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Cisco IoT wireless access points hit by severe command injection flaw

Network World

Cisco’s Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) hardware has been hit with a hard-to-ignore flaw that could allow attackers to hijack the access points’ web interface using a crafted HTTP request. However, the access points are only vulnerable if they are running vulnerable software in URWB mode, Cisco said. Cisco said.

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Cisco launches intelligent Wi-Fi 7 access points

Network World

Cisco has taken the wraps off a pair of intelligent WiFi-7 access points and introduced a new way of licensing wireless gear across cloud, on-premises and hybrid networks. This integration lets customers from a central location identify and remediate performance bottlenecks across wireless, owned and unowned networks.

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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise targets IoT, industrial networks with private 5G package

Network World

The ALE Private 5G service includes technology from across ALEs platforms, including ruggedized OmniSwitch hardware, OmniSwitch LAN, and OmniAccess Stellar WLAN software for local and wide area connectivity. Management of the package can be done through ALEs OmniVista management package.

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How to deploy WPA3 for enhanced wireless security

Network World

WPA3 is the latest iteration of the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) standard, succeeding WPA2, which has been the de facto security protocol for wireless networks for nearly two decades. The wireless controller may provide the support, or you may have to utilize an external RADIUS server. authentication.

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Cisco patches three critical holes in IOS XE software

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Cisco has patched three critical security holes in its IOS XE software that's used across a variety of its core routers and switches. The three critical warnings are part of a big release of 32 security alerts , many of which are IOS XE-related, including firewall, SD-WAN and wireless access vulnerabilities.

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Juniper expands AI management features for wired, wireless networks

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The enhancements are intended to reinforce the vendor’s AI-Native Networking Platform, announced earlier this year , which brings Juniper’s wired, wireless data center, campus and branch networking products under one common management offering. The package can now also detect APs that may be unreachable due to an ISP outage or other reason.

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Nile dials-up AI to simplify network provisioning, operation

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Nile Access Service includes a core package of wired and wireless campus infrastructure components and sensors. For management, Nile AI software automates installation and other steady-state controls and includes management and observability capabilities that are tailored for customer installations.

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