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NSA, ODNI and CISA Release 5G Analysis Paper

Useful reading to understand network integrity, impacts and risk of mobile networks

Being Multi-vendor and Supply Chain

Its out of fashion to be multi-vendor, could we see a return ?

The End of Data Centre Switching

Arista financial results should tell you something

Response: The Instagram ads Facebook won’t show you

Facebook is corporate IT security risk.

Dictionary : Shadow Purchasing

The hidden cloud cost of implementing spend control and cost auditing

Response: Hunting down the stuck BGP routes

BGP is not always good - Part 645

Packet Pushers LiveStream – Alkira and Multi-cloud Networking

We are doing the first ever Packet Pushers LiveStream on Thursday, April 22nd 1000PST/1300CET/1700GMT. Our take on a LiveStream is a cross between live podcast, presentation and interviews where the audience can join us live for recording. Our sponsor is Alkira and Multi-Cloud Networking. The Alkira product is interesting in its ability to build network […]

Musing: 5G, Bandwidth per User and Broadband

There is bandwidth and bandwidth

When Domain Names Speculators Become Too Big ?

What happens when easy money from domain speculation gets into running registrars ?

HTTP Protocol, Web Page Waterfalls and Complexity

One aspect of networking is that some understanding of the protocols using the network is required. As HTTPS replaces nearly all other protocols I would suggest that everyone needs a working understanding of how a web page is fetched by a web browser. WebPageTest is a community tool that reads web pages and then displays […]

Response: FrizN – Linux kernel – The curious case of CVE-2020-14381

Up to a year to patch a modest Linux kernel vulnerability

Why Customers Always Escalate To Tech Support

Responding to Eyvonne's piece on escalation

Response: Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection – Mozilla Security Blog

Browsers keep users safe from excessive user tracking

Response: Global Internet Map Map 2021

Bandwidth map of global internet

Car Warranty vs Technology Service Contract

I’ve been struggling with the value of service contracts on IT equipment for some time now. As a rule of thumb, service contracts on IT infrastructure cost ~30% of the purchase price. This means that over three years of ownership you will pay the purchase price again. Which is quite a thing. I’m struggling to […]

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