Take a Network Break! We sound the alarm about a critical vulnerability in an on-prem Azure stack. On the news side, AI NetOps startup Selector adds public cloud observability to its portfolio, Versa Networks adds zero trust capabilities to its AI assistant, and IBM gets a billion-dollar investment to build a foundry to fabricate quantum... Read more »

IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines

Network Break

[SPEAKER_A] Take a Network Break! I'm Drew Conrey Murray.

[SPEAKER_B] I'm Jana Johnson.

[SPEAKER_A] Sip a cappuccino in the Network Break virtual piazza as we opine about this week's networking and tech news. We got new capabilities in Selector and Versa, billions in grants from the US for quantum computing, AT&T suing to walk away from copper telephone lines, a potentially plenteous payday for some Samsung workers, subsea cable threats, space networking, and more.

[SPEAKER_B] But first, we're going to go ahead and thank our sponsor, Curvium. We are sponsored today by Curvium, an industry-leading systems integrator that offers strategic IT consulting, professional engagements, automation, and AI. Curvium takes the time to understand your infrastructure needs and how best to support your business objectives. Curvium's skilled professionals put your needs first, from rapid designs to full-scale architectural planning, and from short-term project completion to multi-year support. Curvium provides the know-how and vendor connections you need to succeed. Find out more at curvium.com. That's C-U-R-V-I-U-M.com. Curvium.com. And while you're there, check out their Secure Campus Network Architecture Blueprint. That's curvium.com. All right.

[SPEAKER_A] Before we dive into the news, Joni, you've got our red alert.

[SPEAKER_B] I do. And there were 1,043 new CVEs added in the week ending May 21st, of which 2,000— and an additional, excuse me, 2,268 updated. So in other words, it was a very slow week.

[SPEAKER_A] Quiet, really. Yes.

[SPEAKER_B] Yeah. Of the new ones, 134 were critical with CVSS scores of 9 or higher and 15 got 10 out of 10. And in an absolutely stunning, earth-shattering surprise, the red alert goes again to Microsoft for a 10-pointer CVE-2026-42822, an elevation of privileges vulnerability in Azure Local Disconnected Operations, or ALDO.

IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

IBM Gets Big Bucks to Build Quantum Chip Fab; AT&T Sues to Hang Up on Copper Phone Lines

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.