by Darrell Budic | Jun 26, 2017 | connectivity
Recently, a customer opened a ticket with an interesting problem: one of their 3rd party leased ipv4 prefixes could only reach part of the internet. Packets were disappearing into a black hole for many destinations. In particular, a speed test server in Atlanta, GA,...
by Darrell Budic | Mar 14, 2017 | connectivity
Last week human error with Amazon Web Services (AWS) seemed to bring half the internet grinding to a halt. For people who rely on the many platforms, tools, and digital conveniences afforded by AWS, it became a pretty stressful day. One of the best reads on addressing...
by Darrell Budic | Oct 27, 2016 | security
On Friday October 21st, a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Dyn’s Managed DNS Infrastructure made news by causing slowdowns and outright outages for a number of high profile internet sites, including Twitter, Spotify, and Reddit. While Dyn has not...