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NPM, encryption, and the challenges ahead: Part 1 of 2

Kentik

It’s interesting to observe how encryption and network performance monitoring (NPM) have evolved over time. Encrypted passwords came along as did token authentication. But, this goal gets harder and harder as more and more encryption gets introduced and more services move to the cloud. It’s encrypted HTTPS.

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Traditional Firewalls Can’t Keep Up with the Growth of Encrypted Traffic

CATO Networks

A growing percentage of Internet traffic is protected by encryption. While estimates vary, most agree that at least 80% of Internet traffic uses SSL/TLS to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of the data being transmitted. According to Google , approximately 95% of web browsing uses the encrypted HTTPS protocol.

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Meta is getting ready for post-quantum cryptography

Engineering at Meta

The advent of quantum computers has raised real questions about the future of data privacy over the internet. Someday, advances in quantum computing will make it possible to decrypt sensitive data that was encrypted using today’s complex cryptography systems. The Quantum Apocalypse is coming.

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NPM, encryption, and the challenges ahead: Part 2

Kentik

In part 1 of this series, I talked a bit about how encryption is shaping network performance monitoring (NPM). These technologies, however, are generally not effective at trying to gain visibility into traffic patterns traversing the internet. Let’s dive in deeper now…. AWS currently hosts Intuit’s TurboTax).

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Network Security and Direct Internet Access: The Foundation of MPLS WAN Transformation

CATO Networks

We were a bit surprised to find out that secure, direct Internet access was the top driver. The Internet Challenge for MPLS and Hybrid WAN Traditionally, MPLS was always considered a private network. This had two ramifications: many enterprises did not encrypt their MPLS connections or inspected MPLS traffic for threats.

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What’s new in Cloudflare: MASQUE now powers 1.1.1.1 & WARP apps, DEX now generally available with Remote Captures

CloudFaire

Todays roundup blog post shares two exciting updates across our platform: our cross-platform 1.1.1.1 & WARP applications (consumer) and device agents (Zero Trust) now use MASQUE , a cutting-edge HTTP/3 -based protocol, to secure your Internet connection. Additionally, DEX is now available for general availability. Why MASQUE?

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Mind Your MANRS: A Safer Internet Through Secure Global Routing

Kentik

MANRS, or the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security, is an initiative of the Internet Society to help secure internet peering relationships and ultimately help secure global routing. It’s not a technology, it’s not a formal regulatory body, and it’s not a new encryption method.