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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Expands Support to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure https://zurl.co/lqfYw CrowdStrike is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Oracle that will bring the unified, AI-powered protection of CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security support to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). As OCI has become a strategic choice for organizations seeking enterprise-grade performance and security, this expansion improves the visibility and protection to defend against cloud-focused threats. With this expansion, OCI customers can gain access to the powerful features of Falcon Cloud Security, including unified security posture management (USPM), cloud workload protection (CWP), and streamlined deployment and management. Securing the cloud requires navigating myriad challenges: misconfigurations, visibility gaps, compliance mandates, and growing attack surfaces. As cloud intrusions continue to increase, businesses need a proactive security strategy to lower their risk and fortify their defenses before adversaries strike. By combining proactive security with USPM and cloud runtime protection, Falcon Cloud Security enables instant visibility and protection for OCI workloads, eliminates silos between cloud providers, and allows cloud security and DevSecOps teams to: Unify security across OCI, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with a single, AI-powered platform. Stop breaches before they happen with real-time threat detection. Reduce risk and support compliance with automated assessments against frameworks like CIS benchmarks. Falcon Cloud Security supported on OCI empowers organizations to outpace adversaries, reduce risk, and maintain a strong security posture without added complexity. #GNetSolutionsInc G-Net Solutions, Inc. CrowdStrike #CrowdStrike

Estonia 2007: A Cyberattack That Shaped Network Visibility https://zurl.co/KyxHE The year 2007 marked a turning point in cybersecurity. Estonia, a small Baltic nation, found itself under siege in a massive, coordinated cyberattack. Websites of government agencies, banks, and media outlets were bombarded with traffic, effectively shutting them down. The digital assault, not before seen in its scale and sophistication, sent shockwaves through the international community. The primary method used in this cyberattack was the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Attackers flooded target websites with a deluge of requests from various sources, overwhelming their servers and rendering them inaccessible to legitimate users. Even back in 2007, Gigamon was laying the groundwork for the network visibility and security solutions they provide today. While the specific feature set may have evolved since then, the core principles of providing network visibility remained steadfast. How Network Visibility Could Have Helped Early detection: Network traffic visibility solutions could have aided in the early detection of anomalous traffic patterns associated with the DDoS attacks. Offerings like the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline provide security teams with unparalleled, real-time visibility into all network traffic, allowing them to identify suspicious spikes in traffic volume or unusual sources of requests, enabling faster response and mitigation. Improved threat intelligence and forensics: By capturing network traffic and sending packets to the appropriate tools for analyzing network traffic, Gigamon solutions help security teams gain valuable insights into the tactics and techniques employed by attackers. This threat intelligence can then be used to proactively strengthen defenses, enhance incident response capabilities, and help teams to develop more effective defenses against future attacks. Traffic characterization and filtering: By analyzing the characteristics of the attack traffic, including source IPs, protocols, and packet sizes, Gigamon GigaSMART® Adaptive Packet Filtering could have helped security teams understand the specific types of DDoS attacks being used. This information could then be used to create custom filters, isolating and discarding malicious traffic to protect critical services. The 2007 Estonia cyberattacks serve as a reminder of the evolving threat landscape and the importance of robust network visibility. Gigamon has continuously refined its solutions based on lessons learned from such incidents, incorporating advanced features like: Cloud visibility: Extending visibility into cloud environments to address the challenges posed by the increasing adoption of cloud services High-Speed network traffic analysis: Keeping pace with the ever-increasing speeds of modern networks to ensure comprehensive visibility, even in high-bandwidth environments. #GNetSolutionsInc G-Net Solutions, Inc. Gigamon #Gigamon

