Network Break 373: Google Buys Mandiant To Bolster Security Ops; Network OS DENT 2.0 Released

Today’s Network Break starts with some listener FU (follow up) about the size of Starlink satellites. Then we dive into Google’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of security firm Mandiant, the 2.0 release of the DENT network OS, and record revenues posted by switch makers. We also discuss a new TCP reflection DDoS attack being discovered in the wild, how chipmaker NVIDIA plans to grow its revenue from software, and the intentional and unintentional fracturing of Russia from the global Internet. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Pluribus Pluribus delivers cloud networking solutions that dramatically reduce complexity and increase business velocity for enterprises and service providers in the distributed multi-cloud era. Mark your calendar for an important video broadcast event on March 16 to see how Pluribus and NVIDIA are revolutionizing cloud networking – for good. This is a can’t miss event! Sign up at pluribusnetworks.com/cloudnetworking. Sponsor: IP Fabric IP Fabric has put out a new report, the Future of Data Center Network Automation, which revealed that more than half of organizations that use manual data gathering processes feel it undermines their automation efforts. IP Fabric puts the right data in the hands of network engineers. You can get the full report at ipfabric.io/packetpushers. The first 10 to download the report will be sent a little something from the team at IP Fabric. Tech Bytes Netskope: Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes podcast with Netskope about the intersection of security and digital experience management. Show Links: Send your corrections, comments, and queries to packetpushers.net/fu Google to Acquire Mandiant – Mandiant DENT 2.0, Secure and Scalable Open Source Network Operating System Aimed at Small and Mid-Size Enterprises, Available Now – Linux Foundation Data Center Switch Sales Hit Record Levels in the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group – Dell’Oro Group MANRS – Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security – MANRS.org TCP Middlebox Reflection: Coming to a DDoS Near You – Akamai Heavy Networking 596: Weaponizing Firewalls And Middleboxes For DDoS Attacks – Packet Pushers Weaponizing Middleboxes for TCP Reflected Amplification (PDF) – University of Maryland Why Nvidia sees a future in software and services: Recurring revenue – The Register