Network Management Software

PingPlotter and AT&T’s flaky DNS servers

When my Internet connection slowed down I turned to one of my favorite tools, PingPlotter, to find out what was wrong...

Google gets into the weeds of Android Work

Smooth like btrfs: Inside Facebook’s Linux-powered infrastructure

Btrfs creator showcases Facebook’s open-source storage.

OS X Snow Leopard desertion rate accelerates after patches stop

SevOne puts RapidEngines to work with new log analysis product

Comcast data usage meter accuracy measurement results

Global mobile roaming hub accessible from the Internet and vulnerable, researchers find

Two security researchers from KPN found vulnerable hosts in the GPRS Roaming Exchange that can be attacked from the Internet

C-Suites Struggle With Digital Strategy

New attack methods can ‘brick’ systems, defeat Secure Boot, researchers say

Security researchers from Mitre found new ways to defeat the Secure Boot feature in UEFI and install boot-level rootkits

Vessel-tracking system vulnerable to denial-of-service, other attacks, researchers say

Attackers could disable Automatic Identification System communications over large areas or send fake localization information to ships