Cisco Warns of Critical Nexus 9000 Data Center Flaw
Part of a slew of patches from the networking vendor, the CVSS 9.8 bug allows remote takeover of a vulnerable device. Continue reading Cisco Warns of Critical Nexus 9000 Data Center Flaw
Category Archives: Data Center
Is your organization getting physical security right?
For most organizations (and especially for tech companies), the physical security of data centers and headquarters is of the utmost importance. As Tim Roberts, a senior security consultant with NTT Security’s Threat Services group, duly points ou… Continue reading Is your organization getting physical security right?
Microsoft’s Delayed South African Data Centers are Now Operational
Back in 2017, Microsoft announced that they would be opening two data centers in Africa by the end of 2018. Even though they missed that deadline, the data centers are now up and running.
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Your data center’s IT is lock-tight, are the facility’s operations?
Data centers are the lifeblood of the enterprise, allowing for scale never before imagined and access to critical information and applications. Businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud, making the role of the data center more and more valuabl… Continue reading Your data center’s IT is lock-tight, are the facility’s operations?
Watch Fish Swim By Petabytes of Data at Microsoft’s Underwater Data Center
It’s pretty surreal to watch all these fish congregate around the data center like it’s an artificial reef. Continue reading Watch Fish Swim By Petabytes of Data at Microsoft’s Underwater Data Center
This Chinese hacking group pwned a bunch of Mongolian government sites
A Chinese hacking group broke into a national data center in Mongolia late last year in an expansive cyber-espionage campaign that allowed the attackers to quietly plant malware into government websites, according to a new research report by Kaspersky Lab and supplemental analysis provided to CyberScoop. According to Kaspersky’s latest research, a known Chinese hacking group used watering hole-style attacks and spear phishing emails to breach specific employees of the Mongolian data center. After gaining individual access, they leveraged those accounts to gain additional control over the facility’s infrastructure. The episode began around October 2017. It was discovered by Kaspersky in March 2018. The Chinese speaking group that’s responsible is widely linked to Beijing. It’s tracked by the cybersecurity community under different names, including APT27, EmissaryPanda, IronPanda and LuckyMouse. They’ve been known to also target U.S. defense contractors. The Kaspersky report does not list Mongolia as the victim, but instead […]
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What Are My Options? Session Encryption Protocols Looking Forward
TLSv1.3 is a game changer for some enterprises and data centers, what if I can?t switch to end-to-end and need a transition phase or alternate solution? This provides some options as well as some possibilities for design and development work *if* ther… Continue reading What Are My Options? Session Encryption Protocols Looking Forward
Microsoft launches 2 new Azure regions in Australia
Microsoft continues its steady pace of opening up new data centers and launching new regions for its Azure cloud. Today, the company announced the launch of two new regions in Australia. To deliver these new regions, Azure Australia Central and Central 2, Microsoft entered a strategic partnership with Canberra Data Centers and unsurprisingly, the regions […] Continue reading Microsoft launches 2 new Azure regions in Australia
Automation in Software Defined Data Centers
Automation is an interesting conversation that I have had with many of our customers lately, especially with cloud migration in play and DevOps processes with continuous development becoming prevalent. We have seen many service disruptions in large cl… Continue reading Automation in Software Defined Data Centers
Senate Gives Nod To Controversial Cross-Border Data Access Bill
The senate on Thursday gave the thumbs up to a bill that is the subject of both support by tech companies and critique by privacy groups. Continue reading Senate Gives Nod To Controversial Cross-Border Data Access Bill