Sovereign SASE – What’s It All About? https://zurl.co/rEaVO Versa announced last week the general availability of Versa Sovereign SASE – it’s the culmination of work done with early adopters over the past two years, including already-up-and-running deployments by organizations in the defense, financial services, maritime, energy, and retail industries. The value propositions of Sovereign SASE for enterprises, government agencies, and service providers overlap, but obviously have different emphases. For enterprises and governments, the solution enables them to meet industry-specific regulatory compliance, data privacy, and security needs while maintaining control of their data and infrastructure with an air-gapped and self-managed deployment that integrates with existing tools. For service providers, Versa Sovereign SASE empowers them to customize and deliver profitable security and networking services from their own infrastructure, maintaining value and customer relationships while meeting the regulations for data residency and access, security, and privacy. One implication of the arrival of Sovereign SASE is that it will unlock new use cases and give a further iOne implication of the arrival of Sovereign SASE is that it will unlock new use cases and give a further impulse to market adoption of SASE – our estimate is that it will enlarge the market by 30% (at least!). This is due in the first moment to the improved economics it brings service providers, since it makes it possible for them to offer customized, turnkey services to SMB, SOHO, and consumer market segments that have been overlooked to this point. #VersaNetworks Versa Networks G-Net Solutions, Inc. #GNetSolutionsInc

Introducing Lakehouse: Instant Insights, Scalability, Lower Costs https://zurl.co/o1Wxi Data is the lifeblood of every business, but most of it is underutilized, buried under high costs and complex schema management. Simply funneling data into an analysis platform or cheap storage isn’t enough. Data deserves better. Cribl’s new Lakehouse is the first lakehouse purpose-built for the dynamic, unpredictable nature of telemetry data. Unlike traditional solutions designed for structured enterprise data, Lakehouse eliminates schema management complexity and manual transformation, delivering elastic scalability, automated tiered storage to optimize costs, and unified data management experience and federated query capabilities across diverse datasets and geographies. Lakehouse empowers organizations to unlock the full value of all their telemetry data by allowing IT and security teams to effortlessly store and analyze massive volumes of evolving telemetry data in real time—without requiring data engineering expertise. Cribl serves as a single, unified control plane for telemetry, eliminating the complexity of juggling multiple tools and data silos. With built-in security and granular access controls, teams can enforce strict role-based permissions, ensuring the right users have the right access without adding operational overhead. By centralizing data management, Cribl streamlines governance, simplifies compliance, and reduces risk—all while giving teams the flexibility to route, transform, and store data wherever it delivers the most value. Lakehouse goes beyond traditional architectures, delivering a cloud-native solution with composable management, self-service access, and elastic resource consumption. #Cribl Cribl G-Net Solutions, Inc. #GNetSolutionsInc

Breaking Free: Introducing Riverbed FLEX for Acceleration https://zurl.co/CxuM0 Riverbed FLEX for Acceleration is an innovative subscription-based licensing model that removes the limitations of traditional product purchases, migration barriers, and expansion bottlenecks. It gives IT teams the power to scale, move, and optimize network acceleration resources on demand. Imagine being able to shift acceleration licenses seamlessly across hardware, virtual, and cloud environments—without extra costs or downtime. Just continuous, optimized performance. What makes Riverbed FLEX unique? Here’s how FLEX redefines network acceleration for IT teams like yours: Effortless License Mobility: Move licenses freely across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, adapting in real time to evolving needs. Scalable Capacity: Dynamically reallocate acceleration resources to prevent underutilized hardware while ensuring no area experiences congestion. Smarter Hardware Upgrades: Upgrade infrastructure cost-effectively while maintaining full software access—without penalties or new license costs. Future-Proofed Investments: Scale licensing as needed, ensuring your network is always prepared for growth without overspending. On-Demand Acceleration: Handle temporary traffic spikes or seasonal demands effortlessly by adding capacity when necessary and scaling back when things stabilize. Riverbed FLEX isn’t just another contract—it’s a fundamental shift in how IT teams manage network acceleration. No more playing catch-up. No more wasted resources. Just an agile, responsive IT infrastructure that works with your business, not against it. The result? A streamlined IT experience that keeps pace with your business needs. #GNetSolutionsInc G-Net Solutions, Inc. Riverbed Technology #RiverbedTechnology

