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Top 7 security risks for 2025

The exponential growth of new technologies, such as generative AI, in conjunction with the rapid adoption of cloud technologies and the boom of IoT devices, has created an abundance of data that needs to travel across diverse ecosystems. This proliferation of technology brings many benefits to organisations but simultaneously creates more vulnerabilities and security challenges to manage.

TikTok Emerges from Shutdown Without Bytedance's US CDN

Kentik’s Doug Madory looks into this weekend’s 14-hour outage of popular video sharing service TikTok, which was slated to be banned from the US per recent legislation. While TikTok came back, it is notably no longer being served by parent company Bytedance’s US CDN. We delve into the traffic statistics in this blog post.

N-able N-central Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2024

Hear from Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, for the newest updates for N-central RMM. Some highlights include an enhanced security with audit logs for SIEM integration, AI driven developer portal in preview, and a host of new functionality to help techs be more efficient and streamline device deployment and stability. Additionally we have added new integrations with Cork, ScalePad, immy.bot, and vCIO ToolBox.

IT Inventory Management

You can’t monitor, protect, or fix what you don’t know. That simple concept helps explain why IT inventory management is the cornerstone of effective IT and security ops. However, given the highly distributed and dynamic nature of modern networks, maintaining an up-to-date inventory can be challenging. Modern IT assets are everywhere, from corporate data centers to third-party clouds to coffee shops where remote workers stop for a snack.

What is DDI? Meaning, Features & Benefits

As a network administrator, having full visibility and control over your network infrastructure is critical. However, managing core network services like DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses can become complex, especially as your network grows. This is where DDI comes in. DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management) solutions integrate these essential networking functions into a single, centralized management platform.

Introducing 100G MCRs

Bring super-high-bandwidth routing to your multicloud network with our new 100G option for Megaport Cloud Router. The amount of data processed by the average business on a daily basis is eye-watering, especially when you compare it to pre-COVID numbers. And as AI proliferates and globally remote workforces collaborate to hit tighter deadlines, bandwidth capacity needs just keep increasing.