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AI traffic is getting bigger, louder, and less predictable

AI traffic is getting bigger, louder, and less predictable 2026-05-01 at 11:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI workflows need storage that supports repeated movement across the model lifecycle. Large datasets are ingested, transformed, exported for training, pulled back for evaluation, and refreshed as models evolve. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Network Stats report says this creates a shift […]

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Wi-Fi roaming security practices for access network providers and identity providers

Wi-Fi roaming security practices for access network providers and identity providers 2026-04-16 at 07:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Public Wi-Fi roaming networks carry authentication credentials across multiple administrative boundaries, and the protocols governing that process vary widely in their security properties. The Wireless Broadband Alliance published a set of guidelines that specifies which authentication, encryption, and

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Network segmentation projects fail in predictable patterns

Network segmentation projects fail in predictable patterns 2026-04-15 at 07:25 By Mirko Zorz Most enterprise networks have segmentation on the roadmap. Many have had it there for years. A survey of 400 U.S.-based network security practitioners who lived through failed segmentation projects finds that failure clusters into four distinct patterns, and the type of failure

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6G network design puts AI at the center of spectrum, routing, and fault management

6G network design puts AI at the center of spectrum, routing, and fault management 2026-04-08 at 08:13 By Mirko Zorz Wireless network operators are preparing for a generation of infrastructure where AI is built into the architecture from the start. Sixth-generation networks, expected to reach commercial development over the coming decade, are being designed with

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AWS, Wasabi, Cloudflare, and Backblaze go head-to-head in new cloud storage test

AWS, Wasabi, Cloudflare, and Backblaze go head-to-head in new cloud storage test 2026-04-03 at 01:25 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cloud storage buyers rarely get vendor-provided performance data that includes the vendor’s own weak spots. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Performance Stats report, attempts to do exactly that, sharing benchmark results for Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and

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OpenWrt 25.12.0 ships with new package manager, built-in upgrade tool, support for 2200+ devices

OpenWrt 25.12.0 ships with new package manager, built-in upgrade tool, support for 2200+ devices 2026-03-09 at 13:50 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenWrt 25.12.0 is now available for download. The release incorporates over 4,700 commits since branching from OpenWrt 24.10. Package manager changes One of the most significant structural changes in 25.12.0 is the replacement of the

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Submarine cables move to the center of critical infrastructure security debate

Submarine cables move to the center of critical infrastructure security debate 2026-03-09 at 07:48 By Anamarija Pogorelec The cables running along the ocean floor carry the overwhelming majority of the world’s cross-border data traffic, and for most of their operational history they have attracted little strategic attention. That is changing. A new sector report from

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Should AI access be treated as a civil right across generations?

Should AI access be treated as a civil right across generations? 2025-12-18 at 08:10 By Sinisa Markovic AI use is expanding faster than the infrastructure that supports it, and that gap is starting to matter for security, resilience, and access. A new position paper argues that access to AI should be treated as an intergenerational

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Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control

Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control 2025-11-10 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Imagine walking into a secure building where the door unlocks the moment your hand hovers near it. No keycards, no PINs, no fingerprints. Instead, the system identifies you by the way your palm distorts the surrounding Wi-Fi signal. That

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Review: The Wireless Cookbook

Review: The Wireless Cookbook 2025-10-28 at 10:22 By Mirko Zorz The Wireless Cookbook is a project-centered guide to working with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LoRa, written with the Raspberry Pi as the main platform. It is aimed at people who learn through building, experimenting, and breaking things to understand how they work. For security professionals, this

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Wireshark 4.6.0 brings major updates for packet analysis and decryption

Wireshark 4.6.0 brings major updates for packet analysis and decryption 2025-10-23 at 17:10 By Anamarija Pogorelec If you’ve ever used Wireshark to dig into network traffic you know how vital even small upgrades can be. With version 4.6.0 the team behind the open-source network protocol analyzer has added a number of features that could change

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Faster LLM tool routing comes with new security considerations

Faster LLM tool routing comes with new security considerations 2025-10-23 at 09:23 By Sinisa Markovic Large language models depend on outside tools to perform real-world tasks, but connecting them to those tools often slows them down or causes failures. A new study from the University of Hong Kong proposes a way to fix that. The

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Nodepass: Open-source TCP/UDP tunneling solution

Nodepass: Open-source TCP/UDP tunneling solution 2025-10-20 at 13:18 By Sinisa Markovic When you think of network tunneling, “lightweight” and “enterprise-grade” rarely appear in the same sentence. NodePass, an open-source project, wants to change that. It’s a compact but powerful TCP/UDP tunneling solution built for DevOps teams and system administrators who need to manage complex network

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F5 data breach: “Nation-state” attackers stole BIG-IP source code, vulnerability info

F5 data breach: “Nation-state” attackers stole BIG-IP source code, vulnerability info 2025-10-15 at 18:39 By Zeljka Zorz US tech company F5 has suffered a breach, and the attackers made off with source code of and vulnerability information related to its BIG-IP family of networking and security products, the company confirmed today. BIG-IP vulnerabilities are often

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New system aims to keep people connected when networks fail

New system aims to keep people connected when networks fail 2025-10-08 at 07:32 By Sinisa Markovic When disaster strikes, communication often fails. Cell towers can go offline, internet connections can disappear, and people are left without a way to share information or ask for help. A new research project looks at how to keep people

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Keeping the internet afloat: How to protect the global cable network

Keeping the internet afloat: How to protect the global cable network 2025-09-30 at 08:08 By Mirko Zorz The resilience of the world’s submarine cable network is under new pressure from geopolitical tensions, supply chain risks, and slow repair processes. A new report from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law outlines how governments and industry

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LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act

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

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

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

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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