# Technology Short Take 197

DevFeed: [Technology Short Take 197](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/technology-short-take-197-10931.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.scottlowe.org/2026/06/19/technology-short-take-197/>)

Author: Scott Lowe

Published: 2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Scott's Weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/scott-s-weblog.md>)

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [code security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [cloud security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-security.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [cilium](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cilium.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cni](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cni.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [cri-o](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cri-o.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [iac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iac.md>), [k8s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/k8s.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [oci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oci.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

A commentary roundup covering radical network redesign at AWS, quantum computing's implications for encryption, AI's effects on certifications and code security, AI agent exploits, open-source vulnerabilities, Kubernetes resources, cloud operations, the AI bubble, and AWS IAM guidance.

## Source excerpt

Welcome to Technology Short Take 197! I've been traveling for business for the last week, so this Technology Short Take has a tad fewer links than I typically include. Even so, I still have links on radical new network designs, the impacts of AI on code security, things beginners get wrong about AWS IAM, and more! Let's get into the content. Networking This story about a radical network redesign at AWS--along with this accompanying arXiv paper--was intriguing to me. I'm not a networking expert, but designing networks with quasi-random connections between endpoints definitely flies in the face of the traditional wisdom. I do wonder, though, if this is the sort of technology that only makes sense for the hyperscalers, and not for the rest of us. Doug Dawson provides a quick update on current encryption standards and what he terms the "pending encryption crisis" presented by quantum computing. It would appear that AI is affecting even Cisco's well-known industry certifications, as outlined by Daniel Dib. Security CodeRabbit shared the results of an analysis of PRs to open source projects showing that AI-written code produces ~1.7x more issues. Along the same lines, Jens Wessling of Veracode indicates that 45% of all AI-generated code samples contained OWASP Top 10 security vulnerabilities. Anyone who didn't expect seemingly-dangerous AI agent security exploits to appear hasn't been paying attention. Enterprise AI tools don't appear exempt, either. The complex interdependencies of open source software projects once again means that a single critical vulnerability threatens a much larger number of projects and tools. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management This is an older post, but the author recently updated it--check out Marcus Noble's recommended resources for Kubernetes newbies. I am not yet sure about pulumi do (direct operations for any cloud resource; see the Pulumi blog post about it). On one hand, I can see the utility in situations where you "just need a quick" whatever