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What Is IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6)? Definition, Features, and Uses

IT Toolbox

The IETF’s newest internet protocol, IPv6, helps locate computers on a network and route traffic while driving scalability. The post What Is IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6)? Definition, Features, and Uses appeared first on Spiceworks.

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World’s Largest IPv6 Network Reaches a Milestone

Data Center Knowledge

Hurricane Electric world's first to interconnect 4,000 IPv6 networks Read More.

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Hurricane Electric Expands IPv6 Network to More Equinix Data Centers in Europe and Asia

Data Center Knowledge

As Internet approaches “true cusp” of widespread IPv6 migration, the company is making preparations Read More. colocation Connectivity Equinix Internet of Things'

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Does your cloud-access security broker support IPv6? It should.

Network World

Cloud access security brokers ( CASB ) insert security between enterprises and their cloud services by providing visibility and access control, but IPv6 could be causing a dangerous blind spot. That’s because CASBs might not support IPv6, which could be in wide corporate use even in enterprises that choose IPv4 as their preferred protocol.

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SD-WANs get IPv6 support from Versa

Network World

Software Defined Networking vendor Versa this week added support for IPv6 to its SD- WAN and security packages. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Liveblog: IPv6 in the Cloud - Protocol and Service Overview

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of an AWS re:Invent 2017 breakout session titled “IPv6 in the Cloud: Protocol and Service Overview.” Global IPv6 adoption is currently around 22%, and is expected to hit 25% by the end of the year. T-Mobile, for example, now has 89% of their infrastructure running on IPv6.

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Bogons: Do not let them in or through your networks

CTOvision

With this post we will dive a bit deeper into bogosity in networks, paying particular attention to the fundamental element of bogosity, the Bogon. We will then articulate a use case for the Centripetal Networks RuleGate which can ensure bogons never get to your enterprise. Filtering private IP addresses requires only a few rules.

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