The authentication foundation: How federation standards enable network convergence The promise of network convergence is one network for everything. Delivering it comes down to authentication: a single identity that works the same across Wi-Fi, broadband, and cellular. Alan DeKok, C... IETF and RADIUS Standards Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
Why there are no real RADIUS alternatives Every few years, someone announces that RADIUS is dead. They are still wrong. Alan DeKok, CEO and Founder, InkBridge Networks The specifics vary. Sometimes the argument is that RADIUS is too old, rely... IETF and RADIUS Standards Industry Insights and Trends Network Security Protocols
Network security architecture lessons from a ten-year breach A ten-year intrusion that replaced the authentication stack entirely, and what it tells you about the shortfalls in network security architecture. By Alan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks When forensic ... Network Architecture Network Security Best Practices Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
Why RADIUS failover fails and what’s being done about it A single misbehaving device can take an entire institution offline. At the RADIUS Conference Workshop 2026, the people who build and operate RADIUS spent a day working through why, and what to do abou... IETF and RADIUS Standards Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Good engineering doesn’t need AI to fix it AI can optimise a poorly engineered network, but it can’t replace the engineering that should have been there in the first place. At Mobile World Congress this year, JSA TV sat down with Jana Sedivy, ... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Why high availability architecture matters more than your SLA An SLA tells you how fast someone will pick up the phone. Good architecture means the phone never rings. Alan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks What is high availability architecture? High availability a... Enterprises Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
What maintainers get wrong about open-source supply chain security Open source supply chain attacks are not primarily a technical problem - they are a governance problem. And most projects are solving the wrong one. ByAlan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks Two incidents... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
AAA information security: building secure network architecture beyond authentication Strong authentication is necessary. It is not always sufficient. ByTerry Burton, Director of Security, InkBridge Networks What is AAA in information security? Authentication, Authorisation, and Accoun... Enterprises Network Security Best Practices
Network troubleshooting isn’t magic: what I taught at NZNOG 2026 Every network troubleshooting methodology I have ever seen starts the same way: check the hardware, run ping, review the logs. Those are fine steps. But the hard part is what happens in your head. ByA... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Mobile World Congress 2026: what ISPs and network operators should take away AI dominated the conversation at Mobile World Congress 2026, but the more interesting story was about who controls the infrastructure it runs on. I came back from Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelo... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
Build what you need Your authentication system goes down because the licensing server is unreachable. This happens more than you'd think. ByAlan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks Your authentication server goes down during ... Industry Insights and Trends
AI intrusion detection AI can spot network intruders brilliantly, but it can also create more security disasters than it's preventing. By Jana Sedivy, VP of Customer Experience and Product Yes, AI is transforming network se... Industry Insights and Trends Security Threats and Vulnerabilities