Sysdig Introduces Low-Touch Zero Trust Network Security for Kubernetes

In its second cloud-native technology acquisition in as many months, Cisco is buying container security firm Banzai Cloud for an undisclosed amount.Founded in 2017, Banzai is known for developing Kubernetes-based cloud application development and security technologies. It will become part of Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation group, where the company brews new projects for cloud-native n

On August 30, CenturyLink experienced a major network outage that lasted for over five hours and disrupted CenturyLink customers nationwide as well as many other networks. What was unique about the outage was the scope of the disruptions as the outage affected video streaming services, game platforms, and even webcasts of European soccer. This is an example of how telecom network outages have ex

Chuck Robbins says he ‘isn’t too concerned’ about sales decline, claiming Cisco has a ‘robust pipeline’ with large on-prem infrastructure spending making a comeback Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has remained upbeat and assured that customer spending on IT will rebound, despite the vendor suffering a double digit drop in product sales in its fiscal Q1. For the three months ending 24 October

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced BIG-IP Service Proxy for Kubernetes (SPK) and Carrier-Grade Aspen Mesh, two infrastructure solutions aimed at supporting the deployment and operation of cloud-native 5G standalone core networks. These solutions feature scalable performance, visibility, and security advancements that enable service providers to deliver innovative new 5G-ba

Google LLC and Andreessen Horowitz have jointly led a $29 million funding round into Isovalent Inc., a startup with a Linux-based networking platform that enterprises can use to manage the flow of data in their Kubernetes environments. Cisco Systems Inc. also participated in the Series A round, which was announced today. The networking software that [] The post Google, Andreessen Horowitz lead $29

Bears, scares and ransomware Well, what a year it's been. 2020 kicked off as it meant to go on, with news emerging from China of a new virus which lead to a swiftly imposed lockdown in the city of Wuhan. Looks grim, we thought, but it will probably peter out like previous viruses before it. How wrong we were. To coincide with our Deskflix Cyber Security event, here’s a look back at t

The containers, Kubernetes and microservices revolution has been bubbling away for some time now, but IT leaders could be excused for having a limited understanding of the whys and wherefores of a topic that can sometimes seem like a bewildering mix of technical minutiae and marketing babble. Indeed, a recent survey by Computing Delta found that only a third of the IT leaders polled had a firm gra

Vendor giant to re-categorise all partners in an effort to increase its ‘relevance in the market by elevating roles beyond the traditional resale motion’ Cisco is to streamline its partner programme, including re-categorising all partners, in an overhaul it's claiming is the biggest in over a decade. At Cisco’s virtual PartnerSummit Digital 2020, it unveiled Cisco PXP, its new Partne

Data centres in England and Wales are linked by a high speed backbone Oracle has announced a 'dual-region Government Cloud', private cloud infrastructure designed specifically for the UK government's needs to store and process official information and transactions securely. The dual-region cloud consists of two data centres for disaster recovery purposes - an existing facility in Lon