networking
A look into Black Hat’s wireless network
Aruba Networks, which provided and maintained the wireless network for last week’s Black Hat USA 2011 conference, today provided some interesting statistics around the …
UK network and ISP study reveals slow speeds and geographic variance
A study by Pando Networks revealed striking disparities between the theoretical and real-world download speeds for British broadband users. By tracking the end-user speeds for …
D-Link integrates OpenDNS on select routers
D-Link announced the integration of OpenDNS technology into select routers. With OpenDNS technology, D-Link routers offer consumers Web content filtering and security …
Cisco refreshes Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
Cisco introduced the infusion of multiple innovations into its Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, the most widely deployed network switches on earth. At the heart of the makeover …
New book: Practical Packet Analysis, 2nd Edition
Wireshark, the free and open source packet analyzer, lets users capture, examine, and reassemble packets in order to troubleshoot their network problems. But once the packets …
Wireshark 1.6.0 released
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. The following features are new (or have been …
Wireshark 1.4.7 released
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. The following vulnerabilities have been fixed: …
Broadcom releases 40nm Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chip
Broadcom released the BCM43142 InConcert combo chip which combines Wi-Fi Direct connectivity with seamless proximity-based pairing, simplifying wireless connectivity in the …
Backdoor instructions for Allied Telesis switches leaked
A simple categorizing mistake has resulted in the publishing of an internal Allied Telesis document that reveals how to set up backdoor accounts for the company’s …
iPhone-enabled wireless multimeter
Redfish Instruments introduced the iDVM Digital Multimeter which wirelessly connects to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch via an ad hoc wireless network allowing users to …
WatchGuard introduces next-generation firewall
WatchGuard unveiled its most powerful security appliance, the XTM 2050. This next-generation firewall (NGFW) providessecurity for large organizations and data centres that …
Majority not prepared for IPv6 transition
88% of business networks were not fully ready for a change to IPv6, with two thirds (66.1%) saying their networks are only 0-20% ready, despite the fact that the last blocks …