PACKET CAPTURE / Week of September 9-13, 2024

September 13, 2024

FYI 

  • The latest annual Packet Pushers survey we run every other year or so (😂) is out! We'd love it if you'd spend a little time with it. Audience Survey

JOB ALERTS

Current job postings from the Packet Pushers Slack Group

NEW PODCASTS

EP 494 | SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

AT&T Sues Broadcom over VMware Support; Verizon Spends $20 Billion for Frontier

This week's Network Break covers an AT&T lawsuit against Broadcom over changes to a support contract for VMware software, Verizon's $20 billion bid for Frontier, new critical security patches from Cisco, financial results from Broadcom and HPE, and more tech news. | LISTEN NOW

EP 082 | SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Citizen Coders: Boon Or Bane

The low-code/no-code movement means business users who aren't programmers can create software. This might make them more efficient, but could also pose risks due to a lack of formal training in software development and security. Is citizen coding a boon or bane to business? Johna Johnson and John Burke discuss both sides of the debate, and offer strategies for implementing citizen coding programs effectively. | LISTEN NOW

EP 030 | SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Volt Typhoon On the Attack, Starlink Joins the Navy, and More Security News

Today's Packet Protector is an all-news episode. We cover the Volt Typhoon hacker group exploiting a zero-day in Versa Networks gear and a multitude of vulnerabilities in Zyxel network products. We also debate whether Microsoft's endpoint security summit will be more than a public relations exercise, a serious backdoor in RFID cards used in offices and hotels, the pros and cons of the Navy using Starlink, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 073 | SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Some Final Words of Wisdom from Greg Ferro

This episode was recorded with Greg Ferro, co-founder of Packet Pushers, just days before his retirement in July 2024. Greg and Eric reflect on Greg’s influential career in network engineering and the evolution of the industry. Greg discusses the challenges of maintaining open-source projects amid increasing commercialization and corporate exploitation. He and Eric contemplate the future of network engineering and open-source contributions. | LISTEN NOW

EP 003 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Leveling up Your Team’s Skills

IT work requires ongoing training and skills development. Host Laura Santamaria and guest Scott Robohn share strategies for leveling up your team to ensure they have the skills they need, even in budget-constrained environments. They also discuss how leaders can guide by example and support team members' growth. | LISTEN NOW

EP 749 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Expand Your Network Labs With Containerlab and Clabernetes

On today’s episode, we cover open source Clabernetes, a tool that allows you to run Containerlab on Kubernetes. Containerlab provides a CLI for orchestrating and managing container-based networking labs. It starts the containers, builds a virtual wiring between them to create lab topologies of your choice and manages the lab’s lifecycle.  We discuss the answer the question why you might want to run Containerlab on Kubernetes with our guests, Carl Montanari and Roman Dodin.  | LISTEN NOW

THIS WEEK’S BLOG POSTS

MONIQUE LANCE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Enterprise Browser Security: Addressing the Growing Threat Landscape (Sponsored)

The following sponsored blog post was written by Monique Lance, Sr Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise Browser at Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor.

Are you working right now? If so, chances are you’re juggling multiple tasks beyond just reading this blog post. From checking emails and accessing work applications to exploring the latest GenAI tools, it happens in the web browser.In fact, the average worker spends over 85% of their day in a browser. While web browsers offer incredible convenience and connectivity, they also present various security challenges that must be addressed.The truth is, working in the web browser isn’t as secure or straightforward as it might seem. Below, we explore seven uncomfortable truths about working in the web browser that every organization should know. | READ NOW

DREW CONRY-MURRAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Briefing Report: Lightyear Is SaaS for Your Telecom Procurement & Billing

Lightyear is a SaaS offering that aims to automate the procurement, management, and billing of enterprise telecom services for Internet, WAN, voice, and more.

I took a briefing from Dennis Thankachan, Lightyear’s CEO and co-founder, on August 29, 2024. Here’s what I learned.| READ NOW