KSU-Networking

Visitors to more than 10,000 Tor-based websites were met with an alarming announcement this morning: "Hello, Freedom Hosting II, you have been hacked." A group affiliating itself with Anonymous had...

Segment Transcript IRA FLATOW: This is Science Friday. I'm Ira Flatow. This Veteran's Day there is hopeful news about spinal cord injury research. A Swiss research team describes a paralyzed monkey walking again with help from an implant connecting its brain to a device that applies electrical pulses to its spine.

Heavy reliance on networked technology has created a situation where larger platforms can be vulnerable to cyber attack and are in need of protection.

In 2014, Google bought Titan Aerospace, maker of high altitude, solar-powered drone aircraft. At the time Google noted, "It's still early days, but atmospheric satellites could help bring internet access to millions of people, and help solve other problems, including disaster relief and environmental damage like deforestation."

Computer networking is filled with jargon that isn't self-explanatory. Here's a quick overview of many of the terms you'll see when you glance at the network status information on any device. We're definitely simplifying things a bit here - this isn't an in-depth look at any one term.

Networking basics include switches and routers, which can help your business share applications, speed information access, and enhance customer service.

Basics in how to start a simple home network with little to no knowledge required for setup.

Wireless charging is not really wireless, in terms of today's technology. The traditional set up involves plugging in a charging pad to a wall and then carefully placing a smartphone or tablet on top of that pad. So you've not really eliminated any cords. The Ossia Cota system could change that.

NASA has successfully completed the first test of the International Space Station's new OPALS laser communications system. OPALS links the ISS to an observatory here on Earth at very high speeds (around 50 megabits per second), allowing for the real-time transmission of high-resolution video among other things.

Turn Key Switches

From SDN and network automation to IPv6 and 802.11ac, the big trends in the networking industry demand your attention, and you can find them at Interop Las Vegas.

Cases of cybercrime continue to increase with each passing day. On December 16th, a new malware was discovered by Sixgill security researchers on a popular Russian/English cybercrime message board - it is known as Nuke and is being sold in the dark web.

Reading some of these articles, it appears that 100Gbps is becoming common in under ocean cabling systems.

Sometimes the internet will take you to places you never expected to go.

This is a fun one. We will do traceroute in lab this semester.