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Does your cloud-access security broker support IPv6? It should.

Network World

Cloud access security brokers ( CASB ) insert security between enterprises and their cloud services by providing visibility and access control, but IPv6 could be causing a dangerous blind spot. That’s because CASBs might not support IPv6, which could be in wide corporate use even in enterprises that choose IPv4 as their preferred protocol.

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What is IPv6, why is it so important, and why is it adoption taking so long?

Network World

For the most part the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has begun, and software is in place to prevent the address apocalypse that many were predicting. What is IPv6 and why is it important?

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

5G 5G is fast cellular wireless technology for enterprise IoT, IIoT, and phones that can boost wireless throughput by a factor of 10. Network slicing Network slicing can make efficient use of carriers’ wireless capacity to enable 5G virtual networks that exactly fit customer needs.

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Wi-Fi HaLow: Hands on with AsiaRF’s IoT network gateway

Network World

srcset="[link] 1600w, [link] 150w, [link] 300w, [link] 768w, [link] 1024w, [link] 1536w, [link] 1240w, [link] 697w, [link] 168w, [link] 84w, [link] 480w, [link] 360w, [link] 250w" width="1024" height="1024" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"> AsiaRF The gateway supports IPv4 and IPv6. GHz wireless connections.

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10 Linux commands for testing connectivity and transfer rates

Network World

speedtest Speedtest by Ookla Server: Winchester Wireless - Winchester, VA (id = 21859) ISP: Shentel Communications Latency: 25.86 Thespeedtesttool will highlight any differences. In the test below, the download speed is nearly nine times the upload speed. ms jitter) Download: 10.34 Mbps (data used: 10.7 MB) Upload: 1.00 Mbps (data used: 1.1

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Network World’s Best of Enterprise Network 2024 award winners

Network World

focused on IPv6 support, plus enhanced integrations with ServiceNow and Cisco. Finalist: Nile Access Service Niles visionary new architecture combines cloud-native software delivery, AI and automation, zero-trust networking security, and custom-built wired, wireless, and sensor network infrastructure in an as-a-service offering.

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DDoS: Understand The Growing Threat From Botnet #14

CTOvision

If IoT devices supporting IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) are introduced, the potential for larger DDoS attacks compounds. While Mirai source code targets known internet facing devices, the potential of available bots could explode over the next couple of years.

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