About a quarter of global internet content will be carried using the IPv6 protocol by 2019, according to network equipment giant Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index (VNI) report.
Andrew Colley | 16 Jun | Read more
Everyone from marketers to law enforcement officials seem to hold the same misconception that IPv6 is going to make it possible to expose people in a way that IPv4 does not.
Andrew Sullivan, Principal Architect, Dyn | 22 Dec | Read more
Although IPv6 packets have started to flow, network engineers still tread lightly because of lingering security concerns. Here are the top six security risks in IPv6 network security today as voted by gogoNET members, a community of 95,000 network professionals.
Bruce Sinclair, CEO, gogo6 | 04 Nov | Read more
Technology from Neohapsis drastically drops the time needed for a Man-in-the-Middle attack using IPv6
Steve Ragan | 06 Aug | Read more
The AusCERT 2013 security conference, which coincides with the government-sponsored <a href="http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/awareness_week">National Cyber Security Awareness Week (NCSAW)</a>, dominated the news during the week, and the CSO Australia team was there in full force to hear the latest from industry experts from across Australia around the world.
David Braue | 27 May | Read more
Almost two years after ‘IPv6 day’ in 2011, security professionals cannot confidently manage security threats posed by the replacement to IPv4, according to the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Centre.
An intrusion prevention system (IPS) includes all the features of an intrusion detection system but also has the ability to act upon malicious traffic. Since the IPS usually sits in line with network traffic it can shut down attacks, typically by blocking access from the attacker or blocking access to the target. In some cases, the IPS can talk to the firewall to block an attack.
Phil Lerner, VP technology, Stonesoft Americas | 26 Nov | Read more
If you're ready for a technical deep dive in a book, the Cisco Networking Technology Series provides that in its collection of volumes on topics that include Cisco firewalls, Cisco Unity Connection voice-messaging platform, Cisco Contact Center, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/073009-ipv6-guide.html">IPv6</a> and more. Here's a quick review of the books published in this series by Cisco Press this year.
Ellen Messmer | 17 Nov | Read more
So although IPSec is a mandatory part of IPv6, it's not mandatory to use it. It's nice to have seat belts, and having seat belts built in does make it more likely people will use them.
The author is a Senior Network Engineer specializing in large-scale enterprise and data center network design for the Department of Defense
Brian Heder | 28 Oct | Read more
Cyberbullying may be more of an operational issue in schools than the outside hacking that enterprises face, but opaque IPv4 network configurations are causing security issues for both groups as organisations struggle to enforce administrative policies by reliably matching IP addresses and user identities.
David Braue | 25 Oct | Read more
Hundreds of Australian companies have trialled or introduced new IPv6 technology internally but are keeping silent out of concern that they’ll be seen to be taking unnecessary risks with the security of their networks, the Australian organiser of World IPv6 Day has revealed.
David Braue | 25 Oct | Read more
Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications providers may be plotting their moves to embrace next-generation IPv6 network protocols, but a massive base of legacy IPv4 equipment will complicate things for a long time to come, executives of both Telstra and NBN Co have warned.
David Braue | 21 Oct | Read more
New IPv6 protocols may allow telecommunications carriers to step away from the idiosyncrasies of Network Address Translation (NAT), but the need to provide legacy IPv4 and NAT support could see them locking customers into IPv4 'walled gardens' that threaten the open nature of the Internet.
David Braue | 21 Oct | Read more
Changes in security profiles and vulnerabilities, "truly awesome" failure rates and still-evolving administrative techniques mean companies are right to hold off on embracing IPv6 for now, a senior technologist has advised after airing the results of a detailed global study evaluating IPv6 preparedness.
David Braue | 20 Oct | Read more