Fake Airplane Wi-Fi, NVIDIA AI, & Cloud Security | Tech Field Day News Rundown: August 12, 2026

<p>When mid-air Wi-Fi scares meet massive enterprise AI investments, IT teams are forced to rethink both security and cloud strategy. </p><p>On this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke break down a fake Wi-Fi network detected on a Delta flight post-DEF CON that temporarily shut down inflight internet. </p><p>They also explore NetApp acquiring JetStream Software to ease VMware cloud disaster recovery, along with NVIDIA releasing open-source tools like Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard to cut enterprise AI costs. </p><p>IBM and Together AI are building a $240 million AI cluster on IBM Cloud, Sectigo launched its Orchestration Gateway to automate certificate renewals before TLS lifespans drop to 47 days, Blumira introduced the Hearth AI security command center, and the FBI teamed up with Huntress to patch thousands of compromised Microsoft Exchange servers using an attacker backdoor.</p><p>This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. </p><p>Tech Field Day is part of The Futurum Group. </p><p>Time Stamps: </p><ul><li>0:00 - Cold Open</li><li>1:18 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown</li><li>2:17 - <a href="https://techstrong.it/featured/netapp-acquires-jetstream-to-extend-vmware-disaster-recovery-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NetApp Buys JetStream to Expand VMware Disaster Recovery</a></li><li>5:07 - <a href="https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-flight-hit-by-hackers-after-def-con-las-vegas-crew-says-they-jammed-the-inflight-wi-fi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Delta Flight Wi-Fi Targeted by Hackers After DEF CON</a></li><li>8:11 - <a href="https://techstrong.ai/articles/nvidia-doubles-down-on-open-source-ai-with-nemotron-3-5-lightning-nemo-switchyard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NVIDIA Pushes Open AI With New Models and Routing Tools</a></li><li>11:00 - <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/sectigo-adds-orchestration-gateway-to-automate-certificate-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sectigo Automates Certificate Management as Renewal Windows Shrink</a></li><li>14:33 - <a href="https://techstrong.ai/articles/ibm-together-ai-partner-in-240-million-deal-to-launch-next-gen-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-on-ibm-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">IBM and Together AI Strike $240M NVIDIA Infrastructure Deal</a></li><li>16:55 - <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/blumira-unveils-ai-command-center-for-cybersecurity-tools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blumira Launches AI Command Center for Cybersecurity</a></li><li>19:55 - <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/huntress-fbi-reveal-takedown-of-silk-typhoon-hail-collaboration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FBI and Huntress Used Hacker Backdoors to Disrupt Silk Typhoon</a></li><li>26:07 - <a href="https://techfieldday.com/timing/future/">⁠The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events</a></li><li>29:13 - <a href="https://youtu.be/BZBU7mg5n0U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown</a></li></ul><p>This and more <a href="https://youtu.be/1Lg7gM88tVQ">⁠on the Tech Field Day News Rundown⁠</a> with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠</a>. </p><p>Follow our hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/i