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More on how the COVID19 Lockdown affected the Internet

By Lori Schiesl | 26th October 2020

What happens to the Internet when the entire world changes their behavior at the same time? Internet traffic patterns have been growing and changing for many years. However, the rate at which these traffic patterns changed during the spring of 2020 was unprecedented. So, what did this mean for the Internet, and how did networks […]

Not every network’s traffic increased during the COVID19 lockdowns.

By Lori Schiesl | 6th October 2020

General, Research

Since the period when most governments started mandating lockdowns and encouraging social distancing at the beginning of 2020, many network operators, SaaS, OTT providers and CDNs have been reporting unprecedented spikes in traffic volumes and content demand. But what about the other side of the coin? If the demand for the Internet increased, did traffic […]

Network traffic patterns change during COVID19 lock-downs

By Lori Schiesl | 22nd June 2020

General, Research

COVID19 proved to be a challenge for Internet Service Providers (ISPs). As countries began locking-down, consumer demand for the Internet surged, flooding the network pipelines. However, despite these challenges, the Internet managed maintain its strength.

How the BENOCS Director went from research to product

By Lori Schiesl | 10th December 2019

General, Products, Research

Back in 2010, before BENOCS, our founder along with a few other researchers presented the new challenges facing ISPs: CDNs/hyper-giants and their poorly mapped traffic. In that proposal[1], they opened the research community to a new idea: the prospect of creating a system that would be implemented in the ISP network, which would use the […]

DDoS attacks are too easy to launch: How effective are booter take downs?

By Lori Schiesl | 21st October 2019

General, Research

DDoS attacks services are becoming so cheap and easy to use that even grandma can launch an attack. Are current protective measures enough?

What are self-operated Meta CDNs, and should ISPs be concerned?

By Lori Schiesl | 31st October 2018

General, Research

Before 2014, Apple – one of the largest content generators on the web today – relied on external content delivery networks (CDNs), such as Akamai and Level 3, to deliver everything from music/video streaming to iOS updates. In 2014, Apple released their CDN as an effort to take control over the quality of their content […]

Why geolocation is important for enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation and other privacy policies

By Lori Schiesl | 31st October 2018

General, Research

If you are living in Europe or doing business with European companies, you are probably already familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in effect since May 2018. However, what you may not know is how this law is actually administered. After all, a law is only as good as its […]