The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods

Our airwaves are alive with radio frequencies (RF). Right now billions of devices around the world are chattering invisibly over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and other protocols you might not have heard of. On today’s show we peer into the invisible world to better understand the RF threat environment. Our guest is Brett Walkenhorst, CTO of... Read more »

The modern enterprise is built on cloud, with most organizations using SaaS for their “horizontal” work horse layers, such as communications, conferencing, HR, and payroll. That makes the enterprise entirely dependent on the good-faith execution and good-will delivery of the cloud providers. Those providers have a huge economic incentive to reliably deliver software – but... Read more »

Take a Network Break! We start with follow-ups regarding the 7-year-old Cisco bug, risks of AI agents, and Anthropic forcing you to opt out or have your chats saved for five years. Then we highlight a serious vulnerability (which is being exploited in the wild) in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway systems. On the... Read more »

How might we get network traffic from Earth to a lunar base? Or Mars? Or to spaceships carrying astronauts or probes exploring space? And how do we get it back? The problem, among other things, is latency. The answer isn’t TCP/IP. The answer is…complicated. On today’s Heavy Networking we explore the challenges of getting packets... Read more »

Vint Cerf, widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Internet, is today’s special guest on Total Network Operations. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. His pioneering work began back in the 1960’s when he was involved in the ARPANET project. Alongside Bob Kahn, Vint co-invented the TCP/IP... Read more »

Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6, or at least IPv6-mostly, is no easy task. Today’s show provides some education and advice about IPv6 transition mechanisms. We cover options such as NAT64, DNS64, PREF64, and more, as well as use cases. Also, if your technology vendors aren’t offering some of these mechanisms, ask for them – you’re... Read more »

Ethan and Holly dive into the world of IPsec, unraveling how it encrypts and authenticates traffic for secure communications. They discuss its pivotal role in protecting data against threats like man-in-the-middle attacks. The complexities of encryption and key management are unveiled, alongside the evolving challenges posed by quantum computing. The podcast also touches on practical applications in SD-WAN and tackles issues like Network Address Translation. Listeners gain insights into the practical setup and nuances of IPsec’s operation in real-world scenarios.

In the changing landscape of AI data infrastructure, F5 and MinIO are partnering on a solution that brings together the best of each company. This solution bookends the AI stack—it uses F5 for reliable, secure, and observable data delivery and MinIO’s AIStor for storage of all data types. The goal is to help organizations be... Read more »

Discover the WLAN Pi Go, a compact Wi-Fi testing tool that easily attaches to your phone. It can sniff packets, measure signals, and enhance wireless analysis on the go. Learn about its innovative design, including battery-free operation and external spectrum analysis support. The shift to onboard EMMC storage simplifies updates, complementing the user-friendly WNPy app. Its seamless integration with smartphones makes it a game-changer for network professionals, providing reliable and precise signal strength data.

Rich Campagna, SVP of Products at Palo Alto Networks, shares insights on advanced DNS security and the new capabilities of their cloud-based DNS resolver. The discussion highlights the urgent need for organizations to address longstanding vulnerabilities, including a seven-year-old Cisco exploit under active attack. Campagna emphasizes the significance of active DNS security monitoring and the integration of AI in threat prevention, advocating for proactive measures to safeguard network infrastructures against evolving cyber threats.