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Hi from FastNetMon! March brought plenty to share. We released two new FastNetMon Advanced versions, added Debian 13 support and Bison router integration, welcomed a new senior engineering contributor to the team, and covered key updates and industry events. Happy reading!
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Product updates: March releases, Debian 13 support, and Bison router integration
We released two new versions of FastNetMon Advanced in March — 2.0.374 and 2.0.375 , introducing stability improvements, protocol enhancements, and new observability features. Alongside the release, we’ve added official support for Debian 13 (Trixie) and introduced new Bison router integration , enabling Flow Spec-based mitigation even on devices without native Flow Spec support.
Engineering insight: Understanding the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP)
BGP controls how traffic moves across the Internet, but observing its behaviour at scale can be challenging. BMP (BGP Monitoring Protocol) solves this by streaming detailed routing and peer information from routers to a central collector, giving operators real-time visibility into the control plane. This makes troubleshooting, monitoring, and auditing routing behaviour far more efficient, especially in large networks with hundreds of peers and complex policies.
We explored this topic with Brian Wilson, creator of the BGP Black Belt community and BGP educator:
Expanding the FastNetMon Engineering Team
We’re pleased to be working with Sergei Mamonov, who contributes to FastNetMon as a Senior Systems Engineer. Sergei brings more than 15 years of experience operating large-scale production infrastructure, strengthening our engineering efforts as FastNetMon adoption continues to grow across hosting providers, ISPs, and telecom operators worldwide.
CloudFest 2026 highlights
CloudFest 2026 brought the internet infrastructure community together in Germany, and FastNetMon was right in the middle of it. From industry discussions to memorable community moments, catch the photos and vibes on our event recap and watch our CloudFest YouTube shorts!
FastNetMon and IP Infusion deliver automated DDoS mitigation with OcNOS
We’re excited to announce our collaboration with IP Infusion on an automated DDoS protection solution combining OcNOS and FastNetMon.
Industry news & insights
Here are some interesting industry takes and major DDoS incidents in March. Happy reading!
Unusually large-scale outbound DDoS activity is being observed across Indian residential networks, what the traffic patterns reveal, and why ISPs should monitor more closely. Read our analysis here.
Aisuru and KimWolf botnets were disrupted in a major international operation. However, a new Mirai variant is already emerging. Read what's new in the super-botnet landscape here.
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