The IETF release a lot of documentation in the form of RFCs (Request for Comments), providing the foundation for the standardisation of the Internet. But not all of these are…
Upgrading VMware ESXi from 5.5U3 to 6.5 on-line
Today I upgraded my physical host from VMware ESXi 5.5U3 to 6.5 using the online update method. There were a couple of gotcha's that needed to be taken care of…
Silver Peak updates SD-WAN with Packet-iQ to make choices from the first packet
A press release from Silver Peak announces recent innovations for their SD-WAN product set. Enhancements to their EdgeConnect environment are Packet-iQ, a stateful firewall, firewall service chaining and Zscaler support.…
VMware closing the virtual switch infrastructure to third parties
VMware is closing down the APIs that third parties use to access the virtual network within the VMware ecosystem. This means that if you are using one of the third…
Wikileaks “Vault 7” zero-day exploit affects 318 Cisco products
Cisco have published a security advisory that looks it could impact quite a few devices out there in your network. The timing of this (late on a Friday afternoon) wasn't…
WD mycloud drives are vulnerable to exploitation
Your WD networked drive is vulnerable to remote attacks, according to Engadget. If you're using a WD mycloud drive, then you might have to look closely at the security surrounding…
Amazon S3 outage on Tuesday – the growth of complexity.
So if you've been experiencing problems with access to some web sites and platforms on Tuesday 28th February 2017 between 09:37 and 13:54PST, you may have been a victim of…
Raspberry Pi Zero goes Wireless
As the Raspberry Pi turns 5, the Raspberry Pi Foundation launch a new model into the range. This is the Raspberry Pi Zero W, a variant of the Raspberry Pi…