Network Break

Network Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.

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NB588: Active Threats Target Siemens PLCs; IBM Chills Qubits With Modular Cryogenics
6d ago · 30:44
Take a Network Break! It’s a Red Alert double feature for Oracle’s Internet Directory LDAP server and Cisco’s Secure Workload Software. In tech news, US law enforcement and intelligence agencies release a joint advisory warning of active threats against Siemens PLCs, Marvell wins a deal to make chips for Google that could bring billions in... Read more »
NB587: US Calls for CyberSec Privateers; Oracle To Rent Out Quantum Computers
13d ago · 35:37
Take a Network Break! Our red alert goes to cluster of CVEs for Canonical’s LXD Linux Container system. On the news side, Palo Alto Networks adds AI-powered security evaluations as a service engagement, SonicWall introduces an endpoint security agent for SMBs, and the White House outlines a plan to authorize private companies to conduct cyber... Read more »
NB586: AI Angst Abounds; Arista Revs Up Q2 Revenue
20d ago · 29:54
Take a Network Break! Cisco takes center stage in our Red Alert after the network giant discovered a bunch of high-severity bugs in its Catalyst SD-WAN platform. It has rolled out software upgrade and there are no other workarounds. On the news front, NVIDIA assembles other tech bigwigs to form the Open Secure AI Alliance... Read more »
NB585: Anthropic Models Bad Behavior; Orbital Data Center Patent Issued
27d ago · 24:59
Take a Network Break! We start with red alert for a serious vulnerability in HashiCorp’s Terraform MCP server. In the news, Anthropic, not wanting to be one-upped by OpenAI, reveal that its own models are also ‘leet’ hackers. We also consider whether OpenAI and Anthropic have broken the law by not preventing their models from... Read more »
NB584: OpenAI Agents Mug Hugging Face; Fortinet Picks Intel for Custom Silicon
1mo ago · 32:11
Take a Network Break! Scott Robohn steps in for Johna this week. We start with some followup on 3M and then tackle the news. Arista catches up to the rest of the market on a “branch in a box” approach with new security capabilities in its VeloCloud SD-WAN, Cisco announces the Antares family of Small... Read more »
NB583: TSMC Chips In Another $100 Billion for US Fabs; Can Data Centers Make It In New York?
1mo ago · 34:28
Take a Network Break! In this week’s episode our red alert highlights two critical vulnerabilities in RabbitMQ, and we dig into listener follow-up about data centers in space. This week’s news coverage considers Apple’s $30 billion spending pledge to Broadcom, TSCM promising another $100 billion to build even more chip fabs in the US, and... Read more »
NB582: Infoblox Adds Network Observability with Kentik Buy; Satellite Data Centers vs. the Environment
1mo ago · 31:27
Take a Network Break! We start with a critical vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. On the news front, Infoblox acquires Kentik to add network observability to its portfolio, data center electricity consumption jumps worldwide, and Exabeam rolls out AI-agent focused detection in its Agent Behavior Analytics platform. DriveNets and WhiteFiber connect two AI data centers over... Read more »
NB581: Brute Force Password Attack Bleeds Fortinet; US Sued Over AI Model Order
2mo ago · 22:22
On this week’s Network Break, Johna Johnson and Scott Robohn start with a serious vulnerability in IBM’s Langflow open source software. On the news front, a massive breach of tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls exposes some of the world’s biggest companies, the US government gets sued over an order to shut down powerful AI... Read more »
NB580: Project Glasswing on Hold – or Not; Why You Should Hold In-Person Background Checks
2mo ago · 36:58
