Super-powered Wi-Fi startup gets $25 million backing from Cisco, Verizon, others

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Network World Net Optimization Alert Jan 21, 2016 Super-powered Wi-Fi startup gets $25 million backing from Cisco, Verizon, others Kumu Networks, a wireless startup which claims to have eliminated self-interference from Wi-Fi radios, announced today that it had raised a further $25 million in venture capital funding from Cisco, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Control for raging NFVs • Healthcare IT execs fear loss of life due to hacked medical devices or networks • Two network video cameras raise the bar for home security • Network security vs. app security: What's the difference, and why does it matter? • Data center outages increasingly caused by DDoS • Arista Networks pops next-gen OS • Hybrid clouds are hot, SDNs and DevOps coming on strong • The ultimate guide to small business networking • First light-based chip could signal revolution for fiber networks White Paper: Cisco Systems Advanced Malware Protection: Control Advanced Malware with More Visibility Find out the multiple ways to implement Cisco AMP, from the endpoint to the network, mobile devices, and virtual environments. Read More ▶ Control for raging NFVs HPE and Affirmed have lassos to herd virtualized services Read More ▶ Healthcare IT execs fear loss of life due to hacked medical devices or networks According to Veracode's 'The State of Web and Mobile Application Security in Healthcare,' healthcare IT executives cited 'the potential for loss of life due to compromised networks or medical devices, brand damage due to theft of patient information and regulatory enforcement as their top fears related to such security breaches.' Read More ▶ Two network video cameras raise the bar for home security Reviews of security video cameras from Canary and Turcom show that pictures and apps are getting much, much better Read More ▶ Network security vs. app security: What's the difference, and why does it matter? The idea that time and resources should be invested in either network security or application security is misguided as both are equally as important to securing the enterprise. Read More ▶ Data center outages increasingly caused by DDoS UPS failure is still main cause of data center outages, says a report. However, cybercrime and human error is closing in on UPS's heels. DDoS-caused outages are up from 2% in 2010 to 22% now. Read More ▶ Arista Networks pops next-gen OS EOS now supports Docker containers, network-wide state, hybrid cloud workloads Read More ▶ Hybrid clouds are hot, SDNs and DevOps coming on strong Some 80 percent of companies are building hybrid clouds, according to a survey of 3,000 architects and engineers conducted by F5 Networks. Many respondents are also considering building software-defined networks and implementing DevOps over the next two to five years. Read More ▶ The ultimate guide to small business networking In-depth product reviews that will help any SMB make critical strategic technology decisions. Read More ▶ First light-based chip could signal revolution for fiber networks A processor that uses light to communicate with other microprocessors has been fabricated for the first time. It could be the evolution of fiber networks. Read More ▶ Video/Webcast: EMA Research Ahead of RSA - Threat Detection Algorithms Make Big Data into Better Data Join David Monahan of EMA, and Wade Williamson, director of product marketing at Vectra Networks, on February 9th @11AM PST/ 2PM EST for this insightful webinar that explains how threat detection algorithms can replace your Big Data with better data. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Best open source email security products 15 big data and analytics companies to watch Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Super-powered Wi-Fi startup gets $25 million backing from Cisco, Verizon, others 2. Shift to digital business disrupts traditional IT 3. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 4. The top 5 Hadoop distributions, according to Forrester 5. What does an Oracle audit look like? This one certainly wasn't pretty 6. Unpatched TRENDnet IP cameras still provide a real-time Peeping Tom paradise 7. Data center outages increasingly caused by DDoS 8. 19 free cloud storage options 9. These are the 25 worst passwords of 2015 10. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac

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