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Video: Software Secures the World
Martin Casado doesn’t have a proper job since he left VMware. This gives him times to think deeply about the future of IT security as part of his role of wasting investors money at A16Z and considering...
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Google takes Symantec to the woodshed for mis-issuing 30,000 HTTPS certs...
Its become clear that the only way to improve security of certificate authorities is to follow through on threats. Symantec has been delinquent since 2012 in securing their processes and software. We...
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Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code...
Serious and easily exploited flaws in older Cisco IOS software. Commonly used, but old, switches used for Campus and SME Data Centres. Serious problem. Thoughts: Demonstrates how older Cisco devices...
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Response: AT&T Joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member
Once upon a time its was all vendors in the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit advancing professional open source management for mass collaboration, today announced that AT&T has...
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Research: Toward new possibilities in threat management – PWC
Report derived from annual Global State of Information Security® performed by PWC. Good for managers and executives who can ‘t speak technology to introduce them to the ideas around cloud-based data...
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Opinion: Why You Will Never Be Better Than Automation
Michelin starred restaurants are serving Nespresso coffee . Why ? Because automation produces a consistent coffee. With sufficient quality inputs (coffee, machine etc), you will achieve a better...
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RFC 8114 IPv4 Multicast over IPv6 Multicast. Ouch.
While most people are getting excited about ‘cloud’ there are multi-billion dollar businesses working on upgrading their networks to early-2000’s level technology. This proposed standard complexifies a...
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Research: The Security Impact of HTTPS Interception
The use of TLS interception by outbound proxy servers is causing serious problems in updating the TLS standard to Version 1.3. At the same time, middlebox and antivirus products increasingly intercept...
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Response: Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person
This is so obvious. The psychological and physical problems of burned-out employees, which cost an estimated $125 billion to $190 billion a year in healthcare spending in the U.S., are just the most...
View ArticleSecurity: ASA Version 8.3.1 Released
New Major Version of the ASA firmware Cisco has been criticised lately for not focussing enough on Security products. There isn’t a revolution that willchanging the internet forever. Some stand out...
View ArticleCisco ASA Failover License changes in Version 8.3
I twittered earlier today about what licenses are required for failover in Cisco ASA Version 8.3. Foolishly I didn’t take the time to check the documentation (Thanks to Andy @Sholomon who replied) ((...
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Packet Pushers – Show 9 – Bogon Poetry
Greg’s off to Glastonbury this week, but Dan returned from extended vacation on the west coast of Ireland to record the show with Ethan. They are joined by JT, an R&S CCIE candidate with a strong...
View ArticleCisco ASA – New Models Ahoy
From the Release Notes for 8.6.1 – New Features: We introduced support for the ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X. Looks like the entire ASA family got replaced excepting...
View ArticleCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Q&A – Cisco Systems
The Cisco ASA must have new product managers in place. Haven’t seen the Cisco ASA software gets a dedicated place on Cisco’s web site before. Usually I have to go rattling around the product support...
View ArticleRestrictions on Multi-Context Enhancements for Cisco ASA Software Release 9.0...
Another sign that it’s time to stop buying service modules for Catalyst 6500. This is not the time for dedicated hardware appliances such as ACE or ASA Service Modules. Mulitcontext support for routing...
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