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Zero Touch Provisioning - What is it and is it useful for me?

Zero Touch Provisioning or ZTP is a term that appears increasingly on the feature list of networking products. ZTP can be found in switches, wireless access points, routers, NFV platforms and firewalls.

Telecoms 2018 report: Respondents mark security as biggest perceived threat to industry

This month Telecoms.com published their Annual Industry Survey report. With over 1000+ responses from telecoms professionals, the report is a good reality check on the Telecom industry and provides a sober (and optimistic) look into the coming era of the industry.

The time for SD-WAN standardisation has arrived

Facing the challenge of interconnection and integration of multiple SD-WAN solutions. This blog of SD-WAN expert Jan-Willem Keinke dives into standardization frameworks (MEF) and more.

Top to Bottom Success in the Enterprise WAN

Multicloud has changed the world, and as much as the transition is impacting the inside of the modern data center, it is reshaping the networks between them.

Global media company transforms network security with visibility and Network Access Control (NAC)

Infradata supports a leading media company to strengthen the security of the network through Network Access Control (NAC). With this security solution, the security policy for access to the entire network as well as endpoint security is greatly improved.

Telenet selects Infradata and BroadForward to enable Converged Signaling Firewall solution

The converged Signaling Firewall solution provides Telenet with a gradual path to a converged security architecture across Diameter, SS7 and later HTTP/2 – required for 5G signaling operations.

European Commission unites on Cybersecurity Act

With nearly 40 percent of EU companies having no Incident Response Plan in place, and only 69 percent of EU companies having no or only a basic understanding of their exposure to cyber risks.

Forcepoint Reveals Cyber Security Predictions for 2019

Forcepoint launched its Forcepoint Cyber Security Predictions 2019 Report . The report provides guidance on the sophisticated threats facing organizations in the months to come.

Arista to Demonstrate Any Cloud Networking for Kubernetes at KubeCon NA 2018

New solution uses Arista virtual and cEOS software instances to provide a uniform enterprise-class/cloud-grade routing platform with enhanced visibility and security features tied into OpenShift and Calico commercial enterprise platforms from Red Hat and Tigera.

Symantec and Fortinet Partner to Deliver Cloud Security Service

Symantec and Fortinet announced an expansive partnership agreement today to provide customers with comprehensive and robust security solutions.

Manage Cyber Threats from any Source with new Data Integration by Juniper Networks

Updates to the Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention Appliances leverage third-party firewalls and security data sources to offer enterprises a fast, flexible and automated defense against malicious activity

Pulse Secure expands Firewall Auto-provisioning and Behavioral Analytics for IIoT Security

Pulse Secure, the provider of Secure Access solutions to both enterprises and service providers, announced the release of Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) 9.0R3 to extend its Zero Trust Security model to IIoT devices and smart factories.

Fortinet Introduces New Security Automation Capabilities on Amazon Web Services

Fortinet announced the expansion of its Fortinet Security Fabric offerings and new automation capabilities for AWS to provide streamlined and consistent security management for hybrid infrastructures.

Juniper celebrates shipment of one millionth Juniper SRX Firewall

The Vice President of Enterprise Products and Cloud Services at Juniper Networks, Chris Spain, announced the shipment of Juniper Networks' one millionth Juniper SRX Series platform. The SRX Series is recognized throughout the industry as a true powerhouse of the enterprise edge. It can be deployed as a secure router, an SD-WAN CPE device, or an advanced, next-generation firewall. In a statement Chris Spain says that over 21,000 customers purchased the Juniper SRX globally.

Mirai: not just for IoT anymore

Botmasters have taken the lessons from developing Internet of Things (IoT) malware and shifted their focus to targeting commodity Linux servers.

CrowdStrike gets highest score in Gartner peer insights customer's choice Endpoint Protection Platform

CrowdStrike Falcon receives high score of 4.8 out of 5 based on highest user satisfaction among Endpoint Protection Platform vendors

2018 Holiday Season Mobile Malware Attacks Are Prevalent

Fortinet Threat Report Reveals Over One-quarter of Organizations Experienced a Mobile Malware Attack. Read more about the 2018 Cyber Security report by Fortinet here.

Dipping into the honeypot

Brute-forcing factory default usernames and passwords is a winning strategy for Internet of Things (IoT) botnet propagation. Research Analyst Matthew Bing dives into the details of IoT botnets.