Network Break 364: Oracle Acquires Federos For Network Assurance; Google Snags Security Startup Siemplify

Take a Network Break! This week we examine Oracle’s purchase of network assurance vendor Federos, discuss why Cisco has added a service mesh manager to its Intersight Kubernetes service, and explore why some users are frustrated with a crypto-miner in NortonLifelock’s anti-virus software. Googe Cloud acquires the security analytics and response startup Siemplify. A fire at a manufacturing plant that makes lithography equipment essential to semiconductor production adds to worries about chip shortages. EnGenius announces a new Wi-Fi 6E AP for small and medium-size businesses. Starlink grapples with a slowdown in new customers of its space-based broadband service. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks To find out what’s next in SASE, sign up to watch Palo Alto Networks SASE Converge 2021, an on-demand webinar. You’ll hear from leading voices in networking and security, get details on the impact of SASE technology, and more. Sign up at www.saseconverge.paloaltonetworks.com. Tech Byte: Aruba Networks After the news we have a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Aruba Networks on the need for policy-based, rather than topology-based networking in our new hybrid world. Find out more at www.arubanetworks.com. Show Links: Oracle Acquires Federos: Empowering service providers with AI-optimized service and network assurance, analytics, and automated orchestration – Oracle Assuring the Performance of Critical Networks and Services – Federos Cisco Service Mesh Manager Now Available on Cisco Intersight! – Cisco Remember Norton 360’s bundled cryptominer? Irritated folk realise Ethereum app is tricky to delete – The Register FAQ: Norton Crypto – Norton Community Raising the bar in Security Operations: Google Acquires Siemplify – Google Startup Radar: Siemplify Takes Threat Analysis Beyond SIEM Correlation – Packet Pushers Fire incident at ASML Berlin – ASML ASML Keeps Part of Berlin Manufacturing Site Shut After Fire – Bloomberg EnGenius Launches First Wi-Fi 6E Access Point for SMB Market – PR Newswire SpaceX: Starlink internet service has more than 145,000 users so far – CNBC

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Network Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.