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers critical vulnerabilities found in OpenClaw, the open-source AI assistant. On the news front, we discuss the status of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and examine the Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute‘s (ETRI) development of an intelligent, service-programmable mobile core network, a key enabling technology for the 6G era.... Read more »
NB579: Datadog Unleashes Autonomous Agents; SpaceX Launches IPO
2mo ago · 50:49
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Sentry, including OS command injection and authentication bypass, for which patches are now available. On the news front, we dig into Arista’s new 1.6Tbps rack-scale portfolio for AI infrastructure and Nokia’s Deepfield Genome Shield, designed to proactively stop DDoS from residential proxy botnets. We... Read more »
NB578: Cisco Goes All-In on AI Ops with Cloud Control; China Floats Underwater Data Center
2mo ago · 38:33
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers a critical Android vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation to root. On the news front, we dig into Cloud Control, Cisco’s ambitious AI ops platform that spans its networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration portfolios. We also talk about Cisco Live Protect, which provides pre-patch... Read more »
NB577: Cisco Brings SONiC to N9000 Switches; Broadcom Debuts Wi-Fi 8 SoCs for Consumer Routers
3mo ago · 36:29
Take a Network Break! We start with listener followup and a red alert affecting ScadaBR, an open source SCADA controller. On the news front, Forward adds predictive testing to its network digital twin software, Qumulo and Cisco team up to offer cloud-bursting for file storage, and NetBrain adds new skills and other updates to its... Read more »
NB576: IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines
3mo ago · 36:25
Take a Network Break! We sound the alarm about a critical vulnerability in an on-prem Azure stack. On the news side, AI NetOps startup Selector adds public cloud observability to its portfolio, Versa Networks adds zero trust capabilities to its AI assistant, and IBM gets a billion-dollar investment to build a foundry to fabricate quantum... Read more »
NB575: AI Multipath Protocol Goes to Open Compute Project; Cisco Shrinks Workforce as Income Swells
3mo ago · 29:02
Take a Network Break! In this week’s Red Alert we suggest an audit of your Azure environment after Microsoft says it patched four critical vulnerabilities. On the news front, Nvidia has brought the Multipath Reliable Connection (MCR) protocol to the Open Compute Project, AT&T rolls out quantum-resistant SD-WAN services, and HPE introduces new Wi-Fi automation... Read more »
NB574: Extreme’s New AI Agent Nudges You; Cloudflare Evaporates 20% of Employees
3mo ago · 37:41
Take a Network Break! There’s a Red Alert for Apache Polaris with four CVEs that could enable unauthorized read/write access. On the news front, Lumen is spending $475 million in cash for Alkira to extend its NaaS offering across public clouds. Extreme Networks announces Wi-Fi 7 APs and new features in its Platform ONE management... Read more »
NB573: Cisco Open-Sources OpenClaw Protection; T-Mobile Taps Starlink for Broadband Redundancy
3mo ago · 37:14
Take a Network Break! It’s a busy show this week. We start with follow-up on Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, router bans, and end-of-engineering/end-of-support date changes for Fortinet’s FortiOSv7.4. Our Red Alert warns of 13 critical CVEs in the Linux kernel (all of which can be addressed by updating to version 7). On the news front, Cisco... Read more »
NB572: Quantum Switches and Flying Cars
4mo ago · 35:17
Take a Network Break! We start with follow up on Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Linux 7.0. On the news side, Cisco announces a prototype quantum switch that promises to support multiple quantum encoding modalities, Cato Networks adds an enterprise browser to its security offerings, and Mozilla validates the bug-finding powers of Anthropic’s Mythos model. Anthropic... Read more »
