With four of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) simply running out of IPv4 space, people across industries are turning their attention to IPv6. While the transition doesn't need to happen right away, 2016 will be an important year in the process. Here's what you need to know about how IPv6 will play a role in 2016.

The holiday season is rapidly approaching and this year is coming to a close, another one done and another one that seen some great and wonderful and also unfortunately some sad moments. One of those key moments was the depletion of the IPv4 pool in the ARIN region, which for some probably means the sad realisation that their business models will hit a growth barrier.

Akamai recently published its third quarterly report for 2015 on ‘The State of the Internet’. As a major content delivery network provider, Akamai is able to collate substantial amounts…

With the Google IPv6 statistics showing the number of IPv6 connections to Google services approaching 10%, it’s perhaps an opportune time to sign off for the year with the wish that 2016 will…

In short: It’s doable and your government should support it! Over 4 years ago, the Go6 Institute started a discussion with the Slovenian government about the idea for a Slovenian IPv6 roadsho…

The Domain Name System (DNS) offers ways to significantly strengthen the security of Internet applications via a new protocol called the DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE). One problem it helps to solve is how to easily find keys for end users and systems in a secure and scalable manner. It can also help to address well-known vulnerabilities in the public Certification Authority (CA) model. Applications today need to trust a large ...