Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers a critical Android vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation to root.
On the news front, we dig into Cloud Control, Cisco's ambitious AI ops platform that spans its networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration portfolios. We also talk about Cisco Live Protect, which provides pre-patch protection for known vulnerabilities; and Cisco's pledge to support post-quantum algorithms across the majority of its portfolio by the end of 2026.
RedHat npm packages get compromised days after IBM announces a massive project to secure open-source software, an underwater data center powered by wind energy begins commercial operation in Shanghai, China; and AWS proposes a "quasi random" network topology for AI data centers.
Marvell debuts an 102.4Tbps ASIC, Microsoft announces version two of a quantum computing chip, and quantum computing startup Quantinuum joins the NASDAQ after a $1.68 billion IPO.
Broadcom and HPE post hefty quarterly results, and Muon Space announces a new satellite platform that can be launched from SpaceX's Starship rocket.
AdSpot Sponsor: Itential
Itential’s FlowAI delivers agentic operations for infrastructure - meaning easily build AI agents that actually work the way engineers need them to: governed, deterministic, and built for production. Add intelligent automation to your network operations without the usual AI chaos. Find out more at itential.com/flowai
Links:
Android Security Bulletin—June 2026 - source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/xr/2026/2026-06-01
Vulnerability Details : CVE-2026-0072 - cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-0072
Cisco Unveils Agentic Platform for Operating and Defending Critical IT Infrastructure - newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m06/cisco-unveils-agentic-platform-for-operating-and-defending-critical-it-infrastructure.html
Isovalent + Cisco Live Protect: Instant CVE Protection for Network Infrastructure - isovalent.com/blog/post/isovalent-cisco-nexus-better-together
Cisco Quantum-Safe Communications Roadmap - cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/about/doing_business/trust-center/docs/quantum-safe-communications-roadmap.pdf
Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel - arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dozens-of-red-hat-packages-backdoored-through-its-offical-npm-channel
China unveils 'world's first' underwater data center — 2,000 server facility is powered by offshore wind, and cooled by the sea, making it one of the most efficient around - techradar.com/pro/china-unveils-worlds-first-underwater-data-center-2-000-server-facility-is-powered-by-offshore-wind-and-cooled-by-the-sea-making-it-one-of-the-most-efficient-around
Project Natick - natick.research.microsoft.com
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably - news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/project-natick-underwater-datacenter
Microsoft confirms Project Natick underwater data center is no more - datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-confirms-project-natick-underwater-data-center-is-no-more
Amazon unveils 'Resilient Network Graphs' data center network that cuts hardware by 69% and boosts throughput by 33% — now the default for most AWS workloads - tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazon-unveils-resilient-network-graphs-data-center-network-that-cuts-hardware-by-69-percent-and-boosts-throughput-by-33-percent-now-the-default-for-most-aws-workloads
RNG: Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale - arxiv.org/pdf/2604.15261
Marvell Announces Availability of Industry’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch Purpose-Built for AI and Cloud Data Center Infrastructure - marvell.com/company/newsroom/marvell-announces-102-4-tbps-ai-cloud-data-center-switch.html
Introducing Majorana 2 - news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/majorana-2-microsoft-discovery-agentic-ai
Quantinuum to Debut on Nasdaq After Raising $1.68 Billion in IPO - thequantuminsider.com/2026/06/04/quantinuum-to-debut-on-nasdaq-after-raising-1-68-billion-in-ipo
Broadcom Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend - broadcom.com/company/news/financial-releases/64371
HPE reports fiscal 2026 second quarter results - hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2026/06/hpe-reports-fiscal-2026-second-quarter-results.html
Muon Space Unveils Condor-Ultra, Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale - muonspace.com/press/muon-space-unveils-condor-ultra-starship-class-spacecraft-platform-built-for-scale
Network Break is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert covers a critical Android vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation to root.
On the news front, we dig into Cloud Control, Cisco's ambitious AI ops platform that spans its networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration portfolios. We also talk about Cisco Live Protect, which provides pre-patch protection for known vulnerabilities; and Cisco's pledge to support post-quantum algorithms across the majority of its portfolio by the end of 2026.
RedHat npm packages get compromised days after IBM announces a massive project to secure open-source software, an underwater data center powered by wind energy begins commercial operation in Shanghai, China; and AWS proposes a "quasi random" network topology for AI data centers.
Marvell debuts an 102.4Tbps ASIC, Microsoft announces version two of a quantum computing chip, and quantum computing startup Quantinuum joins the NASDAQ after a $1.68 billion IPO.
Broadcom and HPE post hefty quarterly results, and Muon Space announces a new satellite platform that can be launched from SpaceX's Starship rocket.
AdSpot Sponsor: Itential
Itential’s FlowAI delivers agentic operations for infrastructure - meaning easily build AI agents that actually work the way engineers need them to: governed, deterministic, and built for production. Add intelligent automation to your network operations without the usual AI chaos. Find out more at itential.com/flowai
Links:
Android Security Bulletin—June 2026 - source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/xr/2026/2026-06-01
Vulnerability Details : CVE-2026-0072 - cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-0072
Cisco Unveils Agentic Platform for Operating and Defending Critical IT Infrastructure - newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m06/cisco-unveils-agentic-platform-for-operating-and-defending-critical-it-infrastructure.html
Isovalent + Cisco Live Protect: Instant CVE Protection for Network Infrastructure - isovalent.com/blog/post/isovalent-cisco-nexus-better-together
Cisco Quantum-Safe Communications Roadmap - cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/about/doing_business/trust-center/docs/quantum-safe-communications-roadmap.pdf
Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel - arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dozens-of-red-hat-packages-backdoored-through-its-offical-npm-channel
China unveils 'world's first' underwater data center — 2,000 server facility is powered by offshore wind, and cooled by the sea, making it one of the most efficient around - techradar.com/pro/china-unveils-worlds-first-underwater-data-center-2-000-server-facility-is-powered-by-offshore-wind-and-cooled-by-the-sea-making-it-one-of-the-most-efficient-around
Project Natick - natick.research.microsoft.com
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably - news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/project-natick-underwater-datacenter
Microsoft confirms Project Natick underwater data center is no more - datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-confirms-project-natick-underwater-data-center-is-no-more
Amazon unveils 'Resilient Network Graphs' data center network that cuts hardware by 69% and boosts throughput by 33% — now the default for most AWS workloads - tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazon-unveils-resilient-network-graphs-data-center-network-that-cuts-hardware-by-69-percent-and-boosts-throughput-by-33-percent-now-the-default-for-most-aws-workloads
RNG: Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale - arxiv.org/pdf/2604.15261
Marvell Announces Availability of Industry’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch Purpose-Built for AI and Cloud Data Center Infrastructure - marvell.com/company/newsroom/marvell-announces-102-4-tbps-ai-cloud-data-center-switch.html
Introducing Majorana 2 - news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/majorana-2-microsoft-discovery-agentic-ai
Quantinuum to Debut on Nasdaq After Raising $1.68 Billion in IPO - thequantuminsider.com/2026/06/04/quantinuum-to-debut-on-nasdaq-after-raising-1-68-billion-in-ipo
Broadcom Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend - broadcom.com/company/news/financial-releases/64371
HPE reports fiscal 2026 second quarter results - hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2026/06/hpe-reports-fiscal-2026-second-quarter-results.html
Muon Space Unveils Condor-Ultra, Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale - muonspace.com/press/muon-space-unveils-condor-ultra-starship-class-spacecraft-platform-built-for-scale
Network Break is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
