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Flawed Cisco update threatens to stop APs from getting further patches

Logs in wireless access point flash memory grow by 5MB a day in certain IOS XE devices until space runs out.

Apr 17, 2026 5 mins

Networking Networking Devices Vulnerabilities

IPv6 may briefly have accounted for more than half of internet traffic

Not so fast, say Cloudflare and APNIC.

Apr 17, 2026 2 mins

IPv6 Internet Networking

Broadcom’s Facebook friend will help train it to accelerate AI workloads

Broadcom will provide the networking backbone to support Meta’s in-house AI chips.

Apr 17, 2026 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Networking

AI shifts IT roles from operator to orchestrator

SolarWinds report finds 80% of IT professionals say AI is shifting roles from operator to orchestrator, while challenges around trust, governance, and skills persist.

Apr 16, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence IT Jobs Network Monitoring

2024 networking and security predictions

IT departments—amid a transformative landscape driven by GenAI—are witnessing the decline of standalone firewalls, the convergence of networking and security goals through Zero Trust principles, and a user-focused operational shift.

Jan 24, 2024 8 mins

Networking

Cisco just made moves to own the AI infrastructure stack

By bulking up AI observability with Galileo and identity with Astrix, Cisco is repositioning its secure network as the control plane for the agentic era. It's a calculated bet that the company best known for building the internet's infrastructure can

Apr 14, 2026 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Networking

DNS security is often inadequate, and network engineers should get more involved

Security is improved when the network engineering team that’s responsible for the DDI stack—DNS, DHCP, and IP address management—takes the lead on DNS security, finds Enterprise Management Associates.

Apr 14, 2026 5 mins

Network Security Networking Security

Curious about quantum? Check out training options from ISC2, IBM, AWS and more

ISC2 released a 30-minute primer on the cybersecurity implications of quantum computing. If you want to dig deeper, there are many quantum training options that don't require going back to school for a PhD.

Apr 14, 2026 13 mins

Data Center High-Performance Computing Networking

Fixing encryption isn’t enough. Quantum developments put focus on authentication

According to the latest Google research, it could take as few as 1,200 logical qubits for a quantum computer to break elliptic curve cryptography. That means enterprises are up against the difficult challenge of securing their authentication mechanis

Apr 14, 2026 6 mins

Data Center High-Performance Computing Network Security

Linux 7.0 debuts with some big changes for networking

Why Linux 7's quiet TCP change could be the best thing to happen to your network.

Apr 13, 2026 5 mins

Networking Operating Systems