LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act 2025-08-26 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Anyone who has set up a smart home knows the routine: one app to dim the lights, another to adjust the thermostat, and a voice assistant that only understands exact phrasing. These systems call themselves smart, but in […]
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Open-source flow monitoring with SENSOR: Benefits and trade-offs 2025-08-14 at 09:16 By Mirko Zorz Flow monitoring tools are useful for tracking traffic patterns, planning capacity, and spotting threats. But many off-the-shelf solutions come with steep licensing costs and hardware demands, especially if you want to process every packet. A research team at the University of
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What the Matter 1.4.2 update means for smart home security 2025-08-11 at 18:28 By Anamarija Pogorelec Matter is built on the idea that smart home devices should be secure, reliable, and easy to use. It is based on Internet Protocol (IP), which allows devices, mobile apps, and cloud services to communicate. Matter also defines a
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Open-source server management platform Proxmox VE 9.0 released 2025-08-06 at 16:17 By Help Net Security Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.0 introduces advancements in both storage and networking capabilities, addressing critical enterprise demands. A highlight is the long-awaited support for snapshots on thick-provisioned LVM shared storage, improving storage management capabilities especially for enterprise users with Fibre
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Calico: Open-source solution for Kubernetes networking, security, and observability 2025-07-21 at 08:12 By Mirko Zorz Calico is an open-source unified platform that brings together networking, security, and observability for Kubernetes, whether you’re running in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. The solution uses the lowest amount of processing resources, which is especially important in
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Ruckus network management solutions riddled with unpatched vulnerabilities 2025-07-10 at 15:52 By Zeljka Zorz Claroty researcher Noam Moshe has discovered serious vulnerabilities in two Ruckus Networks (formerly Ruckus Wireless) products that may allow attackers to compromise the environments managed by the affected software, Carnegie Mellon University’s CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has warned. The vulnerabilities have
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Bluetooth 6.1 released, enhances privacy and power efficiency 2025-05-12 at 10:01 By Help Net Security The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has released Bluetooth 6.1, and one of the most important new features is an update to how devices manage privacy and power. The update, called Bluetooth Randomized RPA (resolvable private address) Updates, helps protect users
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Wi-Fi 7 trials show big performance gains for enterprise networks 2025-05-09 at 07:35 By Help Net Security The next generation of wireless technology is getting a real-world test, and the results are promising. Recent trials led by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in partnership with AT&T, Intel, and CommScope, show that Wi-Fi 7 delivers a
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FortiSwitch vulnerability may give attackers control over vulnerable devices (CVE-2024-48887) 2025-04-10 at 13:18 By Zeljka Zorz Fortinet has released patches for flaws affecting many of its products, among them a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-48887) in its FortiSwitch appliances that could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain access to and administrative privileges on vulnerable devices. About CVE-2024-48887 Fortinet
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Regulations, security, and remote work: Why network outsourcing is booming 2024-12-31 at 07:03 By Help Net Security A growing number of enterprises in the US are adopting managed network services to support AI and other new technologies across increasingly complex networks, according to ISG. US enterprises lead the way in network outsourcing The 2024 ISG
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Update your OpenWrt router! Security issue made supply chain attack possible 2024-12-09 at 20:51 By Zeljka Zorz A security issue that could have allowed attackers to serve malicious firmware images to users has been fixed by OpenWrt Project, the organization that helms the development of the popular Linux distribution for embedded devices. About OpenWrt OpenWrt
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OT PCAP Analyzer: Free PCAP analysis tool 2024-10-29 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz EmberOT’s OT PCAP Analyzer, developed for the industrial security community, is a free tool providing a high-level overview of the devices and protocols in packet capture files. “The OT PCAP Analyzer was designed specifically with critical OT environments in mind. We’ve created
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CIOs want a platform that combines AI, networking, and security 2024-10-14 at 06:38 By Help Net Security While AI has captured the attention of the technology industry, the majority of CIOs and senior IT leaders are primarily focused on the convergence of networking and security, according to Extreme Networks. The survey, fielded in July and
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NetAlertX: Open-source Wi-Fi intruder detector 2024-09-25 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz NetAlertX is an open-source Wi-Fi/LAN intruder detection tool that scans your network for connected devices and alerts you when new or unknown devices are detected. It provides visibility into your network activity to help you monitor unauthorized access. “NetAlertX comes with a range of
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OpenZiti: Secure, open-source networking for your applications 2024-09-09 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz OpenZiti is a free, open-source project that embeds zero-trust networking principles directly into applications. Example of an OpenZiti overlay network OpenZiti features “We created OpenZiti to transform how people think about connectivity. While OpenZiti is a zero-trust networking platform, you can also
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Samba 4.21 comes with upgraded security features 2024-09-04 at 12:01 By Help Net Security Samba is the standard suite of programs that enables seamless interoperability between Linux/Unix and Windows systems. Version 4.21 has been officially released. Hardening In previous versions of Samba, if a user or group name in either option could not be resolved
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Open-source project enables Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Wi-Fi network configuration 2024-08-02 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Remote.It released its open-source project to enable Raspberry Pi Bluetooth (BLE) Wi-Fi network configuration. The project allows a computer or mobile device to easily transfer a Wi-Fi configuration via Bluetooth, the same way users set up smart devices around
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BIND 9.20 released: Enhanced DNSSEC support, application infrastructure improvements 2024-07-25 at 10:01 By Help Net Security BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an open-source DNS software system with an authoritative server, a recursive resolver, and related utilities. BIND 9.20, a stable branch suitable for production use, has been released. According to the current software release
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Critical vulnerability in the RADIUS protocol leaves networking equipment open to attack 2024-07-09 at 15:01 By Help Net Security A new critical security vulnerability in the RADIUS protocol, dubbed BlastRADIUS, leaves most networking equipment open to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks. While the vulnerability can be difficult to exploit, the possible impact of an exploit is substantial.
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Cilium: Open-source eBPF-based networking, security, observability 2024-06-21 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Cilium is an open-source, cloud-native solution that leverages eBPF technology in the Linux kernel to provide, secure, and monitor network connectivity between workloads. What is eBPF? eBPF is a technology originating from the Linux kernel that allows sandboxed programs to run in
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