The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer.

There is a lesson to be learned from these historical excesses: Abstractions aren’t free and need to provide value. As a general rule we should try to match the level of abstraction we’re familiar with.

In autumn 2023, we founded the DD-IX Dresden Internet Exchange association with the objective to improve interconnectivity in the city of Dresden, Germany and the region of Saxony. Now that we are going into operation, we would like to share how we designed and implemented DD-IX.

As a recent study shows, modern consumers everywhere are becoming more knowledgeable about the benefits and drawbacks of an increasingly complex and sophisticated digital world.

On the other hand, make no mistake — the struggles Intel is facing aren’t just bad for itself. The situation is detrimental for the PC industry as a whole, and we’re only beginning to feel the ramifications.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially reserved the top-level domain “.INTERNAL” for private-use applications. This decision follows years of technical evaluations, public consultations, and inter-organizational discussions.

There was, as usual, a lot of work in the area of Inter-Domain Routing at IETF 120. There is the long-standing Inter-Domain Routing (IDR) working group, looking at the specification o0f the BGP protocol and its refinements for particular deployment scenarios such as 5G networks, or certain service quality assurance, such as link bandwidth signalling and other service metrics.

There are many folks making the argument that the country doesn’t have enough carrier exchange points. An exchange point is a physical location where multiple carriers meet for purposes of exchanging traffic.

By prioritizing DNS hygiene, leveraging advanced monitoring tools, and enforcing robust security policies, organizations can mitigate the risks associated with dangling DNS and safeguard their digital assets effectively.

Google lost a major antitrust case on Monday to the Justice Department, after a federal judge ruled that it has maintained an unfair monopoly when it comes to searching for things online.