Interest and momentum around OpenFlow and software defined networking (SDN) has certainly been accelerating. I think people are so excited about SDNs because, while we have seen a lot of innovation around networking – in the wireless space, the data center, and all the applications – there has been very little innovation in networking – the routers and switches –…
Advancing the SDN Security Conversation Recently the Open Networking Summit brought together people from academia, the private sector (both vendors and potential customers), and the standards world to discuss the current state of software defined networking (SDN). I sat down with Matt Palmer from Wiretap Ventures, who spoke at the event, to get his thoughts on what’s happening in the…
While there is a lot of interest in the potential of Software Defined Networks, there are only a handful of actual production networks out there right now. Why? One reason is because of the security risks associated with deploying the existing technology. The Top Five Security Considerations for Software Defined Networking that need to be addressed to improve the security of…