Blogs on DDI for Network Automation & Network Security DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) is foundational for managing apps and networks on-prem and in clouds. It simplifies network management, strengthens security, and enables automation. Read how Smart DDI enhances business continuity & UX, speeds up time to revenue, and improves compliance. DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudWhy SDDC is Powerless without Automated DDI Provisioning ?Gartner has predicted that 75% of Global 2000 enterprises will require Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) by 2020. This move towards reliance on software-based infrastructure components is expected to bring agility to any service deployment workflow, and potentially also lower cost by using standardized hardware. However, realizing these benefits relies on infrastructure components being deployed and managed properly. This can only be achieved via automated provisioning of IP resources. As IP Address Management (IPAM) is at the core of this...DNS SecurityGDPRInternet of ThingsNetwork Security: A 2018 Priority for Public & Private Sectors2017 featured some of the largest cyber attacks on record, a trend which is not likely to stop or slow down in 2018. One of the easiest targets for cyber criminals is DNS (Domain Name Server) as it is open by design and not well protected. Hence, it has become a primary target, being used in over 90% of malware-based attacks according to Cisco’s 2016 Annual Security Report. Furthermore, DNS-based attacks are gradually increasing their scale and points of impact,...DDINetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudMake Cloud Orchestration Simple Through DDIThe cloud has driven the greatest change in enterprise IT strategy within the last three years, with the public cloud services market increasing by 69% since 2014, according to Statista. Whether it is a public, private or hybrid cloud deployment, technology leaders see the value cloud provides for their businesses, often considered as a strategic initiative as part of a digital transformation program. Due to the complexity of multi-cloud and managing many providers, cloud orchestration is now an important challenge...DDIDNS SecurityInternet of ThingsIPAMVirtualization & Cloud2017: Bad Year for DNS Security, but Network Management Getting HotThe past year saw some of the largest cyber attacks on record such as WannaCry, Petya and Mirai. The emergence of new threats to the corporate network poses a critical issue to current network and DNS Security capabilities. Last year’s cyber attacks, which caused financial and reputational damage to private and public sector organizations, sparked necessary conversations about how employees and the public can be protected from future threats. In 2017 we also saw the enterprise IT environment becoming more...DNS SecurityDon’t Want to be the Next Equifax? Check Your DNS SecurityAs Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, delivered the closing address at Sibos 2017, the world’s premier Financial Services event held in Toronto, it became clear that digital innovation in the Financial Services industry will be a key topic on boardroom agendas in 2018. The discussions at Sibos 2017 focused more than ever on the need for cyber security, following several headlines on data breaches in the past months. From Equifax to Deloitte, the trail of disaster has left companies in...Network AutomationSecurity Advisory Meltdown and SpectreSecurity Advisory – Meltdown and Spectre Recent disclosure of the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerability affecting modern processors triggers many questions regarding the related impact on EfficientIP products. These exploits technically permit any program to read the entire memory of a computer resulting in potential confidential information leak. However, these exploits require the execution of specially crafted payloads on the targeted host. SOLIDserverTM security design does not permit non-administrator users to execute arbitrary code on SOLIDserver appliances....DNS SecurityGDPRReap the Benefits of GDPR with DNS ProtectionThe deadline to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is getting closer (25th May 2018). This new edict will offer great opportunities for companies to strengthen customer trust by bringing them more personalized solutions, resulting in greater satisfaction. Compliance can save companies from paying hefty fines, as well as bring long-term reputational gains and better understanding of their customers. Data confidentiality will become vital in a post-GDPR world. In order to ensure it, companies will have to pay...DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationRemoving Network Management Complexity with AutomationIn today’s world, IT is powered by automation. If your network strategy involves cloud or software-defined data centers (SDDC), you also need to consider how your organization can overcome the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure. A key step would be to use automation in the management of IP addresses, and integrate this process within a modern DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) platform. Managing the corporate network Infrastructure management is becoming more and more automated, which means we’re going to need better ways...DNSDNS SecurityDNS Security: The Telecom Sector’s Achilles’ HeelTelefonica, Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk and Verizon have been wake up calls for telecom cyber security over the past year. The continuous growth of internet traffic, driven by the rise of edge computing, mobile app usage and on-demand videos to name a few, places great pressure on telecoms to operate, manage and secure their DNS networks. As the world makes the move to 5G networks, a sense of urgency is placed on telecoms to gear up their security if they are...DNSDNS SecurityArt Imitating Life: Mr. Robot and the Lessons of DNS SecurityWith the return of USA Network’s hit series Mr. Robot to television screens last month, DNS security has again shown it has a part to play. As we are left rooting for the ‘good guy’ hacker Elliott Alderson- who also just happens to be the bad guy- what are the takeaways from the fiction that can be remedied in real life networks? Beware- spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched the latest episodes. (Unfamiliar with the show? Catch up from our...DDIDNSIPAMVirtualization & CloudHybrid Cloud DNS – Keep your business up and runningIt is common knowledge that hybrid cloud adoption is exploding, with Gartner predicting 90% of enterprises adopting hybrid infrastructure management capabilities by 2020. This growth includes increased use of the internet to deliver applications, sites and services to employees, partners and customers. As DNS is a foundation for application routing, it makes sense for DNS to be extended to public cloud. DNS delivers a critical network service that allows users to reach online business applications, ensuring accessibility of services you...DDIDHCPIPAMWhy DHCP Is The Underestimated Network ServiceIf we told you there was an easy way to manage and control your devices and your network, you would probably laugh and walk away at first. In reality, there is…and what’s more surprising, is it is one that’s been there all along. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is what you’re probably using to deliver IP addresses to devices that connect to your network. But a DHCP server is a lot more flexible, and a lot more powerful than you...
DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudWhy SDDC is Powerless without Automated DDI Provisioning ?Gartner has predicted that 75% of Global 2000 enterprises will require Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) by 2020. This move towards reliance on software-based infrastructure components is expected to bring agility to any service deployment workflow, and potentially also lower cost by using standardized hardware. However, realizing these benefits relies on infrastructure components being deployed and managed properly. This can only be achieved via automated provisioning of IP resources. As IP Address Management (IPAM) is at the core of this...
DNS SecurityGDPRInternet of ThingsNetwork Security: A 2018 Priority for Public & Private Sectors2017 featured some of the largest cyber attacks on record, a trend which is not likely to stop or slow down in 2018. One of the easiest targets for cyber criminals is DNS (Domain Name Server) as it is open by design and not well protected. Hence, it has become a primary target, being used in over 90% of malware-based attacks according to Cisco’s 2016 Annual Security Report. Furthermore, DNS-based attacks are gradually increasing their scale and points of impact,...
DDINetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudMake Cloud Orchestration Simple Through DDIThe cloud has driven the greatest change in enterprise IT strategy within the last three years, with the public cloud services market increasing by 69% since 2014, according to Statista. Whether it is a public, private or hybrid cloud deployment, technology leaders see the value cloud provides for their businesses, often considered as a strategic initiative as part of a digital transformation program. Due to the complexity of multi-cloud and managing many providers, cloud orchestration is now an important challenge...
DDIDNS SecurityInternet of ThingsIPAMVirtualization & Cloud2017: Bad Year for DNS Security, but Network Management Getting HotThe past year saw some of the largest cyber attacks on record such as WannaCry, Petya and Mirai. The emergence of new threats to the corporate network poses a critical issue to current network and DNS Security capabilities. Last year’s cyber attacks, which caused financial and reputational damage to private and public sector organizations, sparked necessary conversations about how employees and the public can be protected from future threats. In 2017 we also saw the enterprise IT environment becoming more...
DNS SecurityDon’t Want to be the Next Equifax? Check Your DNS SecurityAs Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, delivered the closing address at Sibos 2017, the world’s premier Financial Services event held in Toronto, it became clear that digital innovation in the Financial Services industry will be a key topic on boardroom agendas in 2018. The discussions at Sibos 2017 focused more than ever on the need for cyber security, following several headlines on data breaches in the past months. From Equifax to Deloitte, the trail of disaster has left companies in...
Network AutomationSecurity Advisory Meltdown and SpectreSecurity Advisory – Meltdown and Spectre Recent disclosure of the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerability affecting modern processors triggers many questions regarding the related impact on EfficientIP products. These exploits technically permit any program to read the entire memory of a computer resulting in potential confidential information leak. However, these exploits require the execution of specially crafted payloads on the targeted host. SOLIDserverTM security design does not permit non-administrator users to execute arbitrary code on SOLIDserver appliances....
DNS SecurityGDPRReap the Benefits of GDPR with DNS ProtectionThe deadline to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is getting closer (25th May 2018). This new edict will offer great opportunities for companies to strengthen customer trust by bringing them more personalized solutions, resulting in greater satisfaction. Compliance can save companies from paying hefty fines, as well as bring long-term reputational gains and better understanding of their customers. Data confidentiality will become vital in a post-GDPR world. In order to ensure it, companies will have to pay...
DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationRemoving Network Management Complexity with AutomationIn today’s world, IT is powered by automation. If your network strategy involves cloud or software-defined data centers (SDDC), you also need to consider how your organization can overcome the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure. A key step would be to use automation in the management of IP addresses, and integrate this process within a modern DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) platform. Managing the corporate network Infrastructure management is becoming more and more automated, which means we’re going to need better ways...
DNSDNS SecurityDNS Security: The Telecom Sector’s Achilles’ HeelTelefonica, Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk and Verizon have been wake up calls for telecom cyber security over the past year. The continuous growth of internet traffic, driven by the rise of edge computing, mobile app usage and on-demand videos to name a few, places great pressure on telecoms to operate, manage and secure their DNS networks. As the world makes the move to 5G networks, a sense of urgency is placed on telecoms to gear up their security if they are...
DNSDNS SecurityArt Imitating Life: Mr. Robot and the Lessons of DNS SecurityWith the return of USA Network’s hit series Mr. Robot to television screens last month, DNS security has again shown it has a part to play. As we are left rooting for the ‘good guy’ hacker Elliott Alderson- who also just happens to be the bad guy- what are the takeaways from the fiction that can be remedied in real life networks? Beware- spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched the latest episodes. (Unfamiliar with the show? Catch up from our...
DDIDNSIPAMVirtualization & CloudHybrid Cloud DNS – Keep your business up and runningIt is common knowledge that hybrid cloud adoption is exploding, with Gartner predicting 90% of enterprises adopting hybrid infrastructure management capabilities by 2020. This growth includes increased use of the internet to deliver applications, sites and services to employees, partners and customers. As DNS is a foundation for application routing, it makes sense for DNS to be extended to public cloud. DNS delivers a critical network service that allows users to reach online business applications, ensuring accessibility of services you...
DDIDHCPIPAMWhy DHCP Is The Underestimated Network ServiceIf we told you there was an easy way to manage and control your devices and your network, you would probably laugh and walk away at first. In reality, there is…and what’s more surprising, is it is one that’s been there all along. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is what you’re probably using to deliver IP addresses to devices that connect to your network. But a DHCP server is a lot more flexible, and a lot more powerful than you...