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VMware plan disaggregates servers; offloads network virtualization and security

Network World

At its virtual VMworld 2020 event the company previewed a new architecture called Project Monterey that goes a long way toward melding bare-metal servers, graphics processing units (GPUs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), network interface cards (NICs) and security into a large-scale virtualized environment.

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Cisco warns of critical vulnerability in virtualized network software

Network World

The worst of the vulnerabilities could let an attacker escape from the guest virtual machine ( VM ) to the host machine, Cisco disclosed. To read this article in full, please click here Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS).

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5 things you need to know about virtual private networks

Network World

A virtual private network is a secure tunnel between two or more computers on the internet, allowing them to access each other as if on a local network. In addition, some Wi-Fi network operators intentionally inject ads into web traffic, and these could lead to unwanted tracking.

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5 Hot network-automation startups to watch

Network World

With the combined challenges of tight IT budgets and scarcer technical talent, it’s becoming imperative for enterprise network pros to embrace automation of processes and the way infrastructure responds to changing network traffic. To read this article in full, please click here

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Nutanix offers virtual private cloud HCI, multicloud workload management

Network World

Nutanix is releasing enhancements to its AOS operating system and Era database-management service designed to make it easier for enterprises to manage data, workloads, and business-continuity security tools in hybrid cloud environments via software-defined networking capabilities AOS and Era are both components of the Nutanix Cloud Platform.

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What is microsegmentation? How getting granular improves network security

Network World

It’s aimed at making network security more granular. Network segmentation isn’t new. Companies have relied on firewalls , virtual local area networks (VLAN) and access control lists (ACL) for network segmentation for years. To read this article in full, please click here

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VMware highlights security in COVID-era networking

Network World

At its virtual VWworld 2020 gathering, VMware detailed products and plans to help customers deal with the challenges of securing distributed enterprise resources. To read this article in full, please click here It's time to rethink security for the cloud. Organizations need protection at the workload level, not just at the endpoint."

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