Case Study: WannaCry Ransomware - SDxCentral
WEBThe WannaCry ransomware attack of May 2017 was one of the most widespread ransomware attacks, exploiting a leaked Windows software vulnerability. It resulted in hundreds of thousands of infections ...
Understanding the SDN Architecture and SDN Control Plane
WEBUnderstanding the SDN Architecture – SDN Control Plane & SDN Data Plane. A software-defined network (SDN) architecture (or SDN architecture) defines how a networking and computing system can be ...
What Is Unified Data Management (UDM)? - SDxCentral
WEBWhat Is UDM: Key Takeaways. Unified data management (UDM) is a centralized way to control network user data. It is similar to 4G’s home subscriber service (HSS), but is cloud-native and designed ...
What Is OpenFlow? Definition and How it Relates to SDN
WEBWhat Is OpenFlow: Key Takeaways. OpenFlow is one of the first software-defined networking (SDN) standards and defined the communication protocol between SDN controllers and the forwarding plane of ...
What is SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide-Area Network)?
WEBA software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a wide-area network with a virtualized overlay, abstracting the software from the hardware. Its key features include network abstraction, WAN ...
Data breach average costs soar to $4.9M as one ransom
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Data breach average costs soar to $4.9M as one ransom payout hit record $75M. Cybersecurity threat reports from IBM and Zscaler paint a stark picture of the escalating financial impacts of data ...
Software-Defined Networking Tutorial – The Basics - SDxCentral
WEBSoftware-defined networking (SDN) is still a relatively new model used to design, build, and manage networks. Its expanding adoption within the market has many interested and some still wondering ...
The Essentials of SD-WAN Architecture — SDxCentral
WEBSD-WAN architecture reduces network costs, increases visibility, and offers centralized management. An SD-WAN architecture uses encryption, authentication, and virtualized security tools to secure ...
What are SDN Northbound APIs (and SDN REST APIs)? - SDxCentral
WEBNorthbound APIs communicating with the SDN controller in a network. In this case, the controller is Floodlight, an open-source controller based in OpenFlow.The RESTful API, which in this case is ...
What’s a Software Defined Data Center? - SDxCentral
WEBA software-defined data center (SDDC) uses virtualization technologies to separate hardware infrastructure into separate “virtual machines” so that a service provider can offer computing and ...