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Juniper Networks acquires Boston-area AI SD-WAN startup 128 Technology for $450M

TechCrunch

This marks the second AI-fueled networking company Juniper has acquired in the last year and a half after purchasing Mist Systems in March 2019 for $405 million. With 128 Technology, the company gets more AI SD-WAN technology. The deal is expected to close in Juniper’s fiscal fourth quarter subject to normal regulatory review.

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The Role of SD-WAN in Securing the Expanding Network Perimeter

CIO

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024.

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Signals from space: SD-WAN marks the next stage in commercialized space-based comms

CIO

Low-orbit earth satellites and SD-WAN combine The pros of satellite services are clear: with blanket coverage across our planet, it’s conceivable that one day every square inch will be covered. As a WAN access technology though, satellite communication does experience its fair share of obstacles. SD-WAN, Telecommunications

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New Innovations in PAN-OS 9.1: SD-WAN and More

Palo Alto Networks

SD-WAN for comprehensive branch security. SD-WAN for Comprehensive Branch Security. Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) has transformed the way distributed enterprises do business. Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) has transformed the way distributed enterprises do business.

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CVE-2021-1609: Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Small Business VPN Routers

Tenable

According to Cisco, the flaw exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. While both flaws exist due to improper validation of HTTP requests and can be exploited by sending specially crafted HTTP requests, CVE-2021-1610 can only be exploited by an authenticated attacker with root privileges. Identifying affected systems.

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Securing the Digital-First Model for Retail

CIO

Retail security is further complicated by the broader threat surface due to digital POS systems, eCommerce platforms, digital supply chains with third-party partners, and digital loyalty programs. WiFi and SD-WAN for flexible and enhanced connectivity. Enabling new customer experiences through SD-WAN and SASE.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO

In the wake of the Rogers outage, Canadian CIOs and IT executives and experts are reviewing their readiness to cope with such failures in the future. As a result, once the stores were impacted by the outage, they automatically failed over to their secondary ISPs through our SD-WAN enabled infrastructure.”. Build redundancy.

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