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Ixia's Vision X - 2019 Tokyo Interop Best of Show Special Prize Winner  There are a number of trends impacting data centers and how they are being built and equipped. Some of these include IoT with a massive proliferation of end points - Gartner predicts a massive 20.4 billion devices in operation…

The IETF released a new version of their encryption standard called RFC 8446 (Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3) in the latter half of 2018. This is a newer version of the original IETF Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol first issued in 1995. While the name was changed a few years…

As the FIFA Women’s World Cup matches start up, you can bet I will be live-streaming games — at home, in the car, and at work (please don’t tell my boss). Being a US Women’s National Team (USWNT) fan, I don’t want to miss out on any of the action, along with the millions of other people watching…

In networking, as is the case with life, there are usually multiple ways of trying to get to the same conclusion, with a favorite Hindi term capturing the quick and dirty but expedient and initially convenient approach, jugaad. Some would call this approach, and the cobbled together vehicles…

Introduction It is not surprising that vulnerabilities targeting Windows applications and components are on the most-wanted list. A study conducted by Recorded Future rates eight of the top 10 most exploited vulnerabilities in 2018 were Microsoft Office bugs. How is that possible? Well, for…

The one constant in networking is change, and that usually means a little added complexity, at least at first. A major theme at Cisco Live ‘19 in San Diego will be “making anything possible,” which Cisco and Ixia do by also making things easier. Join us at Cisco Live for the rare chance to sharpen…

If you have been following what’s happening in the field of computer security, or perhaps even if you just try to keep up with the more important threats, then you’ve probably heard of the recent vulnerability that’s surfaced from the most recent Microsoft Patch Tuesday. CVE-2019-0708 or more…

Dynamic analysis (execution of malware in a controlled, supervised environment) is one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of a malware analyst. However, it does come with its challenges. Attackers are aware that they might be watched, so we must take steps to ensure that the analysis machine…