EP 493 | SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Cisco Acquires AI Startup to Police AI; Nvidia, Dell Ride GPU Profit Wave

Take a Network Break! This week attackers exploit a zero-day in Versa to harvest credentials, AT&T agrees to a fine of nearly $1 million for a 911 outage, Cisco acquires a startup that makes AI to keep an eye on your other AIs, Nvidia and Dell both ride to profitable quarters on the backs of GPU sales, and more tech news. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Smarter Networking and Automation With SuzieQ's Network Observability

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast: network observability. SuzieQ is an open-source project that collects, normalizes, stores, and analyzes multi-vendor network data. This data becomes a foundation for network observability and automation. We talk with Dinesh Dutt, creator of SuzieQ and founder of Stardust Systems, which makes a commercial version of SuzieQ. Stardust Systems is our sponsor for this Tech Byte. | LISTEN NOW

EP 035 | SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The Experience Paradox

In the tech industry, to get experience you need to have experience. That paradox is the subject of today's Heavy Wireless. Host Keith Parsons and guest Tom Hollingsworth highlight the disconnect between job requirements and candidates' actual experience. Tom emphasizes the importance of hands-on learning, home labs, and making mistakes as essential for real-world skills development. They also talk about why employers should simplify job descriptions and invest in training. | LISTEN NOW

EP 029 | SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Translating Security Objectives into Business Outcomes

On today's Packet Protector we talk about how to talk about security objectives in ways that resonate with business and non-technical leaders in your organization. Tying security objectives to business outcomes can help you maintain (or increase) budgets, build trust and credibility with executives, and better align your risk management efforts with the organization's broader goals. Our guest is Eyvonne Sharp. | LISTEN NOW

EP 250 | SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Realities of Responsible Disclosure in the Cloud

Cloud security and responsible disclosure are the focus of today’s conversation with guest Kat Traxler. Kat shares her insights on identifying vulnerabilities in cloud services, particularly Google Cloud, and the importance of curiosity in her research. The episode explores the role of bug bounty programs and the shift towards issuing CVEs for cloud vulnerabilities. Lastly, Kat offers advice for aspiring security researchers, emphasizing the need for foundational knowledge in system building and coding. | LISTEN NOW

EP 159 | SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

IPv6 Basics - Router Advertisements

Our series on IPv6 basics continues with Router Advertisements (RAs) within the Neighbor Discovery Protocol. We look at how hosts bootstrap onto a network using ICMPv6, discuss the timing of sending out an RA, and then cover the configuration of RAs, including key flags and options. We also talk about the importance of understanding the operational aspects of IPv6, such as the M and O flags for DHCPv6, and the A and L flags for address provisioning. Lastly, we also go over reasons to not use RAs. | LISTEN NOW

EP 002 | SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

How Simplification Helps MSPs Scale

Simplification is the theme of today’s Total Network Operations podcast. Scott Robohn and Jack Maxfield explore the operational impacts of simplification for a Managed Service Provider. They discuss the challenges of managing multi-vendor environments and how to use templating and tools to simplify the management process, and why proactive client communication and the integration of network and security operations is essential. | LISTEN NOW

EP 748 | SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

How AI and HPC Are Changing Data Center Networks

On today’s episode of Heavy Networking, Rob Sherwood joins us to discuss the impact that High Performance Computing (HPC)and artificial intelligence computing are having on data center network design. It’s not just a story about leaf/spine architecture. That’s the boring part. There’s also power and cooling issues, massive bandwidth requirements, and changes in how we think about network interface cards. Should they be smart? Dumb? Both? Rob guides us through the critical issues to consider when building and operating a data center network to support AI and HPC workloads. | LISTEN NOW