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Internet upgrade part of a move towards 400/800G connectivity

Network World

The industry transition to 400 Gigabit Ethernet networking took a big step forward this week when the worlds leading Internet exchange operator announced plans to upgrade its New York backbone to 400G. Another driver is the fact that individual data centers themselves are upgrading to 400G Ethernet. Thats a big money saver for them.

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Cisco touts ‘Internet of Agents’ for secure AI agent collaboration

Network World

In a blog about the need for an Internet of Agents, Panday cited a real-world enterprise IT example: In enterprise IT, deploying a sales forecasting SaaS platform requires collaboration across multiple AI agents. Youre exchanging not just APIs across the internet. This third wave of AI promises to transform workflows wholesale.7

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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

CIO Business Intelligence

Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 The Tier 4 data center certificates are awarded by Uptime Institute and not “Uptime Council.”

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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

A Zero Trust platform ensures applications and data are not visible to the public internet and users are only provided least privilege access, preventing lateral movement and protecting against ransomware attacks. In the 1990s, the internet became widely available, opening up a new frontier for cybersecurity threats.

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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

The flaws Overall, the study said, 74% of organizations had publicly exposed storage, some of which included sensitive data. And, it said, “as organizations ramp up their use of cloud-native applications so, too, does the amount of sensitive data they store there increase — including customer and employee information and business IP.

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Alkira expands NaaS platform with ZTNA capabilities

Network World

The basic concept behind ZTNA overall is to make sure that all access is authenticated and that there is no implied trust, just because a user has access to a network. Shah explained that when a user connects to the network, Alkira does an authentication check. That check validates a number of different device attributes.

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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

The distributed nature of todays work environments, fueled by cloud computing, remote work, and the Internet of Things (IoT), presents unprecedented security challenges. Cloud security takes center stage As businesses migrate more applications and data to the cloud, securing these resources becomes paramount.

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