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The greatest threat to network security isn’t malware or other external threats, says Aruba chief product and technology officer David Hughes. “There’s a strong argument that it’s treating networking and security as two separate silos.”

The latest models in D-Link's 10GbE smart managed switch range provide a higher port count and 25GE support.

Networking specialist Extreme Networks has announced Extreme Trusted Delivery, which it describes as a carrier-grade solution designed to protect critical network infrastructure and ensure its performance, wherever it is located – including unattended sites.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

The four-button Lifx smart switch has been recalled due to the risk of fire and electric shock.

D-Link has launched a new range of managed Ethernet switches.

D-Link's DGS-1250 smart managed switches feature 10Gbps uplink ports, high port count density, multiple management interfaces, advanced security features, and PoE support.

Networking equipment maker Netgear has launched two new switches in its M4300 line, the M4300-16X and the M4300-24FX, at the InfoComm 2019 conference in Orlando, Florida.

Global networking giant Cisco is cutting hundreds of full-time staff, with one employee saying on the Web forum thelayoff.com that his team was told about being sacked by the vice-president of the section.

Top officials of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei have written to Australian MPs and senators telling them that excluding the firm from the 5G rollout in the country would result in increased costs, an inferior service and pose a threat to the company's operations Down Under.

More than 156,000 Cisco switches on the Internet still have the company's Smart Install Client turned on, despite warnings that the tool could be exploited to scan such switches and change software in order to stage attacks.

A former member of the NSA's elite Tailored Access Operations unit has played down what appear to be revenge attacks in the last 10 days on sites belonging to Russian and Iranian interests, saying it was unlikely that the US was involved at a nation-state level.

Malicious attackers are abusing a Cisco utility to scan the company's switches and change software in order to stage attacks, the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group has warned.

Lenovo has found a backdoor in two of its switches that could give an attacker access to the switch management interface and allow settings to be changed, expose traffic and also effect a partial or complete denial of service.

Data centre services provider TELEHOUSE America has deployed Juniper Networks to build a multi-tenant infrastructure that bridges its data centres across multiple US locations, while providing high-performing and secure connectivity within and outside its facilities.

Netgear's new Insight Management App promises to "eliminate complexity with instantaneous one-touch network discovery, set-up, monitoring and management of WiFi access points, switches and storage." 

A confluence of trends is widening the use of 10GbE networks, according to networking equipment vendor Netgear.

PoE (Power over Ethernet) is used in business to power desk phones, Wi-Fi access points, intercoms, and increasingly security cameras.

Japanese telecommunication service provider Softbank is streamlining its data centre operations by deploying Brocade VDX switches in its group-wide common service infrastructure network.