Take a Network Break! This week we examine the tsunami of lawsuits flooding Intel from shareholders and individuals over the Specter and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
We also discuss why the SEC has issued new guidance for public companies on timely breach disclosures, and drill a little deeper into Arista’s financial results.
Oracle buys security startup Zenedge to add a Web security firewall and DDoS service to its cloud portfolio, Samsung announces a 30 TB SSD drive, and Equinix drops $800 million to buy data centers in Dallas.
Charter fails to wriggle out of a lawsuit being brought by the state of New York, and HPE reports its first quarterly revenues under new CEO Antonio Neri.
Last but not least, did you know donut bouquets are a thing? They are, and you can order one.
Our guest for today’s episode is Ed Horley, VP of Engineering at Groupware Technology. You can follow him on Twitter or check out his blog here.
As always, we have links to all the stories we cover, which are available just after our sponsor messages.
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Show Links:
Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over security flaws – Reuters
The SEC says companies must disclose more information about cybersecurity risks – TechCrunch
Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures – SEC.gov
Arista Gains Key Win Against Cisco in Appeals Court, Says Piper – Barron s
Arista almost done with Cisco workarounds as revenue and profit soar – The Register
Oracle Acquires DDoS Mitigation and Security Startup Zenedge – SDX Central
Oracle Buys Zenedge – Oracle
Samsung Electronics Begins Mass Production of Industry s Largest Capacity SSD 30.72TB for Next-Generation Enterprise Systems – Samsung Global Newsroom
Samsung 30TB SSD – The New Normal – Architecting IT
Equinix Pays $800M for Interconnection Hub, Posts $4.4B in 2017 Revenue – SDX Central
Equinix Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2017 Results – Equinix
US cable giant tries to wriggle out of ‘crap ISP’ legal battle now that net neutrality is dead – The Register
HPE Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results – HPE
Highlights from HPE s First Quarter Earnings Results – HPE
Now you can send bouquets of donuts instead of flowers – BoingBoing.net