Lasse Jarlskov, Peering Manager at Telia, discussed BGP-hijacks and security at the Netnod Meeting 2025. The presentation summarised a BGP hijack attempt and how Autonomous System Provider Authorization (ASPA) can help fight BGP attacks in the long-term.
Geoff Bennett, Director Solutions and Technology, Nokia, discussed high level perspectives on Artificial Intelligence at the Netnod Meeting in March 2025. He covered the use and effects of AI including the huge amounts of energy necessary to run AI data centres.
Marcus Dansarie, Independent Consultant at Netnod, discussed Roughtime at the Netnod Meeting 2025. His presentation covered the Roughtime draft protocol for securely providing time to devices—especially in IoT scenarios—without needing an accurate starting time. The presentation also covered how Roughtime can give cryptographic proof of server malfeasance and act as a complement to existing time protocols like NTP and NTS.
Sebastian Palmqvist recently joined Netnod as our new Chief Sales and Product Development Officer. In this Q&A, we discuss his background in the industry, his thoughts on the latest trends and his views on what makes Netnod unique.
Mattias Fridström, Vice President & Chief Evangelist, Arelion, went through the current trends seen from their global network at the Netnod Tech meeting in October 2024. The presentation covered how cyberattacks are becoming more common and larger over time.
A Roughtime Hackathon at IETF 121 led by Netnod’s Technical Consultant, Marcus Dansarie, brought together developers and researchers to refine the protocol and its implementations. In this blogpost, we summarise some of the outcomes from the hackathon.
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.