The Evolution of Cybersecurity in the Public Sector https://zurl.co/fmyL7 The Changing Threat Landscape Yesterday’s strategies were designed for yesterday’s problems. Simple IT infrastructures, straightforward network perimeters, and single-layer defenses were enough. But today, public sector networks have evolved into sprawling, hybrid ecosystems — combining on-premises systems, cloud services, mobile devices, and remote work setups. Consider the recent wave of ransomware attacks crippling entire city governments. These incidents didn’t happen because threat actors were brilliant — they happened because our defenses were woefully inadequate. Legacy systems, underfunded IT departments, and a lack of visibility across the entire hybrid network creates the perfect storm for disaster. Simply put, you can’t defend what you can’t see. The bottom line? The status quo is a liability. Here’s the hard truth: Traditional monitoring tools are failing us. They weren’t built for hybrid environments, and they can’t see what matters most. Even the most robust deployments of firewalls, EDR, and SIEMs leave gaping holes in visibility. Deep observability isn’t just a strategy; it’s a mandate for survival in the modern threat landscape. The tools are available, the path is clear, and the consequences of hesitation are catastrophic. The choice is simple: Adapt or risk becoming the next cautionary tale. #GNetSolutionsInc G-Net Solutions, Inc. Gigamon #Gigamon

How agencies can harness AIOps to streamline service delivery https://zurl.co/AK5Mw As new AI-powered solutions flourish, federal agencies' faith in AI is growing, and agency leaders are seeking opportunities to reduce administrative burdens and improve productivity with automated tools. One of the most promising advancements is AIOps – artificial intelligence for IT operations – because it significantly eases the pressure on federal IT teams while enhancing citizen services. When paired with unified observability platforms, AIOps helps agencies capitalize on the vast amounts of data they already collect. To maximize AIOps' potential to improve services for the American public, agencies must augment their IT operations with AIOps, pair it with unified observability solutions and prioritize strategic cross-sector collaboration The increasing complexity of IT environments, coupled with resource and staffing constraints, exacerbates these challenges, leading to slow resolution times, high error rates and subpar citizen experiences. AIOps uses AI and machine learning (ML) to optimize IT operations. By analyzing various IT data, the AI system detects anomalies and enables proactive issue resolution. For resource-constrained federal agencies, AIOps' ability to proactively identify and resolve anomalies saves valuable time for IT staff. One potential use case for AIOps is help desk automation. Prioritizing, categorizing and routing help-desk tickets can be extremely time-consuming for IT personnel. With AIOps, tickets are automatically sorted and routed, helping staff address issues quickly and efficiently. Notably, AIOps tools are only as effective as the data on which they are trained. As such, it's vital to couple these tools with unified observability solutions, which provide broad and deep IT visibility. When combined, these solutions can identify meaningful events that require the IT team's attention and offer proactive solutions. By combining AIOps with unified observability – an IT management approach that collects comprehensive, high-fidelity data on every transaction within an organization's digital ecosystem – agencies can take their data even further. With the insights provided by unified observability and the analytical power of AIOps, instead of simply automating processes, the system can identify an issue’s root cause and offer a proactive solution. Ultimately, the success of AIOps in government hinges on addressing key system constraints, streamlined processes and improved teamwork across IT pillars, as well as major programs. With these elements in place, AIOps and unified observability platforms enable high-quality digital experiences, improved morale, and more rapid innovation. #AIOPs #Observability #GNetSolutionsInc G-Net Solutions, Inc.

