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Fing
Product showcase: Fing Desktop puts network visibility on your screen

Phones, laptops, smart TVs, cameras, and smart home equipment all use the same network. Knowing what’s connected helps users manage performance and security. Fing Desktop …

6G
Western governments lay the groundwork for secure 6G networks

Governments are preparing for 6G, the next generation of mobile networks, placing security and resilience among their top priorities. In response, seven countries …

drone
Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones …

networking
CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new binding operational directive aimed at reducing a long-standing cyber risk across federal networks: …

pfSense
pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform

Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues …

wireless
Wi-Fi evolution tightens focus on access control

Wi-Fi networks are taking on heavier workloads, more devices, and higher expectations from users who assume constant access everywhere. A new Wireless Broadband Alliance …

network
Formal proofs expose long standing cracks in DNSSEC

DNSSEC is meant to stop attackers from tampering with DNS answers. It signs records so resolvers can verify that data is authentic and unchanged. Many security teams assume …

Cloudflare
What Cloudflare’s 2025 internet review says about attacks, outages, and traffic shifts

The internet stayed busy, brittle, and under constant pressure in 2025. Cloudflare’s annual Radar Year in Review offers a wide view of how traffic moved, where attacks …

visualization
Building the missing layers for an internet of agents

Cybersecurity teams are starting to think about how large language model agents might interact at scale. A new paper from Cisco Research argues that the current network stack …

internet
A day in the life of the internet tells a bigger story

On any given day, the internet carries countless signals that hint at how networks behave behind the scenes. Researchers from RIPE NCC and several universities found a way to …

spy on smart homes
How neighbors could spy on smart homes

Even with strong wireless encryption, privacy in connected homes may be thinner than expected. A new study from Leipzig University shows that someone in an adjacent apartment …

Moxa
Hard-coded credentials found in Moxa industrial security appliances, routers (CVE-2025-6950)

Moxa has fixed 5 vulnerabilities in its industrial network security appliances and routers, including a remotely exploitable flaw (CVE-2025-6950) that may result in complete …

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