NB571: Linux Loads 7.0 with Network Upgrades; NetGear Routes Around FCC Ban, But How?
4mo ago · 31:35
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers a trio of vulnerabilities in Cisco ISE. On the news front, Cloudflare announces a private network offering for AI agents and a partnership with CNAPP specialist Wiz for AI visibility. AWS rolls out Interconnect to streamline provisioning of WAN and last-mile connectivity, and Linux 7.0 includes network... Read more »
NB570: Project Glasswing’s FUD and Thunder; Au Revoir Windows, Bonjour Linux
4mo ago · 50:35
Take a Network Break! We commence with a red alert on FastMCP, and then debate whether Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is a marketing stunt or a reasonable response to the growing ability of AI models to find and exploit software vulnerabilities. Iran targets US OT networks, startup Aria Networks unveils Ethernet switches purpose-built for AI factories,... Read more »
NB569: Adding Drones to Your DR Plan; Collision Avoidance (Orbital, not Wi-Fi)
4mo ago · 25:49
Take a Network Break! We start with a critical vulnerability in Cisco’s Integrated Management Controller. In the news, Verizon settles patent litigation over IoT antenna technology, Cato Networks lets customers purchase individual services within its SASE offering, and Azure adds private application gateways that don’t require a public IP address. Thousands of F5 Big-IP instances... Read more »
NB568: Arm Reaches for More AI Revenue with In-House CPU; Debating the FCC Router Ban
5mo ago · 44:24
Take a Network Break! Mozilla is our Red Alert topic, with critical vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird. On the news front, we cover a string of security announcements from Palo Alto Networks, including a new certificate management service to help organizations keep up with shrinking cert lifetimes. Cisco announces new protections for AI agents and... Read more »
NB567: CISA Says Harden Endpoint Managers; NVIDIA Launches GPUs for Orbital Workloads
5mo ago · 22:43
Take a Network Break! We sound a red alert about a swarm of critical D-Link vulnerabilities. In this week’s news, CISA warns organizations to harden endpoint management systems in the wake of a cyberattack that used the target’s own Microsoft Intune system to wipe thousands of devices, Cisco rolls an NVIDIA ASIC into an N9100... Read more »
NB566: Google Spins Out Fiber Business; HPE Networking Revenue Soars in Q1
5mo ago · 29:39
Take a Network Break! We begin with listener follow-up on Cisco SD-WAN vulnerabilities and a report that Nvidia is investing billions to develop open-source AI models. In our Red Alert section we warn of multiple vulnerabilities in Veeam’s backup software for Windows and a couple of Chrome zero-days. We cover new features in Fortinet’s FortiOS... Read more »
NB565: New Algorithm Claims Quicker Quantum Decryption; NVIDIA Revenue Rockets Higher
5mo ago · 45:21
Take a Network Break! Guest commentator Tom Hollingsworth joins Drew for today’s episode. We start with a double Red Alert from Cisco for its Secure FMC software. On the news front, Cato Networks adds adaptive threat prevention to its SASE offering that looks for seemingly innocuous signals that could add up to an attack, Google... Read more »
NB564: New Juniper Routers Pump Up AI and Cloud-Scale Traffic; Anthropic Vs. DoD
6mo ago · 52:01
Take a Network Break! We start with follow-up on the proper pronunciation of the US state of Nevada, and then sound the alarm about new research that gets around WiFi client isolation and could enable man-in-the-middle attacks. On the news front, AMD and Meta strike a massive deal in which AMD will sell its stock... Read more »

