Heresh Zaremand (Truesec) and Viktor Sahin-Uppstömmer (Polismyndigheten) presented findings related to the use of Akira Ransomware-as-a-Service at the Netnod Tech meeting in the fall of 2024. The presentation illustrated and explained a typical Akira-attack on a victim environment, specifically a Cisco ASA.

Jim Zou from Adtran presented the challenges and opportunities with regards to securing optical networks with quantum secure methods at the Netnod Tech meeting (October 2024). He explored the differences between Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and predicted a way forward.

The Netnod Tech Meeting 2024, held on 15 October in Stockholm, brought together more than 230 professionals from across the networking, DNS, cybersecurity, and cloud computing industries.

In this Q&A, we talk with Emil Palm, Head of Network at Netnod, about how redundancy works at the Netnod Internet Exchange (IX). We look at why redundancy is so important for networks connecting to an IX, how Netnod works to ensure redundancy and the technical architecture involved.

We spoke with Marcus Dansarie, Technical Consultant at Netnod and co-author of the IETF draft on Roughtime. In the Q&A below, we examine why secure time is essential, the challenges for IoT devices, and how Roughtime could be the solution to a widespread problem.

With NIS2 soon coming into force, we look at the key points of the new directive, the relationship between process and operational security and what actions you should take now.

We talk with Björn Stromgard, Product Owner at Netnod, about maximising the value of connecting to a Netnod IX and making life easier for customers.

Lars-Johan Liman, Netnod's DNS nestor, makes a few personal reflections on the 20th anniversary of Netnod's deployment of anycast – a technology that is a crucial part of the infrastructure of Netnod's modern DNS services.

ISO27001 compliance now relies on accurate and redundant time. The latest guidelines make specific recommendations about what time sources you should use and the setup you need. So how do you ensure your organisation is compliant? We spoke with Netnod’s Security Expert, Fredrik Lindeberg, to find out more.