Part 1 of this article looks at low-level communications protocols, including PPP and Ethernet, and their specific security features and requirements.] Now that we have discussed the lower-level ...

Getting started on designing a network is a task of formidable proportions, but all the more so if you are looking to build a secure IT network. Often, IT system administrators are not fully familiar ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Traditional methods of protecting IT networks and data, including firewalls, zero trust and ...

Some load-balancers can also perform traffic optimization for a variety of Application Layer protocols, however more comprehensive functionality is often offered by dedicated traffic optimizing ...

A novel attack technique is found capable of launching a looped denial of service (DoS) attack between a pair of network applications, blocking legitimate access to their respective servers ...

We've compiled all of the pertinent Internet of Things terminology you should be keeping your eye on. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow, new information on emerging best practices, ...

The two most common transport layer protocols are the transmission control protocol (TCP) and the user datagram protocol (UDP). One of the main differences between the two protocols is reliability.

With the development of blockchain technology, the problems of scalability, interoperability, and efficiency have never been more pressing than they are today. Most of the focus over the past few ...