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WAN Monitoring for Turbocharging WAN Performance

In an era defined by the relentless pace of digital transformation, the Wide Area Network (WAN) has emerged as the unsung hero of connectivity. With organizations expanding globally, remote work becoming the norm, and data flowing like a digital river, the WAN is the backbone that keeps the modern world interconnected. Yet, as the demand for high-performance, reliable, and secure WANs skyrockets, so do the challenges that network administrators face.

A Brief History of BGP Incidents

Kentik internet analysis expert, Doug Madory, discusses the most notable and significant BGP incidents in the history of the internet, from traffic-disrupting leaks to recent crypto-stealing hijacks. Stretching back to the AS7007 leak of 1997, this webinar uses a historical perspective to explore the questions: what progress has been made and what is the path to finally securing BGP?

Fighting DDoS at the Source

For decades, the scourge of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks has plagued the internet. Join Doug Madory, Director of Internet Analysis at Kentik, and Aaron Weintraub, Principal Engineer at Cogent Communications, as they explain how organizations can identify customer networks sending the spoofed traffic that leads to DDoS attacks.

Set up Microsoft Teams alerts when a website changes

Website monitoring has grown in importance over the past decade for individuals and businesses all around the globe – and for different purposes. It became even more important in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. As travel, events, and offices around the globe shut down rapidly, people relied on different tools and features to be kept up to speed regarding the ongoing situation.