Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Network Stats where we track quarter-on-quarter a bunch of different metrics and heatmaps and all sorts of fun stuff about the network traffic happening at Backblaze.

In early 2026, email threats increased with a rise in credential phishing, QR code phishing, and CAPTCHA-gated campaigns, ...

When a new asset goes live, attackers start scanning within minutes. Sprocket Security shows how automated attacks move from ...

For example, kill switches—critical for blocking all internet traffic if the VPN drops—are sometimes buried deep in settings and disabled by default. Without activating these tools, even a brief ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...