Network Break 266: Accenture Buys Symantec Security Services Biz; Cisco Reorganizes Around Intent-Based Networking

Take a Network Break! HPE strikes a deal with Cumulus Networks to put Cumulus Linux on Ethernet storage switches, the Linux Foundation adopts yet another open-source network OS project, and Accenture acquires Symantec’s security services business from Broadcom. F5 spends $1 billion to acquire fraud detection company Shape Security, a bogus criminal case against NGINX gets dropped in Russia, and ransonware makes Greg change his thinking on whether security actually matters. Cisco re-organizes its enterprise networking businesses around Intent-Based Networking and maps out a vision to integrate the data center, campus, and WAN; Cisco also scolds competitor Poly over a trade secrets lawsuit; and ICANN puts a temporary hold on the sale of the .org domain to a private equity firm. Sponsor: Viavi Solutions VIAVI Solutions is a network performance management leader enabling IT teams to understand user experience so they can solve performance problems fast. Learn more at viavisolutions.com/packetpushers. Sponsor: ThousandEyes ThousandEyes gives you performance visibility from every user to every app over any network, both internal and external, so you can migrate to the cloud, troubleshoot faster and deliver exceptional user experiences. Sign up for a free account at thousandeyes.com/packetpushers and choose a free ThousandEyes t-shirt. Tech Bytes: Silver Peak Listen to a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with global property management company Cushman & Wakefield about how they’re using SD-WAN from Silver Peak to support their cloud-first strategy. Show Links: Cumulus Networks Partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Build Open Storage Networking Platforms for the Modern Data Center – Cumulus Networks Cumulus Gives Its HPE Relationship Another Try – Data Center Knowledge Aruba Debuts New Campus And Data Center Switches, Upgrades Its Network OS – Packet Pushers DENT Launches To Simplify Enterprise Edge Networking Software – Cumulus Networks DENT Accenture to Acquire Symantec’s Cyber Security Services Business from Broadcom – Accenture F5 to Acquire Shape Security, Transforming Application Security – F5 Rambler will drop NGINX criminal case – ZDNet Ransomware Attack Topples Telemarketing Firm, Leaving Hundreds Jobless – Threatpost