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Episodes 250

NB588: Active Threats Target Siemens PLCs; IBM Chills Qubits With Modular Cryogenics

NB587: US Calls for CyberSec Privateers; Oracle To Rent Out Quantum Computers

NB586: AI Angst Abounds; Arista Revs Up Q2 Revenue

NB585: Anthropic Models Bad Behavior; Orbital Data Center Patent Issued

NB584: OpenAI Agents Mug Hugging Face; Fortinet Picks Intel for Custom Silicon

NB583: TSMC Chips In Another $100 Billion for US Fabs; Can Data Centers Make It In New York?

NB582: Infoblox Adds Network Observability with Kentik Buy; Satellite Data Centers vs. the Environment

NB581: Brute Force Password Attack Bleeds Fortinet; US Sued Over AI Model Order

NB580: Project Glasswing on Hold – or Not; Why You Should Hold In-Person Background Checks

NB579: Datadog Unleashes Autonomous Agents; SpaceX Launches IPO

NB578: Cisco Goes All-In on AI Ops with Cloud Control; China Floats Underwater Data Center

NB577: Cisco Brings SONiC to N9000 Switches; Broadcom Debuts Wi-Fi 8 SoCs for Consumer Routers

NB576: IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines

NB575: AI Multipath Protocol Goes to Open Compute Project; Cisco Shrinks Workforce as Income Swells

NB574: Extreme’s New AI Agent Nudges You; Cloudflare Evaporates 20% of Employees

NB573: Cisco Open-Sources OpenClaw Protection; T-Mobile Taps Starlink for Broadband Redundancy

NB572: Quantum Switches and Flying Cars

NB571: Linux Loads 7.0 with Network Upgrades; NetGear Routes Around FCC Ban, But How?

NB570: Project Glasswing’s FUD and Thunder; Au Revoir Windows, Bonjour Linux

NB569: Adding Drones to Your DR Plan; Collision Avoidance (Orbital, not Wi-Fi)

NB568: Arm Reaches for More AI Revenue with In-House CPU; Debating the FCC Router Ban

NB567: CISA Says Harden Endpoint Managers; NVIDIA Launches GPUs for Orbital Workloads

NB566: Google Spins Out Fiber Business; HPE Networking Revenue Soars in Q1

NB565: New Algorithm Claims Quicker Quantum Decryption; NVIDIA Revenue Rockets Higher

NB564: New Juniper Routers Pump Up AI and Cloud-Scale Traffic; Anthropic Vs. DoD

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Episodes 250

NB588: Active Threats Target Siemens PLCs; IBM Chills Qubits With Modular Cryogenics

NB587: US Calls for CyberSec Privateers; Oracle To Rent Out Quantum Computers

NB586: AI Angst Abounds; Arista Revs Up Q2 Revenue

NB585: Anthropic Models Bad Behavior; Orbital Data Center Patent Issued

NB584: OpenAI Agents Mug Hugging Face; Fortinet Picks Intel for Custom Silicon

NB583: TSMC Chips In Another $100 Billion for US Fabs; Can Data Centers Make It In New York?

NB582: Infoblox Adds Network Observability with Kentik Buy; Satellite Data Centers vs. the Environment

NB581: Brute Force Password Attack Bleeds Fortinet; US Sued Over AI Model Order

NB580: Project Glasswing on Hold – or Not; Why You Should Hold In-Person Background Checks

NB579: Datadog Unleashes Autonomous Agents; SpaceX Launches IPO

NB578: Cisco Goes All-In on AI Ops with Cloud Control; China Floats Underwater Data Center

NB577: Cisco Brings SONiC to N9000 Switches; Broadcom Debuts Wi-Fi 8 SoCs for Consumer Routers

NB576: IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines

NB575: AI Multipath Protocol Goes to Open Compute Project; Cisco Shrinks Workforce as Income Swells

NB574: Extreme’s New AI Agent Nudges You; Cloudflare Evaporates 20% of Employees

NB573: Cisco Open-Sources OpenClaw Protection; T-Mobile Taps Starlink for Broadband Redundancy

NB572: Quantum Switches and Flying Cars

NB571: Linux Loads 7.0 with Network Upgrades; NetGear Routes Around FCC Ban, But How?

NB570: Project Glasswing’s FUD and Thunder; Au Revoir Windows, Bonjour Linux

NB569: Adding Drones to Your DR Plan; Collision Avoidance (Orbital, not Wi-Fi)

NB568: Arm Reaches for More AI Revenue with In-House CPU; Debating the FCC Router Ban

NB567: CISA Says Harden Endpoint Managers; NVIDIA Launches GPUs for Orbital Workloads

NB566: Google Spins Out Fiber Business; HPE Networking Revenue Soars in Q1

NB565: New Algorithm Claims Quicker Quantum Decryption; NVIDIA Revenue Rockets Higher

NB564: New Juniper Routers Pump Up AI and Cloud-Scale Traffic; Anthropic Vs. DoD