Collaborate Disseminate
Internet pipes have gotten fatter in the last decade. We have gone from expensive 1 Mbps links to 1 Gbps links, which are available at a relatively low cost. Most enterprises have at least a 1 Gbps ISP link to their data center, many have multiple 1 G… Continue reading Does Size Matter? Capacity Considerations When Selecting a DDoS Mitigation Service
I’ve been having some trouble on my home network and thought that having a router as an AP would help fix these attacks. At first it did, but now it seems the attackers have gotten through. For all I know, it COULD be a pesky… Continue reading Securing Home Network using 3rd Party Firmware / Access Points
Are IP addresses given to a phone static or not?
Also, how can phone companies keep track of a person if they wanted to find them? For example, I don’t have an account and use a pre-paid card.
I’m wondering how celluar data… Continue reading How does cellular data differ from an ISP, and what can be tracked? [migrated]
I have FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) and a GPON ONU given to me by my ISP.
I know they can see hostnames and MAC of devices connected in ONU. If I connect my personal router to this ONU and then connect a PC to my personal rou… Continue reading What ISP know about my local network when I use their ONU?
The FTC is ordering seven companies – including AT&T, T-Mobile, Comcast and more – to outline what data they collect, what they use the data for, and how transparent they’re being with consumers. Continue reading FTC Demands Broadband Providers Reveal Data Handling Practices
Since the ISP knows what sites I visit and they can assume or predict that I’m using Tor if they are monitoring my traffic, how can I distract them by making them see that I visit some particular site when I’m visiting some o… Continue reading Distracting the ISP when I use the Internet
I was reading on how ISPs in many countries block access to many sites. This got me wondering — How do ISPs block sites in the first place? I found answers here, and reading through, it became evident that ISPs usually drop … Continue reading Is it impossible for an ISP to block access to a site that has a dynamic IP?
If I delete my router’s history, is it still visible and can my ISP still provide it to my parents?
Or is it deleted from existence?
Continue reading If I delete my router’s history can my ISP still provide it to my parents?
Anyone with millennial-aged children at home will find it hard to remember them without their faces glued to their mobile phones. It seems that their entire universe has been shrunk into a tiny metallic and glass panel, a bit like the Big Bang in rever… Continue reading Home Digital Asset Security
Let’s say I’m using a Dell Inspiron Laptop. Does my ISP have a log of this or can they detect what devices are connected to my router?
Continue reading Can an ISP detect or log specific devices connected to ISP-provided home routers?