New security threat – httpoxy
Everyone is talking about the new security threat httpoxy, a set of vulnerabilities that affect application code running in CGI, or CGI-like environments. If you’re running PHP or CGI (and there’s a big chance you are) you should block the proxy header on your website immediately. On the other hand, if you’re not deploying code, you don’t need to worry. Akamai, Verizon, Cloudflare, Fastly, InstartLogic all successfully mitigate the problem for their users. Below is a screenshot of some of the confirmed cases so far.
Learn how to quickly mitigate the problem yourself: httproxy.org
First 360-degree VR live stream report
LeaseWeb teamed up with DJ Hardwell and technology partners to successfully deploy a first 360-degree VR live stream of an EDM performance on March 16th, and now they’ve reported some data gathered from the event. LeaseWeb used their private cloud, CDN and datacenters in Europe, US and Asia to broadcast Hardwell’s show to thousands of users in more than 25 countries. 20 Terabytes of total traffic was served by LeaseWeb and they accommodated 12 gigabit bandwidth spikes.
Read more: Leaseweb Blog
Democratic National Convention (DNC) selects Level 3 as an official video transport provider
Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) selected Level 3 to serve as an official video transport services provider for the 2016 DNC event in Philadelphia from July 25-28. Level 3 will provide a portfolio of Vyvx broadcast services to enable seamless support of this event. The 2016 DNC will host more than 50,000 people, including the US president, members of congress and senior leadership of the party.
“Level 3 has a proven record of delivering some of the most-watched sports, entertainment and political events, including the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions, and we are delighted to be working with them again.”
– Andrew Binns (CIO of the DNC)
Read more: Level 3 News
Independent CDN performance testing
Bizety, a leading infrastructure insights source for CDN, security, wireless & telecom, has announced its independent CDN performance testing for buyers & partners. This means their advisory services are expanding. The testing lasts for a month and in that month they use a variety of tools, scripts and proprietary research methods to remove hiccups in data resulting in a clean report.
Learn more: Bizety
6-Pack – first open hardware modular switch platform
Engineers at Facebook have been continuously running up against the limits of conventional networking technologies, and naturally, they’ve built their own. They’ve built Wedge, FBOSS & data center fabric and now when they have lacked a solution for modular switches in fabric, they had to build it. It’s called “6-pack”. 6-pack is a full mesh non-blocking two-stage switch that includes 12 independent switching elements.
More information about 6-pack: Facebook Code
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