Microsoft has splashed out again. They have just acquired open-source source code management and sharing platform GitHub for $7.5bn. GitHub has a community of 28 million developers and hosts 85…
IPDetails – a useful multi-tool to gather details about an IP address
What I initially needed IPDetails to offer A couple of months ago I needed a tool that allowed me to gather more information on IP addresses that I'd collected using…
Mind the missing floor tiles!
We have had a few floor-tiles up recently, watch your footing! We've also switched to using the WordPress Kuhn theme by Mor10.com. The new template uses the CSS Grid technique…
Wi-Fi encryption KRACK-ed with re-keying injection
On Monday, a coordinated disclosure announcement revealed that WiFi networks are at risk. The disclosure was found early with the discovery of the GitHub repository for the talking points on the…
BBR improves Google Cloud Platform performance
Google has developed a new TCP congestion control mechanism. This has now been applied to the Google Compute Platform, having previously been added to YouTube and Google.com. This BBR (Bandwidth…