NB456: China Flexes Tech Muscles With 1.2Tb Backbone; Will CISOs Mitigate Risk Or Liability?

China demonstrates the strength of its home-grown technology industry by announcing a 1.2Tbit Internet backbone that stretches 3,000 kilometers, Fortinet warns of a 9.8 severity bug in its SIEM product, and Nvidia and Dell roll out ready-made models and infrastructure for enterprises to build their own generative AI apps. HPE Aruba Networking releases a new branch appliance for wireless and SD-Branch, and we consider whether businesses should rely on Starlink after recent outages. A ransomware gang adds a new twist to the ransom threat by reporting its victim to the SEC, the Clorox CISO reportedly steps down after a network breach affects the company’s ability to ship product, and Cisco reports a record financial quarter but warns revenue slowdowns are ahead. We discuss all these stories on today’s Network Break podcast. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks hosted an exclusive online event that shows how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Go to SDXcentral.com to get the link to this free event to see the replay. Show Links: China Reports Record-Breaking 1.2 Terabit-Per-Second Internet Speed Spanning 3,000km – CircleID China launches ultra-high-speed next-generation Internet backbone – Tsinghua University via Xinhua China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, years ahead of forecasts – South China Morning Post China Launches World’s Fastest Internet, Can ”Transmit 150 Movies In One Second” – NDTV Verizon fiber technology advancement results in increased speed, reliability and overall capacity – Verizon Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM – Bleeping Computer FortiSIEM – OS command injection in Report Server – Fortinet CVE-2023-36553 – NIST NVIDIA Fast-Tracks Custom Generative AI Model Development for Enterprises – NVIDIA Blog Dell and Meta Collaborate to Drive Generative AI Innovation – Dell USA Extend your n...