud migration a bit more successful while minimizing disruption? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at how Cisco Viptela can help.
Yellow Capes and Safe Escapes – The Journey of Zoë Rose
Learning about the journey of Zoë Rose from her past to the bright future ahead of her has been enlightening for Tom Hollingsworth. Read on as he covers some highlights of the presentations she’s shared at Security Field Day and Aruba HER over the past few months and how we can learn about the path she’s taken to get where she is today.
All-in with SD-WAN and Fortinet
Can SD-WAN innovate through software alone? Or can custom hardware ASICs make the difference in performance? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the Fortinet presentation from Networking Field Day and discusses how ASICs may be the key to Foritinet finding their ante in the SD-WAN market.
Security Field Day – The Non-Conference
Security Field Day is not a typical conference. In fact, it’s not a conference at all! Most industry events are focused on sales and demand generation: Pack the people in and get their contact information. Field Day is all about the content, the ideas, and the technology.
Layered Security Isn’t About Devices
Tom Hollingsworth looks at one of the biggest fallacies of defense in depth in security: It’s all about buying more devices and services to layer on top of your existing infrastructure. In reality, it should be looked at more like a tower defense game. It isn’t just about the assets you have, but how you place them that matter.
Defeating DDoS in the Network with Nokia
Denial-of-Service attacks are growing in size and number, especially as IoT devices become more commonplace. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at a new solution from Nokia using Deepfield and analytics to stop this malicious traffic in transit.
Investigating IoT Intent with Armis
IoT is becoming a pervasive part of our enterprise IT environment. But how much do you know about what those little devices are doing? Tom Hollingsworth talked to Armis about how they’re trying to stop bad IoT from happening right under your nose.
Asking the Right Questions About Network Monitoring
Every monitoring person is going to get questions. According to Leon Adato, there are four big ones that every monitoring engineer needs to know the answers to. Read on for a review of Leon’s new book, The Four Questions Every Monitoring Engineer Is Asked.
Keeping the Network OS Contained with SnapRoute
SnapRoute is building a cloud-native NOS by building it from cloud-native software: Kubernetes. Read on for Tom Hollingsworth’s take on why that’s going to be important for the future of the cloud network.