RIPE NCC delays: 750 orgs wait 536 days
With 750 organizations waiting up to 536 days, IPv4 scarcity is here. See how RIPE NCC bottlenecks force reliance on the secondary market today.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min readArticles by Nikita Sinitsyn
Nikita Sinitsyn
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Proton data risks: Why Swiss law fails US users
Proton honored 8,313 legal requests in 2025. See how US infrastructure undermines Swiss privacy claims for millions of users today.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
ARIN passkey security: My take on the 2026 shift
ARIN processed 149 requests in January. Learn why the May 2026 passkey update removes email recovery to protect your critical IP assets.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
SCION network fixes fragile global bank paths
See how SCION connects every Swiss franc bank by early 2026, replacing fragile BGP with cryptographic trust for deterministic financial routing.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
ARIN 2026 NomCom: Who Vets the Three Board Seats?
See how the 2026 NomCom vets candidates for three board seats managing 39.5% of global IPv4. A clear look at ARIN's election mechanics.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
ARIN 57 Report: Why IPv4 Leasing Is Now Essential
The ARIN 57 report shows IPv4 still carries 60% of traffic. Learn why leasing is your safest path forward for now.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
RPKI SOC 2: Why 55% of carriers now validate routes
With 55% of carriers validating routes, RIPE's SOC 2 report proves RPKI security is enterprise-grade. Learn why trust is now mandatory.
Nikita Sinitsyn
9 min read
IPv8 demands massive CPU power for forwarding
IPv8 routing requires 192 cores to handle packet rates. Learn why this control-plane indirection adds latency instead of solving scarcity.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
Interconnect last mile ends manual handoffs now
AWS Interconnect last mile launches April 15, 2026, turning weeks of manual coordination into instant clicks for your enterprise network.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
Cloudflare remediation stops SaaS link risks fast
The March 3, 2026 update lets admins revoke public links with one click, ending passive detection for good.
Nikita Sinitsyn
9 min read
Agents buy domains by April 2026 with Stripe
Move from experiment to production: learn why only 6% of firms scale AI and how new protocols solve payment and token gaps.
Nikita Sinitsyn
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IPv8 risks: Why centralization causes failure
IPv8 collapses seven network layers into one dependency. My review shows how a single auth timeout triggers total failure, not graceful degradation.
Nikita Sinitsyn
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RIPE Charging 2026: How €75 Hits Your Budget
I break down the RIPE 2026 proposal where the base fee stays at €1,800 but independent assignments rise to €75. See how Option A affects your LIR.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
Akvorado IPv6 visibility: See SOHO traffic clearly
Stop flying blind with 80% native IPv6 traffic. Akvorado delivers enterprise visibility using just 8GB RAM, no expensive licenses needed.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
User risk scores beat static certs today
Static checks fail. See how 81% of orgs use live signals like impossible travel to block threats before data leaves your network.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
RIPE navigation update: What changes March 16
On March 16, 2026, RIPE replaces the old switcher with a single interface. Learn how this affects your six critical tools and LIR Portal access.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
ARIN Annual Data: 15 Council Members Guide Policy
Nikita breaks down ARIN's 8M records to show how 15 elected members shaped 2025 policy without the corporate spin.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min readIPv8 routing flaws: Why Thain's design fails
Thain's IPv8 draft merges 8 functions into one Zone Server, creating a single point of failure that ignores how 50.10% of users now access IPv6.
Nikita Sinitsyn
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IANA Community Review: Stopping Skills Gaps Fast
The 2025 IANA report reveals how 15 community reps fight skills gaps before they break global numbering stability.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
ARIN Online update: Why 32% of IPv4 sits idle
ARIN's new 365-day ROA log targets routing hijacks. With 32% of global IPv4 here, secure your reassignments before reputation risks rise.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
Classless routing fixes: Stop BGP table bloat today
Classful addressing wasted over 60,000 IPs per block. See how classless routing stops BGP bloat before edge complexity breaks your network.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
APNIC Policy: How Shaila Sharmin Shapes Rules
See how Shaila Sharmin guides policy for 56 Asia-Pacific economies through community consensus, not distant bureaucratic mandates.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
IPv6 training shifts to physical labs for real skills
APNIC replaced cloud models with physical sites to cut egress fees, helping teams master native IPv6 before the 2027 modernization rush.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
RPKI validation gaps: Why 84% skip enforcement
See how Jakarta turned 1% adoption into near-total coverage. Learn why 84% of networks still skip RPKI enforcement despite clear ROI.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
APNIC 2026 Fellowship: Why I'm Joining the Selection Team
I'm joining the APNIC 2026 Fellowship selection. Volunteers dedicate up to five hours to assess candidates for Mumbai.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
Protective DNS blocklists fail schools often
Branden Palacio found 78% of firms ignore PDNS curation. See why static blocklists fail schools with massive query volumes.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
Routing security gaps threaten your 2026 supply chain
Third-party breaches drive a massive share of incidents. Unauthenticated BGP routing remains a critical, undermanaged vulnerability you must fix.
Nikita Sinitsyn
15 min read
DNSSEC automation fixes manual key rollover failures
Manual processes caused only 4.27% of domains to sign zones. Learn how CDS records automate delegation and remove human error today.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min read
Governance shifts: Why 15 volunteers shape IPv4
RIPE's new draft replaces ICP2 to manage 6 billion users. See how 15 volunteers refined global IPv4 governance standards in 2026.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
ARIN Governance in Louisville: What Operators See
ARIN 57 meets in Louisville this April. With 74% of traffic now RPKI-secured, we analyze the gap between route counts and real safety.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
ARIN Fellowship 2026: My Take on the 10-Spot Limit
Only 10 individuals join the 2026 ARIN Fellowship. I break down the Jan 26 deadline and why generic applications fail every time.
Nikita Sinitsyn
12 min readPhysical internet loss now beats political shutdowns
Over 180 global disruptions hit in 2025. Learn why physical fiber cuts now cause more internet loss than political actions.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
ARIN 2025 Updates: Capping Fees at 5 Percent
I analyzed how ARIN allocated resources to 587 organizations in 2025 while capping fee hikes at 5% through 2030 for stability.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
Cloudflare performance: Why 60% of networks now lead
Cloudflare now leads 60% of top networks by focusing on connection time, not just raw download speed or theoretical throughput limits.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
Crossaccount CloudFront: Fix IPv4 Limits Now
The November 2025 update lets you share VPC origins across accounts. I show how to keep security tight while cutting management overhead.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read