Security News

Volt Typhoon suspected of exploiting Versa SD-WAN bug since June
2024-08-27 17:32

The same Beijing-backed cyber spy crew the feds say burrowed into US critical infrastructure It looks like China's Volt Typhoon has found a new way into American networks as Versa has disclosed a...

GenAI network acceleration requires prior WAN optimization
2024-07-19 04:15

As GenAI models used for natural language processing, image generation, and other complex tasks often rely on large datasets that must be transmitted between distributed locations, including data centers and edge devices, WAN optimization is essential for robust deployment of GenAI applications at a scale. WAN optimization can significantly enhance AI acceleration by improving data transfer speeds, reducing latency, and optimizing the use of network resources, thus ensuring faster response times.

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw allows remote server access
2023-09-28 15:15

Cisco is warning of five new Catalyst SD-WAN Manager products vulnerabilities with the most critical allowing unauthenticated remote access to the server. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager for WAN is network management software allowing admins to visualize, deploy, and manage devices on wide area networks.

Cisco SD-WAN vManage impacted by unauthenticated REST API access
2023-07-13 21:53

The Cisco SD-WAN vManage management software is impacted by a flaw that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain read or limited write permissions to the configuration of the affected...

Massive Microsoft 365 outage caused by WAN router IP change
2023-01-27 20:32

Microsoft says this week's five-hour-long Microsoft 365 worldwide outage was caused by a router IP address change that led to packet forwarding issues between all other routers in its Wide Area Network. Redmond said at the time that the outage resulted from DNS and WAN networking configuration issues caused by a WAN update and that users across all regions serviced by the impacted infrastructure were having problems accessing the affected Microsoft 365 services.

Required Capabilities for Effective and Secure SD-WAN: The Network Leader’s Guide
2022-08-26 00:00

There are three main trends driving organizations to replace outdated wide-area networking infrastructures with a secure software-defined WAN solution. Digital acceleration that leverages Software-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service increases traffic demands, cost, and performance bottlenecks of multiprotocol label switching connectivity over traditional WAN infrastructures.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Continually Received Analyst and Peer Recognition
2022-08-26 00:00

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN has caught the attention of industry analysts. FortiGate appliances deliver the world's only ASIC-accelerated secure SD-WAN solutions.

The state of SD-WAN and SASE planning
2022-01-28 04:30

Aryaka published a report, revealing insights into global SD-WAN and SASE planning. In the context of network and security, trends include the Secure Access Service Edge, with 64% deploying or planning to deploy over the next year.

WAN report: Complexity continue to grow as more organizations close legacy data centers
2022-01-20 13:05

The sixth annual report from Aryaka found that IT teams are planning to invest more in 2022 but expect more transparency and control. IT leaders are managing distributed teams and juggling more complex networks than ever, according to Aryaka's Global State of the WAN 2022 report.

How do I select an SD-WAN solution for my business?
2021-10-29 04:30

To select a suitable SD-WAN solution for your business, you need to think about a variety of factors. Direct internet access is everywhere and requires full security in single path with SD-WAN. Otherwise, your security device SSL decrypts traffic for threat hunting and next the SD-WAN device decrypts the traffic to find out how to prioritize apps inside.