Why your ping will not improve. What can be done about it?
What is network propagation delay? Why is it important for gamers? How can the situation be improved? All the answers can be found in this article.
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Tag: cybercrime
Remote working drives ransomware epidemic: How ISPs can protect their business customers
As COVID-19 restrictions forced millions to work from home, many employers made hasty provision for remote working. Cybercriminals responded with an epidemic of ransomware attacks that paralyzed all kinds of businesses. With many companies now choosing for hybrid work-from-office/work-from-home policies, Irdeto’s Ronald Peters looks at how ISPs have an opportunity to help their business subscribers implement successful, secure home worker programs.
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Reimagining the router: Friend or foe?
With the number of Wi-Fi enabled devices in each household rising, the ISP-provided WiFI modem (or Customer Premises Equipment, CPE) stops being the humble little box that enables broadband access for their subscribers. But if ISPs are to succeed with their connected home strategy, the CPE needs to be future-proof to be able to support a range of new and future services, and it has to address the growing threat of cybercriminals looking to breach both their subscribers’ home devices and their own infrastructure.
What mechanisms are available today? How can ISPs ensure securing the CPE is done correctly?
Cybersecurity: Consumers have spoken
With Coronavirus forcing unprecedented use of home broadband, Irdeto launched an international survey to discover the impact on consumer attitudes to cybersecurity. The results revealed some surprises for ISPs. But what should they do now to respond to consumer needs?
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Why application security testing is only half the battle
With the increase of mobile applications being deployed, the market for application security testing tools is growing rapidly and the need for additional application protection is essential. While it is important to use application security testing tools to catch any code errors, it is not the same as protecting an application. Application protection tools are designed to make it unprofitable for a hacker to attack an application.
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Increased cyber risks for video game publishers from record breaking usage
With the Covid-19 crisis escalating worldwide, the intense focus on this pandemic is affecting everyone’s attention span in unprecedented ways. Distraction by an unknown threat means people not only seek refuge in reliable information, but often pursue a sense of community and/or withdrawal online. Some of the websites that are seeing higher than normal traffic and activity are productivity tools, web applications, and entertainment sites.
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