NB453: Cisco Invests In Quantum Networking; SmartNIC Sales Surge; Intel Unplugs Another Business

Today’s episode includes Cisco patching a critical vulnerability affecting IOS-XE gear, startup Prosimo releasing a cost calculator to help network engineers track their public cloud networking costs, and Juniper integrating its SD-WAN to the AWS cloud WAN. A tech CEO will go to jail over a scheme to fraudulently collect and resell IPv4 addresses, password manager 1Password says it thwarted an intruder making use of an Okta breach, and Fortinet adds a new security appliance and increases its global presence. Cisco makes a small investment in a quantum networking startup, SmartNIC revenues climb, Juniper Networks posts middling results for its third fiscal quarter, for the exec who has everything Cisco now offers branded earbuds from Bang & Olufsen, and Intel divests its pluggable optical modules business. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: BackBox BackBox, the network automation platform for configuration management, device backups, and OS upgrades, is now adding network vulnerability management. This new capability is purpose-built for network teams to quickly discover and prioritize network OS vulnerabilities and then reliably automate patching and upgrades. Find out more at backbox.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Nokia On today’s Tech Bytes, sponsored by Nokia, we talk about how Nokia has developed a ChatGPT-based application that runs on its SR Linux network OS. Network engineers can use this app to query about network state, ask troubleshooting questions, check configurations, search logs, and quickly sort through reams of documentation. Get more details here. Show Links: Cisco patches critical IOS XE bug as infections mysteriously disappear – SC Magazine Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Feature – Cisco Systems Prosimo Unveils Cloud Cost 360, Empowering Enterprises to Conquer Cloud Network Costs – PR Newswire Ethan Banks on Prosimo Cost 360 – LinkedIn Introducing Juniper Session Smart Routing and AWS Cloud WAN Tunnel-less – Juniper Networks Managed WAN Service – Cloud & On-Premises – Amazon AWS Cloud WAN – AWS Packet Walking Through A 128 Technology Network – Packet Pushers Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme – Krebs on Security Okta Support System incident and 1Password – 1Password