The technology provides secure remote access to a broad spectrum of applications and network resources Application-layer VPNs are generating lots of attention these days. Proponents cite the ...

Security researchers have recently observed a large application-layer distributed denial-of-service attack using a new technique that could foil DDoS defenses and be a sign of things to come for Web ...

The exposure of the application layer to the outside world makes it a prime target for a cyber attack. The application layer – layer 7 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications model – ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...

The CIO sends out an e-mail to his IT managers saying that due to the economic downturn, networking costs must be reduced. The CIO sends out an e-mail to his IT managers saying that because of the ...

When IT professionals think about IT infrastructure, they conjure images of routers, switches, WANs, disk arrays and lots and lots of end points. When end users think about IT, they imagine their ...

Lightbend Inc. is making it easier for developers to build cloud-native applications with the launch today of Kalix, a new platform-as-a-service that serves as a unifying application layer in concert ...

Welcome! Throughout this course, Network Systems Foundations, you will delve into the fundamental layers of network communication. You will start with a thorough discussion of the Link Layer and its ...