Kentik

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become one of the cornerstones of secure communications over the internet. VPNs encapsulate data and encrypt the data using an algorithm contained within the transmission protocol. VPN traffic is encrypted and decrypted at the transmission and receiving ends of the connection.

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Kentik

JANUARY 24, 2022

You can also learn about the protocols in use, the ports being used, the top interfaces, etc. IP protocol. Source port for UDP or TCP, 0 for other protocols. Destination port for UDP or TCP, type and code for ICMP, or 0 for other protocols. heading to the internet) without knowing what it is. Source IP address.

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Engineering at Meta

MAY 22, 2024

Today, the internet (like most digital infrastructure in general) relies heavily on the security offered by public-key cryptosystems such as RSA, Diffie-Hellman (DH), and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). But the advent of quantum computers has raised real questions about the long-term privacy of data exchanged over the internet.

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Kentik

MARCH 19, 2020

In many infrastructures, the inflection points are at the network edge, where VPN gateways authenticate and encrypt remote-access traffic. This could mean the users are saturating the internet connectivity or that they’ve saturated the LAN (or maybe WAN). More advanced VPNs can do this by application type.

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ByteByteGo

JANUARY 25, 2025

The Ultimate API Learning Roadmap APIs are the backbone of communication over the Internet. Here’s a roadmap that covers the most important topics: Introduction to APIs API is a set of protocols and tools for building applications. But tokens need encryption/decryption. API First Oauth 2.0

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Build around secure hardware: If COGS permits, build security features such as secure and encrypted storage, or boot functionality based on Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Heres a run down and summary of those IoT security best practices for easy reference from some of the top sites and how cloud-based SD-WAN, such as Cato Cloud , can help.

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Rule 11

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Do you want to analyse decrypted TLS traffic in Wireshark or let an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), like Suricata, Snort or Zeek, inspect the application layer data of potentially malicious TLS encrypted traffic? The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) together ensure the stability of the Internet Numbers Registry System.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In order for companies to realize SD-WANs cost savings and cloud performance benefits, branch offices must be connected directly to and communicate across the Internet. Traffic Protection The reliance on the public Internet requires the SD-WAN to protect traffic against eavesdropping. This requires a shift in our security models.

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CATO Networks

MAY 5, 2016

The core value proposition of SD-WAN is the use of a standard, low-cost Internet link to augment an expensive managed, low-latency and guaranteed capacity MPLS link. MPLS isnt encrypted by default: MPLS relies on the carrier private network for security because the data doesnt flow on the public Internet.

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Akins IT

APRIL 27, 2020

It provides a secure connection by encrypting traffic before being forwarded out to its destination over the internet. With that said, the two most common VPN protocols are IPSEC and SSL VPN. The TCP transport protocol is used instead of UDP and typically defaults to port 443 (can also be changed to a custom port).

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

By choosing the best available path, SD-WAN provides better performance and reliability than broadband Internet. Keep in mind however, that unless SD-WAN is deployed as part of SASE, it cant support global connectivity, network optimization, WAN and Internet security, cloud acceleration, and remote users.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 4, 2024

When the Cato Sockets arrive at your locations, you will be ready to connect them to the Internet and the Cato Cloud. Catos firewall-as-a-service offers both an Internet and WAN firewall for external and internal traffic and operates in the Cato PoPs, removing most of the requirements for on-premise firewalls.

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CATO Networks

MAY 15, 2017

But what makes the attack so unusually virulent is how it exploits a vulnerability in the Windows SMB protocol. EternalBlue exploits the vulnerability in Server Message Block (SMB) version 1 (SMBv1) protocol to spread between machines. Once installed, the ransomware encrypts the files on the machine.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Multiprotocol label switching protocol (MPLS) based networks, can no longer answer the business needs of a global enterprise. Instead, remote locations generate an increasing amount of traffic bypasses the data center and goes directly to the Internet. End-to-end visibility is compromised by encrypted apps and vendor opacity.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2016

SD-WAN uses a software-based control plane to drive on-premise edge devices to dynamically allocate Wide Area Network (WAN) traffic between MPLS and Internet links. Moreover, it is also possible to develop totally new data plane protocols that take into account the way the Internet works in 2015 and not the way it was built in the 80s (i.e

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NW Kings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Registered Ports (1024-49151) : These ports are registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for specific applications but are not as universally recognized as well-known ports. TCP ports operate at the transport layer of the Internet Protocol Suite. What is Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)?

