Take a Network Break! This week we update the latest on the fallout from the Equifax breach, track Yahoo’s stunning revelation of losing every customer record, analyze a ruling to let class action lawsuits go forward against Yahoo, and examine news that an NSA contractor was the target of an exfiltration attack.
Startup Barefoot Networks teams up with Google to release new SDN software for programmable switches, an HPE service pack might kill your network adapters, and Google acquires Bitium to boost its ID management offerings.
Nokia’s Nuage Networks wins a big SDN deal in China, Extreme and Brocade agree to an outright sale of Brocade’s data center assets, and toy maker Mattel walks away from an interactive smart monitor aimed at parents of infants and very young children.
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6 Fresh Horrors From Equifax CEO Richard Smith’s Congressional Hearing – Wired
Former Equifax CEO says breach boiled down to one person not doing their job – TechCrunch
Every Yahoo account that existed all 3 billion was compromised in 2013 hack – Ars Technica
Judge Nixes Bid to Quash Suit Filed by Yahoo Breach Victims – Bank Info Security
Report: Hackers Stole NSA Cybertools In Another Breach Via Another Contractor – NPR
Barefoot Networks, Google Cloud, ONF and P4.org to Showcase P4 Runtime-based Control of Network Switches – Marketwire
HPE server firmware update bricked network adapters – The Register
SUPPORT COMMUNICATION – CUSTOMER ADVISORY – HPE
Google slurps cloudy single-sign-on concern Bitium – The Register
Welcome Bitium to Google Cloud – Google
Google, Amazon, Microsoft to Make Cloud Business-Friendly – Fortune
Nokia Lands Non-Telco SDN Deal in China – Light Reading
Nuage Networks wins first SDN-based, large enterprise project in China – Nuage Networks
Extreme Networks to Acquire Data Center Business Directly from Brocade Communications Systems – Extreme Networks
Extreme Will Purchase Data Center Assets Directly From Brocade – Packet Pushers
Mattel withdraws kid-focused smart hub from market after complaints – Ars Technica
Mattel has canceled plans for a kid-focused AI device that drew privacy concerns – Washington Post
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