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Mesh networks are about to escape Apple, Amazon, and Google silos

The story of mesh networks in 2026 begins with Thread 1.4. In 2014, a coalition led by Arm, Google’s Nest Labs, and Samsung ...

New password spraying attacks target Cisco, PAN VPN gateways

An automated campaign is targeting multiple VPN platforms, with credential-based attacks being observed on Palo Alto Networks ...

How a VPN works (and why you should care)

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While ...
MUO on MSN

This portable Windows toolkit fits on a single USB and replaces dozens of apps

However, NirLauncher has improved my approach to Windows troubleshooting. This free portable toolkit bundles over 200 utilities from NirSoft into a single package that doesn't require installation.
Variety

Paramount Claims WBD Is Overvaluing CNN, TBS and Other TV Networks — Alleging That Means Netflix’s Deal Is Worse for Shareholders

A core argument of Paramount Skydance‘s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is this: WBD’s cable networks like CNN and TBS are not worth as much as the David Zaslav-led company’s deal with ...
IEEE

BRT: Buffer Management for RDMA/TCP Mix-Flows in Datacenter Networks

Abstract: The coexistence of RDMA and TCP is prevalent in the datacenter. Despite the sound isolation at the end hosts, they share the same switches in the network. Their different networking ...
IEEE

The Danger of Packet Length Leakage: Off-path TCP/IP Hijacking Attacks Against Wireless and Mobile Networks

Abstract: To combat eavesdropping and injection attacks, wireless networks widely adopt encryption to provide confidentiality and integrity guarantees. In this paper, we present a novel and generic ...