Network Break 341: Ransomware Clobbers Kaseya Customers; HPE Buys Zerto For Cloud Data Protection

It’s time for a Network Break! This week we examine the fallout of the Kaseya breach that affected dozens of MSPs and many hundreds of customers, and discuss HPE’s interests in Zerto and Ampool, two acquisitions that extend the value of HPE’s Greenlake platform. Fortinet goes after software developers with its acquisition of Sken.ai, the US Federal Trade Commission goes after Broadcom with allegations of monpolistic practices in the set-top box and broadband modem business, the US Defense Department starts over on its multi-billion cloud contract bid, and a court tells Netflix it has to pay network usage fees to a South Korean Internet provider. Sponsor: Itential Itential is network and cloud automation. Itential’s software makes it easy for network teams to get insights into your entire infrastructure, immediately detect non-compliant assets for rapid remediation, and manage and deploy changes across both CLI & API infrastructure. Find out more at www.itential.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Netskope We talk with Netskope about why IT can’t just take the office network out of mothballs and expect everything to be fine when employees show up. Guest Hansang Bae shares a punch list of tasks you might want to complete before your end users get back to the office. Show Links: FU: Fastcom Deploys Extreme Fabric to Power Business Growth and Deliver Differentiated Services – Extreme Networks News: Update Regarding VSA Security Incident – Kaseya Rapid Response: Mass MSP Ransomware Incident – Huntress The Kaseya Ransomware Attack Is a Really Big Deal – Lawfare Why some cyber criminals are ditching bitcoin for a cryptocurrency called monero – CNBC Fake Kaseya VSA Security Update Drops Cobalt Strike – Threatpost Hewlett Packard Enterprise Expands HPE GreenLake Edge-to-Cloud Platform with Acquisition of Zerto, a Leader in Cloud Data Management and Protection – Zerto HPE acquires Ampool to accelerate hybrid analytics for customers – HPE Ampool – Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding – CrunchBase Apache Geode — Performance is key. Consistency is a must. – Apache.org Fortinet Acquires Application Security Innovator Sken.ai to Accelerate DevSecOps – Fortinet