Network Break 297: Juniper Rolls Out New WiFi 6 APs; Security Spending Is Pointless (Mostly)

Take a Network Break! This week’s news analysis includes new WiFi 6 APs from Juniper, a discussion about whether security spending is actually worth it, and the launch of a new brokerage service for edge and cloud computing. We discuss a new access and authorization startup called Elisity, examine a new service mesh offering from Microsoft, track the Mozilla Foundation’s woes, and review Cisco’s latest financial results. As always, links to all these stories are provided for your perusal. Sponsor: Apstra Today’s episode is sponsored in part by Apstra. Apstra enables continuous automation and validation of your data center network architecture and operations. Find out more at apstra.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: NetMotion Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with NetMotion. We talk secure remote access during a pandemic, and how companies are wrestling with security and employee privacy in a WFH environment. Download the NetMotion Software Defined Perimeter Report to see how a zero trust architecture could fit into your organization. Show Links: Juniper Networks Expands Reach of AI-Driven Enterprise with New Wi-Fi 6 Access Points – Juniper Networks Capital One to pay $80 million fine after data breach – Reuters Travelex Forced into Administration After Ransomware Attack – Infosecurity Magazine Edgevana Unveiled – A soft Launch of a Huge Idea – Edgevana Edgevana Official Launch – Daily Check-In for August 13, 2020 – Ned Bellavance Introducing Edgevana – The CTO Advisor Podcast Startup Elisity Puts Identity At The Core Of Its Access/Authorization Offering – Packet Pushers Open Service Mesh Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh for Kubernetes, plans quick donation to CNCF – The Register SMI – A standard interface for service meshes on Kubernetes – SMI Google’s Management of Istio Raises Questions in the Cloud Native Community – The New Stack Open Usage Commons – Open Usage