For a variety of reasons we’re seeing more and more content being distributed via a content delivery network (CDN). CDNs are used to distribute content in such a way that multiple copies of the data exist on the Internet. These copies are on servers at points of presence around the world, so they are always close to the end user, and hence the data is delivered to the user’s desk faster.

Bandwidth hogs can cause all sorts of problems on your LAN and WAN

PirateBay dropping torrents in favour of magnet links

How to detect Netflix activity on your network using the NetFort LANGuardian

2012 will see a change in the way we use passwords. At a minimum we need to move from using passwords and start using passphrases.

Internet filters have been around for a while now, and they can form a vital part of the network security infrastructure.

Last week was a firewall issue week for me. I worked on incidents in two large networks where problems on the LAN managed to bring down firewalls at the edge of the network.

If you are concerned that you may have the dnschanger malware on your network you can use the NetFort LANGuardian to detect its presence.

Slow Internet access can be a pain, at work and at home. Here are some reasons why an Internet connection can slow down.