Network Break 414: 230 Juniper Vulnerabilities, Should Cisco Patch An EOL Router, T-Mobile Takes Weeks To Spot Breach

Take a Network Break! This week has kind of a security theme (or lack thereof), as we discuss Juniper Networks announcing security advisories on more than 230 vulnerabilities. Serious flaws in a handful of Cisco small-business routers have been identified, but because the router are end of life (EOL) Cisco isn’t patching them. Reports say Avaya is edging toward bankruptcy to restructure its debt.

Microsoft, Google, and other big companies slash tens of thousands of jobs, PacketFabric and Unitas merge in the network service provider market, T-Mobile loses 37 million customer records after an attacker spent weeks exploiting vulnerable APIs, and SpaceX promises to work with the National Science Foundation to minimize interference that Starlink satellites can cause with ground-based astronomical observations.

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Juniper starts the year listing more than 230 vulnerabilities – SC Magazine

Juniper Security Advisories – Juniper Networks

Cisco warns it won’t fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit – The Register

Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Vulnerabilities – Cisco Systems

More Avaya layoffs as bankruptcy speculation grows – Triangle Business Journal

Avaya Form 8K Filing – Securities and Exchange Commission

Avaya Veers Toward Bankruptcy Filing – Wall Street Journal (paywall)

Avaya CEO: Financial Issues Temporary, Recovery Coming Soon – Channel Futures

Avaya Reports Selected Additional Preliminary Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates – Avaya

Google to Cut 12,000 Jobs in 6% Slash to Global Workforce – Bloomberg

What Big Tech layoffs suggest for the industry – Pragmatic Engineer

Why are so many recruiters looking for ‘on-site’ workers? – EtherealMind

To understand why layoffs are happening at Big Tech, it's not enough to understand if a company is profitable.

Microsoft's profits (net income) for 2022 was at $72B: this is above the *revenue* it had every year before 2012.

Layoffs have to do with shareholder's expectations:

— Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) January 19, 2023

Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Before Announcing Layoffs – Wall Street Journal

Focusing on our short- and long-term opportunity – Microsoft

PacketFabric and Unitas Global Announce Merger – PacketFabric

T-Mobile hacked to steal data of 37 million accounts in API data breach – Bleeping Computer

T-Mobile Form 8K Filing – Securities And Exchange Commission

T‑Mobile Informing Impacted Customers about Unauthorized Activity – T-Mobile

SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we’ll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions – The Register