Why your IT team needs to upgrade its digital employee experience (DEX) https://zurl.co/l6pb0 There are enormous benefits in improving digital employee experience, and DEX remains an area that executive leaders are optimistic about. But there is a disconnect when it comes to its practical application across IT teams. IT professionals remain extremely skeptical, in part because they are being left out of the benefits of DEX. Without these practices and tools, IT workers themselves struggle to cope with their coworkers’ “tech friction.” IT workers are over-burdened with the volume of DEX issues and hamstrung by manual resolution processes. Most of all, IT workers are “flying blind” because they lack detailed data about the real DEX issues plaguing themselves and the organization at large. Most IT organizations lack metrics for DEX. These include digital experience scores (only 48% do this), device/user analytics (42%) and speed of ticket resolution (39%). Without metrics, IT workers can’t discover the scope, scale, and severity of DEX issues. They can’t prioritize DEX problems or measure progress toward DEX goals. -Office workers have to cope with an average of four technology-related issues every day, such as poor application or device performance, slow networks, and many more. -60% of office workers report frustration with their tech tools. -55% of them say negative experiences with workplace technology impact their mood and morale. -A higher percentage of executive leaders than other information workers report experiencing sub-optimal DEX. “IT leaders can use the IT organization as a test bed to prove the effectiveness of proactively managing DEX,” says Goeson. Managed, measured DEX will ease IT’s workload and make staff more productive. #GNetSolutionsInc #DEX #DEM G-Net Solutions, Inc.

Business process observability: An IT solution to a business challenge https://zurl.co/1JGn5 Business processes support virtually all aspects of an organization’s operations. They’re often categorized by their function; core processes directly create customer value, support processes increase departmental efficiency, and management processes drive strategic goals and compliance. Most organizations have hundreds of business processes across these four categories, supported by IT systems through a mix of on-premises, cloud, and SaaS solutions. Business processes are valuable assets, and the lack of visibility is alarming, representing both risk and opportunity. Processes are typically quite complex, involving multiple disparate systems, external interfaces, and human interactions. Despite the deep IT observability you may have deployed, you still can’t infer process health from system status; problems occur even when the underlying infrastructure is healthy. Cost and complexity are two primary factors that limit the adoption of business process management and mining solutions. License fees are only the tip of the cost iceberg; it’s not uncommon for a process mining implementation to take many months and cost over $100K per process. Complex data integrations require significant skilled work and coordination from multiple teams and require ongoing maintenance. These factors often limit deployment to a few mission-critical processes, usually managed by a business process management (BPM) center of excellence. At its best, business process management embraces collaboration between business teams responsible for optimizing business outcomes and IT teams responsible for system observability. To summarize, business process observability: -Treats the process as a business asset or entity with unique discernable flows. -Determines process health via data collected at each step, reported as process-specific business KPIs. -Includes end-to-end and step-specific details for every process instance. #GNetSolutionsInc #Dynatrace G-Net Solutions, Inc. Dynatrace

Versa Redefines SASE with Industry-First Sovereign SASE for Enterprises and Service Providers https://zurl.co/eqpvI SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced the general commercial availability of Versa Sovereign SASE™, uniquely allowing enterprises, governments, and service providers to deploy customized networking and security services directly from their own infrastructure in a “do-it-yourself” model. This first-of-its-kind approach addresses the growing demand for greater control amidst evolving data privacy regulations, heightened security threats, and challenges posed by reliance on third-party SaaS infrastructure. The benefits of Versa Sovereign SASE include: -Increased privacy and control – The isolated and customizable solution allows organizations to build and manage their SASE environment on their own infrastructure, ensuring greater autonomy and data protection. -Reduced risk of service disruption – Elimination of operational risks and costs tied to unplanned outages and downtime on third-party SaaS platforms ensures greater reliability and strengthens business continuity. -Eased regulatory compliance – An air-gapped infrastructure makes it easier to meet strict and evolving requirements for regulatory compliance, data residency and security. Versa Sovereign SASE also empowers telcos and managed service providers to modernize their service portfolio with high-value, tailored networking and security services deployed in their own infrastructure. By leveraging their existing network and computing assets, service providers can deploy Versa Sovereign SASE with full operational control over critical aspects such as data processing, residency, branding, change management, and failover. This level of control helps service providers reduce operational risks, meet local compliance requirements, lower costs, and build a more resilient, innovative, customer-first service portfolio. #GNetSolutionsInc #VersaNetworks Versa Networks G-Net Solutions, Inc.