The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods NB557: Meta Goes Nuclear; Arista Taps EVPN VXLAN for Massive Mobility Domains
Jan 12, 2026
Uncover the latest tech news as hosts dive into a critical vulnerability in Cisco ISE that requires immediate patching. Explore Arista's innovative controllerless EVPN VXLAN technology designed for large-scale wireless mobility. Learn about Microsoft's upcoming MFA requirement for M365 admins and AWS's unexpected GPU price hike. Discover Meta's commitment to nuclear power for data centers and the strategic acquisition by CrowdStrike to enhance identity risk management. Plus, insights into Starlink's safety measures for satellite orbits.
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Patch Cisco ISE Now
- Patch Cisco ISE immediately because proof-of-concept exploit code is public.
- Deploy the emergency update to prevent arbitrary file reads and credential exposure.
EVPN-VXLAN Enables Massive Wireless Domains
- Arista uses EVPN-VXLAN to create a single large Layer 2 wireless mobility domain without a controller.
- APs tunnel traffic via VXLAN to Arista VLAN gateway switches which run EVPN for fabric-wide roaming.
Wi‑Fi 8 Chips And APU For Edge AI
- Broadcom's new Wi‑Fi 8 chips separate 6 GHz support to offer cost-optimized designs.
- The accompanying APU targets edge AI inference and offloads networking and crypto workloads from CPUs.