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Cisco closes deal worth $4.5B on optical powerhouse Acacia

Cisco has closed a deal worth $4.5 billion on optical maker Acacia Communications, after some legal wrangling earlier this year. The technology giant Cisco, coveted Acacia for its high-speed, optical interconnect technologies that let data center operators, web-scale companies, and service providers offer ever-faster service access to distributed resources. It also reinforces Cisco’s commitment to …

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Web hosting provider Managed.com forced to take servers offline due to Ransomware attack

Managed.com, one of the major providers of managed web hosting solutions, has taken down all its servers to deal with a ransomware attack. In the early hours of Monday morning, November 16 Managed.com discovered it was the victim of a coordinated ransomware attack, encrypting not only its own systems but also the websites of customers. …

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