Michael Cooney
Senior Editor
Michael Cooney is a Senior Editor with Network World who has written about the IT world for more than 25 years. He can be reached at michael_cooney@foundryco.com.
Cisco bolsters mobile core technology with Working Group Two buy
Cisco has made nine acquisitions this year to reinforce everything from BGP support, security and application performance to AI development
Kyndryl taps Microsoft generative AI for new service, moves toward future profitability
Kyndryl and Microsoft want drive new generative AI applications and services for enterprise customers
Aruba plugs core enterprise SASE, SSE service protection directions
Aruba Networks is touting forthcoming improvements to its security platform – including zero trust and sandboxing features
Fortinet bolsters SD-WAN services, security with new software, next-generation firewalls
Fortinet adds network over/underlay monitoring services, 90G NGFW series
Cisco buys Internet BGP monitoring firm Code BGP
Cisco ThousandEyes gains Code BGP’s real-time detection of BGP hijacking, route leaks and other BGP performance and security issues.
Cisco brings ransomware protection to XDR SaaS package
Cisco has added ransomware detection and recovery support to its recently unveiled Extended Detection and Response (XDR) system. The new features target recovery from ransomware attacks and come courtesy of integration with Cohesity’s...
Network giants unite to fight security risks
Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Intel, AT&T and Verizon are among the founding members of the Network Resilience Coalition, which will encourage enterprises to patch systems, fix holes, and prepare defenses for routers and switches.
Cisco, Arista, HPE, Intel lead consortium to supersize Ethernet for AI infrastructures
Backed by the Linux Foundation, the new Ultra Ethernet Consortium aims to increase the scale, stability, and reliability of Ethernet networks to satisfy AI’s high performance networking requirements.
Gartner: Generative AI not yet influencing IT spending, but enterprises should plan for it
Most enterprises will incorporate generative AI in a slow and controlled way, Gartner says.
Fortinet unveils data center firewalls with AI support
New high-end 3200F and midrange 900G next generation firewalls from Fortinet use AI for speedier, more comprehensive network threat protection.
Cisco hosts containerized firewall on Catalyst switches to protect mixed IT/OT networks
Catalyst 9300 gains Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, packaged as a Docker container, to enable more simplified, secure segmentation of network resources.
Cisco snaps up Oort to bolster identity management technology
Other 2023 Cisco acquisitions include Accedian for network performance monitoring, Armorblox for large language models, and SamKnows for monitoring broadband networks.
Kyndryl services blitz to target AI, security, sustainability
The Kyndryl Bridge integration platform is set to gain dozens more enterprise infrastructure-management tools in the coming months.
Microsoft jumps into competitive security service edge (SSE) arena
Microsoft is adding to its Entra suite to offer an SSE package, joining a slew of competitors including Netskope, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler.
Cisco amps up security analytics software
Cisco’s updated Secure Network Analytics platform has higher capacity, supports more data flows, and generates more detailed security alerts.
Cisco urges stop using weak crypto algorithms with OSPF
Cisco recommends using AES-CBC for encryption and SHA1 for authentication to protect against performance risks to some of its Catalyst and ASR gear.
Cisco firewall upgrade boosts visibility into encrypted traffic
The Cisco Encrypted Visibility Engine can identify threats and applications in encrypted traffic without requiring decryption.
Cisco to buy network-monitoring firm SamKnows for better last-mile visibility
SamKnows technology will be integrated into Cisco’s ThousandEyes cloud-based network-intelligence software.
Cisco is buying network monitoring, analysis firm Accedian Networks
Accedian is already a Cisco partner that provides Skylight software to speed up deployment of network services, spot performance problems, and fix them.