I t's been a quarter of a century since the first IPv6 standard was finalized as RFC 2460, and to say adoption has been slow ...

In IPv6 IPSec is mandatory, so each individual data packet is encrypted and authenticated. Most of the PCs, IP-enabled devices, and network hardware sold over the past few years has included IPv6 ...

On the positive side, support for IPSec is now mandatory in IPv6. Developed by the IETF, IPSec was designed to provide security services such as data confidentiality, integrity and packet origin ...

You know IPv6 must finally be making it: The first IPv6 Distributed Denial of Service Internet attacks have been spotted in the wild.

IPsec is an optional security component of IPv4, but in IPv6 it is mandatory. With IPsec each individual data packet is encrypted and authenticated, making many of the malicious attacks plaguing ...

The Windows 7 client piece, the IPSec piece, the IPv6 piece, the Certificate Authority piece, the DNS piece, the Group Policies piece. DirectAccess is a REALLY slick technology once you get it ...

Avoid a complete move to IPv6 until it is absolutely necessary. That way you minimize the use of transition technologies that can complicate your network infrastructure. Make sure IT support staff ...

Historically, the shift to IPv6 was slow, with many regions taking years to offer IPv6 service. But currently, the transition has, in fact, picked off significantly and this represents the ...

Although he recommended that wherever IPv6 was used, IPsec should be enabled, he pointed out that IPsec could be still used with IPv4, which, in fact, offers a security mechanism that IPv6 does not.

The Internet is running out of room and is about to undergo a major transition to expand the number of available addresses online, and for businesses, there’s a lot to consider.