IPv6 has been around for a while, but a lot of cybersecurity professionals don’t give it the attention it deserves. That’s a problem, because IPv6 is already running on your network whether you configured it or not.

Why IPv6 Exists – IPv4 gives us about 4.3 billion unique addresses. That sounded like a lot in the 1980s, but with billions of devices connected today, we ran out. IPv6 provides approximately 340 undecillion addresses.

What IPv6 Addresses Look Like – IPv4: 192.168.1.100 vs IPv6: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334

Part of the free Intro to Cyber course by Cover6 Solutions.