Network Break 430: Cisco Viptela Customers Have A Certifiably Bad Day; IT Crimes And Punishments
Summary: Take a Network Break! This week we cover some follow-up on Lumen. Then we dive into a massive Cisco blunder that let a digital certificate expire on some models of the Viptela SD-WAN appliance, causing device failures. Extreme Networks release a new Wi-Fi 6e AP and core and aggregation switches, a Ubiquiti employee who stole company data gets six years in jail, and a former Uber executive who covered up and obstructed an investigation into a massive data breach gets probation.<br> Microsoft says it will freeze employee salaries even as it books billions in profits, Cisco announces it will build manufacturing facilities in India, and a space networking company wants to connect IoT devices via satellites.<br> Get links to all these stories below.<br> Sponsor: Itential<br> We’re sponsored today by Itential. Itential simplifies automation across hybrid cloud network infrastructure. Their platform makes it easy for network teams to bring their own automation assets and scale their network automation efforts, so you can spend more time working on the things you like instead of the repetitive, tedious tasks. Find out more at <a href="https://www.itential.com/packetpushers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">itential.com/packetpushers</a>.<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/routers/sd-wan/220448-identify-vedge-certificate-expired-on-ma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Identify vEdge Certificate Expired on May 9th 2023</a> – Cisco<br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/13dm7i8/vedgeviptela_based_sdwan_problem_impacting_all/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vEdge/Viptela based SD-WAN problem impacting all customers worldwide</a> – Reddit<br> <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3695539/cisco-warns-of-certificate-problem-that-takes-down-sd-wans.html">Cisco warns of certificate problem that takes down SD-WANs</a> – Network World<br> <a href="https://investor.extremenetworks.com/news-releases/news-release-details/extreme-introduces-industrys-smallest-greenest-wi-fi-6e-access" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Extreme Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Greenest Wi-Fi 6E Access Point; Extends Universal Switch Portfolio</a> – Extreme Networks<br> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ubiquiti-dev-who-extorted-the-firm-gets-six-years-in-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison</a> – Bleeping Computer<br> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-chief-security-officer-uber-convicted-federal-charges-covering-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Convicted Of Federal Charges For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records</a> – United States Department of Justice<br> <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/former-uber-cso-joe-sullivan-avoids-prison-time-over-data-breach-cover-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan Avoids Prison Time Over Data Breach Cover-Up</a> – SecurityWeek<br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/11/microsoft_pay_freeze/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft puts the freeze on employee salaries, CEO pay still as hot as ever</a> – The Register<br> <a href="https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m05/cisco-to-manufacture-in-india-as-it-targets-over-1-billion-in-combined-exports-and-domestic-production.html?utm_source=packetpushers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cisco to Manufacture in India as it Targets over $1 Billion in Combined Exports and Domestic Production</a> – Cisco<br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/11/cisco_make_in_india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cisco to manufacture some telecoms products India</a> – The Register<br> <a href="https://sateliot.space/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Satellite IoT</a> – Sateliot<br>
