A security vendor is predicting a 23% growth in malware during 2012.

The Internet Society has designated 6 June 2012 as the global launch date for IPv6, by which time it is expects many major web sites and equipment vendors to have permanently enabled IPv6 for their products and services. Internode has joined a handful of global ISPs so far committed to the project.

The Internet Society has launched Deploy360, a programme that aims to "provide real-world deployment information initially for IPv6 and DNSSEC and, over time, for additional Internet technologies."

The New Zealand IPv6 Task Force is tipping 2012 to be the watershed year for IPv6 adoption in New Zealand, saying that many government organisations anticipate making at least some of their public services available natively on IPv6."

Telstra has turned on IPv6 for its enterprise, government and wholesale customers, by dual-stacking its Internet backbone with IPv4 and IPv6

Internode has becomes Australia's first ISP to launch IPv6 as a standard service. It is available on an opt-in basis to both Internode's ADSL2+ and NBN customers, following a 20-month public trial.

With Lion set to debut next month, Apple has released updates for Snow Leopard and Leopard. Mac OS X 10.6.8 could be a prerequisite for Lion.

The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) has hailed global IPv6 day a success, at least from an Australian perspective, and says it is now ready for widespread adoption.

Also known as “Test Flight Day,” World IPv6 day is an opportunity for all interested parties to test the next generation of communications functionality across all parts of the Internet.

Adoption by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) of a new IPv6 routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) will provide a significant boost the emerging 'Internet of Things'.