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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. The growth of AI and data traffic in general is also reflected outside the data centers in global Internet traffic.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

Researchers at the firm also identified seven new Chinese-origin cyber espionage groups in 2024, many of which exhibited specialized targeting and toolsets. The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example.

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Orbia streamlines security across global sites with SASE

Network World

Visibility into network traffic across distributed locations would help Orbia minimize security risk, enable more control over global internet traffic, and provide secure access to cloud services. A push for greater network visibility and global security standards drove Orbia, an $8.2

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Threats delivered over encrypted channels continue to rise

Network World

One notable trend explored in detail by ThreatLabz is the growing abuse of cloud services by advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. By blending in with legitimate cloud services traffic, APT groups can take advantage of the default use of TLS/SSL encryption enabled to help them evade network security controls. Read their story here.

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Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

Network World

billion) with SpaceRISE , which is also supported by a core group of European subcontractors specializing in satellite communications. IRIS wont be launching into a vacuum: There are several other players already offering satellite internet service. It offers satellite internet to businesses, military agencies, and rural regions.

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Cisco Talos Research: New Lazarus Group Attack Malware Campaign Hits UK & US Businesses

Tech Republic Security

The Cisco Talos report exposes new malware used by the group to target Internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare organizations in the U.K. and the U.S.

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

Network World

End-user organizations have their part in the blame for this, said Jeremy Roberts, senior research director at Info-Tech Research Group, and unconnected with the study. This situation is in part down to human nature, according to Scott Young, principal advisory director at Info-Tech Research Group.

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