Network Break 177: Dell Launches New Branch CPE; Sonic In The Spotlight

Take a Network Break! In this week’s show, Dell EMC rolls out new branch hardware to run VNFs, the Sonic switch OS gets its turn in the open networking spotlight, and Innovium announces sampling of its Teralynx programmable ASIC.

The IEEE ratifies a standard for 25Gbps over single-mode fiber, Dropbox embraces security researchers, and Micro Focus suffers a massive drop in value.

Cryptojacking roars onto the threat scene, and Orbitz reports that attackers may have breached a legacy site, exposing up to 880,000 customers.

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Show Links:

Dell EMC Takes on Cisco, Launches Open uCPE for SD-WAN – SDX Central

Dell EMC Takes Open Networking to the Edge for Next-Generation Access – Dell EMC

Innovium announces OCP SAI and open-source SONiC solution to accelerate TERALYNX market adoption – Innovium

Apstra Demonstrates Open Networking — SONiC over Mellanox at OCP Summit – Apstra

SONiC Switch OS Gets Love From Startups Barefoot, Apstra – Packet Pushers

IEEE Publishes IEEE 802.3cc-2017 25 Gb/s Ethernet Standard for Enhanced Enterprise and Metro Network Applications over Fiber – IEEE

Protecting Security Researchers – Dropbox Tech Blog

Micro Focus -54% on CEO departure, lowered guidance – Seeking Alpha

Shares in Britain’s Micro Focus halve after sales warning and CEO departure – Reuters

HPE to Retain Key Software Assets to Deliver on the Promise of Hybrid IT – HPE

Symantec Security Report: Cryptojacking Attacks Increased 8,500% in 2017 – SDX Central

2018 Internet Security Threat Report – Symantec

Orbitz data breach exposed 880,000 payment cards – Engadget

Information About Orbitz Data Security Incident – Orbitz