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Network Break 168: Oracle’s Big Batch Of Patches; Spectre, Meltdown Update
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-01-22 09:22:47
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Take a Network Break! On this week’s episode we discuss Oracle’s massive release of nearly 300 critical security patches, update the fallout from the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, and ponder why vendor security notices trigger browser privacy plug-ins.

A U.S. Congressman proposes a bill to ban government purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear, ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers launches a VC firm, and IBM posts a winning fiscal quarter.

Juniper gets downgraded by an investment bank ahead of the vendor’s earnings report, and NetScout misses its financial targets.

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Show Links:

Oracle Critical Patch Update – January 2018 – Oracle

Firmware Updates and Initial Performance Data for Data Center Systems – Intel

Meltdown-Spectre: Intel says newer chips also hit by unwanted reboots after patch – ZDNet

Cisco NX-OS Software Pong Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability – Cisco Systems

U.S. Congressman Bashes ZTE and Huawei in New Bill – SDX Central

Ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers jumps into venture capital – CNBC

John Chambers Keeps Retirement Interesting, Forms VC Firm – SDX Central

IBM Lifts its 22-quarter shrinking sales curse: Finally, a whole 1% uptick – The Register

Juniper Networks -2% after Barclays downgrade – Juniper Networks – Seeking Alpha

Preliminary Financial Results for Third Quarter FY 2018 – NetScout

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