New Optical Technology Promises PetaBit Core Routers

Compass-EOS announced the availability of the "r10004 .. powered by icPhotonics, a technology developed by Compass-EOS that is the world’s first commercial chip-to-chip direct silicon-to-photonics implementation. Compass-EOS’ patent-protected technology integrates optical and electronic components onto a single microchip. This represents a cross-disciplinary achievement which has been pursued by industry giants for years without success. It has long been accepted that direct silicon-to-photonics technology would be a required breakthrough to achieve order-of-magnitude Internet speed increases".

"The first commercially available Compass-EOS router offers many benefits for service providers including ..  Guaranteed quality of service (QoS) at high utilization rates .. and maximum router protection from DDoS attacks at maximum capacity".

"Compass-EOS has deployed r10004 routers at customer locations around the world. Examples include a Japan-based voice, internet and cable provider that uses the routers at the termination points of its transpacific high capacity network, providing a vital link between North America and APAC; and a US-based media and technology company that has deployed the r10004 for high-bandwidth connectivity between data centers of a global content delivery network (CDN)".

Among the Israeli-based Compass-EOS' investors (here) are Comcast Ventures, T-Ventures (Deutsche Telecom) and Cisco Systems.

See "Compass-EOS introduces the world’s first direct silicon-to-photonics-based router family" - here.

DT: "450,000 Attacks/Day on Honeypot Systems"

  

Deutsche Telekom is launching the "online portal www.sicherheitstacho.eu .. a digital map of the world which shows the origin of cyber attacks recorded around the clock by more than 90 sensors. A real-time ticker reports which targets they are setting their sights on. In addition, statistics show the current most common forms of attack and the countries in which the most active attack servers are located. However, their location is not necessarily also the country of origin of the attackers .. The company shares its findings with authorities and manufacturers of protection software .. Deutsche Telekom has more than 90 sensors in use around the world as decoy systems. These so-called honeypots feign weaknesses to provoke attacks and as such act as early warning systems. For example, they simulate smartphones with gaps in security".

Source: DT Online Portal

Thomas Kremer (pictured), Board Member responsible for Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance said: "New cyber attacks on companies and institutions are found every day. Deutsche Telekom alone records up to 450,000 attacks per day on its honeypot systems and the number is rising [see chart below]. We need greater transparency about the threat situation. With its security radar, Deutsche Telekom is helping to achieve this".

See "Security dashboard shows cyber attacks in real time" - here.