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Global internet traffic surges 17% as post-quantum cryptography adoption grows

Network World

Overall internet traffic continues to grow year after year, with no slowdown in sight. Cloudflare released its annual Cloudflare Radar Year in Review report this week, providing insights into the state of the internet in 2024. The report found that once again Google is the most popular internet service overall.

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Israel–Iran Conflict Escalates in Cyberspace: Banks and Crypto Hit, Internet Cut

SecureWorld News

As kinetic conflict continues to unfold between Israel and Iran, a parallel battle is raging in cyberspace—one that is disrupting financial systems, wiping out crypto holdings, hijacking broadcast channels, and even triggering a near-total internet shutdown. cyber advisories warn of spillover On the same day, major U.S.

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2025 ransomware predictions, trends, and how to prepare

Network World

Additionally, sophisticated ransomware groups, like the Dark Angels, will continue the trend of low-volume, high-impact attacks; preferring to focus on an individual company, stealing vast amounts of data without encrypting files, and evading media and law enforcement scrutiny.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

But it was financial services, media, manufacturing, industrials, and engineering that saw the biggest surges in China-linked intrusions last year 200-300% growth rates compared to 2023. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

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Pantheon of college football gets a Wi-Fi upgrade

Network World

When the stadiums last system was installed in 2017, it was mostly used for web browsing and social media. With faster, more reliable internet, fans now have a better experience. The rollout is part of a bigger plan to create a campus where fast, reliable Wi-Fi is available everywhere. That was just the beginning.

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Airtel connects India with 100Tbps submarine cable

Network World

Businesses are becoming increasingly global and digital-first, with industries such as financial services, data centers, and social media platforms relying heavily on real-time, uninterrupted data flow, Sinha added. Economic impact and future investment The cable landing has broader implications for technological development in India.

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Judgment Day is coming… for AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Clearly, what CoPilot did was capture and curate several media lists, which it ranked high on authority. Spawning a million robotic genAIs imitating the average intellect on the Internet is not going to further society or solve any complex problems. The Internet is a tool.