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TIP's OpenWiFi Targets WiFi Disaggregation

OpenWiFi is a fully disaggregated system spanning access point hardware, an open source access point network operating system, and a software development kit for cloud-native apps. Read more.

Nokia, Dish Express High Caliber Security in 5G Open RAN

There is no silver bullet for security in any context, and that applies to open RAN and cloud native technologies all the same. Read more.

Cisco Green-Lights Sedona Systems Buy

The acquisition adds SDN automation and telemetry to Cisco's optical networking stack. Read more.

Why VMware’s Tom Gillis Calls APIs ‘the Future of Networking’

VMware also published new threat intelligence, which highlights the need for security teams to extend their detection and prevention capabilities beyond the firewall to cover East-West traffic, Gillis said. Read more.

Verizon DBIR Finds Ransomware on the Rise

Double-extortion ransomware “is so prevalent now that 10% of data breaches are a ransomware attack,” DBIR co-author Suzanne Widup said. Read more.