Proxies (often called intermediaries in the SOA world) are hardware or software solutions that sit between the client and the server and do something to requests and sometimes responses. The most often heard use of the term proxy is in …
Users began to know this malicious program from the year 2000 when a teenager from Canada launched a series of denial of service attacks against very popular websites. The young man, whose nickname was Mafiaboy, attacked Yahoo, ETrade, Dell, eBay, …
For some years now, the word cybersecurity has become a standard among companies. Information Technology is already a common tool in business and to keep systems safe, security measures are lacking to help us avoid being exposed to large risks. …
Equifax, Avanti or Down Jones, are sadly famous companies in 2017 for having suffered significant leaks of sensitive information. Thus, those who committed to ensuring the confidentiality of their customers, are faced with the obvious failure of wrong Data Loss …
NAT (NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION) In computer networking, Network Address Translation (NAT) is the process of modifying IP address information in IP packet headers while in transit across a traffic routing device. Network Address Translation (NAT) allows security administrators to overcome …
Both the proxy and the firewall limit or block connections to and from a network but in a different way. While a firewall filters and blocks communication (ports or unauthorized programs that seek unauthorized access to our network), a proxy …
Firewalls are computer software programs that hinder illegitimate access to or from a personal network. They are used to improve security in a system of computers connected to a similar interface, including the Internet and LAN. Thus, they are a …
VPN (Virtual private Network) has become an essential part of network and security suite when it comes to secured communication over Internet. VPN forms secured tunnels between a local client and a remote server. Remote and mobile workers use VPN …
Achieving highest level of security and being one step ahead from the hackers has always been a significant challenge for any IT company. Security is always a hot discussion topic whenever an IT administrator contemplates on secured communication across organizational …
TOR (The Onion Router) is a software and open network which allows the users to browse the Web anonymously. TOR makes it difficult, if not impossible, for any snoops to see our web mail, search history, social media posts or …