Network Break 335: Cyber Insurance Premiums Climb; Aruba To Debut Wi-Fi 6E AP

Today’s Network Break discusses why US energy companies are flocking to buy cyber insurance and how it might influence the security market, a forthcoming Aruba AP that will use newly available spectrum, and upgrades to Juniper’s Apstra data center automation software. Extreme Networks releases a packet broker that uses the programmable Tofino ASIC, the USB-C standard gets a jolt of new power capacity, and Dell Technologies reports financial results for Q1 2022. Sponsor: CablesAndKits CablesAndKits are Experts in Awesome. We’re an award-winning IT equipment dealer with a focus on networking products from SFP Modules and servers to fiber and rack hardware. Get your IT needs and Cisco related products at CablesAndKits.com. Mention PacketPushers for a free Cat8 cable and some free loot! Tech Bytes: Aruba EdgeConnect On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we speak with Victor Vega, a Network Engineer with Sanitas, on why he’s replacing his existing SD-WAN vendor with Aruba EdgeConnect. EdgeConnect enables application-specific routing, provides network insights for troubleshooting, supports fine-grained segmentation for security and compliance, and is easier to operate for a small IT team. Show Links: After Colonial attack, energy companies rush to secure cyber insurance – Reuters American insurance giant CNA reportedly pays $40m to ransomware crooks – The Register Aruba Introduces Industry’s First Enterprise-Grade Wi-Fi 6E Solution – Aruba Here Come Wi-Fi 6E APs. Should You Care? – Packet Pushers Juniper Networks Takes Intent Networking to Next Level with New Apstra Software to Simplify Deployment and Day 2 Operations in Even More Data Center Environments – Juniper Networks Extreme Introduces Cloud-Native Network Visibility Platform for Service Providers, Delivers Unprecedented Clarity into Enterprise Network Utilization – Extreme Networks Extreme 9920 – Extreme Networks Plastic Polymer Cables That Rival Fiber Optics – IEEE Spectrum USB PG USB PD 3.1 DevUpdate Announcement – USB.org (PDF) Future-of-Work Solutions Power Dell Technologies’ Record First Quarter Fi...