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

Caching techniques and protocol-specific optimizations minimize latency by reducing the number of application-layer exchanges that are necessary across the network. As a rule of thumb, Internet connections frequently experience 1 percent packet loss. Its expressed as a percentage of packets.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

ZTE Zero Trust Edge (ZTE) is Forresters version of SASE and uses ZTNA to provide a more secure Internet on-ramp for remote sites and workers. SWG Secure Web Gateway (SWG) is designed to protect against Internet-borne threats such as phishing or malware and enforce corporate policies for Internet surfing.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 5, 2020

A virtual or physical appliance within the WAN, the public Internet, and client software on employee PCs is often sufficient to support work from home initiatives. 4: Unpredictable performance VPN connections occur over the public Internet, which means network performance is directly tied to public Internet performance.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 10, 2018

SD-WAN is a flexible solution that integrates low-cost Internet transports into a virtual WAN connection. Myth 3: MPLS is Secure On its own, MPLS doesnt employ security protocols. Many MPLS customers today add VPN encryption to secure the network. However, because traffic is sent in the clear, they are vulnerable to wiretapping.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 29, 2018

Where SD-WAN Falls Short And yet for all of the good cheer promised by SD-WAN, anyone whos tried to deliver a global network using the Internet must confront the problem of unpredictable SD-WAN performance. We believe theres a better option: one that retains Internet economics while bumping up network characteristics to be on par with MPLS.

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Akins IT

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Luckily, SD-WAN can be configured to prioritize business-critical traffic and real-time services like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and then effectively steer it over the most efficient route. Essentially, an MPLS-based WAN must inefficiently backhaul Internet-bound traffic to a corporate datacenter. IMPROVES PERFORMANCE.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 23, 2019

You would certainly need someone who understands the concepts, the protocols, but not necessarily how the platform goes about driving changes throughout the environment. So they have an SD-WAN environment plus one which is driven by BGP protocol routes. For example, with local Internet breakout?

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The problem is today enterprise WANs are a mix of MPLS, Internet-based VPNs, mobile users, and cloud services. This is because each cloud platform often comes with its own set of security policies and protocols creating silos and blindspots within the network.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Optimized, secure access to the Internet and cloud from your places of business is a must, but you also need to take into consideration employees accessing the cloud at home or in public places. This also means the IT teams in charge of cybersecurity protocols are more likely to have turnover, and critical needs can get lost in the shuffle.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

AdRolls Global Director of IT Adrian Dunne faced several challenges when attempting to scale the companys Internet-based VPNs. Internet-based VPN gained popularity over the last decade in part as a lower-cost, albeit flawed, alternative to MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching).

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2017

Windows SMBv3 Denial of Service Zero-Day One issue that was not covered widely in the news is a zero-day attack discovered in Microsoft Windows SMBv3, the popular enterprise protocol for file and printer sharing. The Tweet about the attack pointed to a proof of concept (POC) published on GitHub.

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Kentik

MARCH 6, 2019

Google Compute Engine (GCE) - all pods can reach each other and can egress traffic to the internet. OpenVSwitch - to enable network automation through programmatic extension, while still supporting standard management interfaces and protocols. Flannel - a very simple overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes requirements.

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CloudFaire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The 2024 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review is our fifth annual review of Internet trends and patterns observed throughout the year at both a global and country/region level across a variety of metrics. Key Findings Traffic Global Internet traffic grew 17.2% Google maintained its position as the most popular Internet service overall.

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Kentik

JUNE 5, 2023

In the summer of 2022, I joined a team of BGP experts organized by the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) to draft a comprehensive report covering the security of the internet’s routing infrastructure. Below is an edited version of my take on the internet’s most notable BGP incidents.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 31, 2023

This includes measures such as risk management, incident detection and response, regular security assessments, and encryption of sensitive data. Assign clear accountability for cybersecurity at all levels of your organization and establish protocols for risk management, incident response, and communication.

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Kentik

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Here’s one that’s probably not too surprising: there appears to be a tendency towards larger packets on the Internet, with most of the traffic being made up of packets greater than 1000 bytes. IP Versions and Internet Protocols. Google maintains Internet-wide stats on the overall IPv6 adoption rate. Packet Sizes.

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CloudFaire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Aggregated analysis of this traffic provides us with unique insight into Internet activity that goes beyond simple Web traffic trends, and we currently use analysis of 1.1.1.1 In December 2022, Cloudflare joined the AS112 Project , which helps the Internet deal with misdirected DNS queries. over these four protocols.

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CloudFaire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Cloudflare was recently contacted by a group of anonymous security researchers who discovered a broadcast amplification vulnerability through their QUIC Internet measurement research. Summary of the amplification attack QUIC is an Internet transport protocol that is encrypted by default.

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CloudFaire

JANUARY 21, 2025

This extensive infrastructure and customer base uniquely positions us to provide key insights and trends that benefit the wider Internet community. There's also a free API for those interested in investigating these and other Internet trends. Only 6% was plaintext HTTP (not encrypted). million DDoS attacks.

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