802.1x with EAP-TTLS offered both authentication and encryption with little bandwidth drain. "Basically, we got seduced by 802.1x because it's local to the access point's distributed CPU and you get encryption over the air for free in the process," Hanset says.
Although university officials found 802.1x's authentication, encryption and availability for the access points impressive, they expressed concern about support.
"What [the administration] and I feared most was the support issues of 802.1x supplicants on different computers with different OSs," Hanset says. "But we'll have to live with the support issues and adapt."
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
