Introduction to URL Filtering Make sure that you type the name of your favorite social networking site in the web browser and it displays a message “The policy of your organization does not allow navigation to this website” and does …
Botnet(BOT) 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, …
For some years now, the word cyber security 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 …
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 …
In this post, we shall discuss about comparison of URL filtering and Content filtering. Both the terms are interrelated, however differ in flavor of how they protect and assets they protect. SO, lets understand them in more detail – URL …
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 …
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 …
Introduction to Torrenting Torrenting is a P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing technology used to share files efficiently. This technology relies on a community of decentralized users for file sharing rather than being dependent on traditional single website or source for downloading. …
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that lets you access the web safely and privately. It acts like a secure tunnel between your device and the internet. The information traveling between a connected device (computer, smartphone, tablet) and a …
The differences between Router and Firewall are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Firewall vs Proxy
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Proxy servers are both useful tools for improving your online privacy and security, but they serve different purposes. A VPN works by transferring your internet connection to a private server, thus making it much harder …
The differences between Proxy and NAT are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com
The differences between Traditional Firewall Next Generation Firewall are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Router IOS Firewall vs Firewall
The differences between NGFW and UTM are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com
The differences between Firewall, IPS and IDS are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Network Based Firewall vs Host Based Firewall
The differences between Network Based Firewall and Host Based Firewall are as follows – SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Firewall vs IPS vs IDS
Introduction : SNAT vs DNAT In our previous post, we discussed about the NAT in detail. NAT is abbreviated for Network Address Translation, so the key word here is translation, as it is the process that is responsible for translation …
Difference between Router IOS Firewall and Firewall SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer WAF vs Network Firewall
Difference between WAF and Network Firewall PARAMETER WAF NETWORK FIREWALL Philosophy A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a network security firewall solution that protects web applications from HTTP/S and web application-based security vulnerabilities. Network Firewall is a device which controls …
Difference between Stateless Firewall and Stateful Firewall PARAMETERS STATELESS STATEFUL Philosophy Treats each packet in isolation and does not relates to connection state Stateful firewalls maintain context about active sessions and use “state information” to speed packet processing Filtering decision …
Difference between ACL and Firewall: SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com Also refer Stateless Firewall vs Stateful Firewall
Difference between EIGRP and OSPF: EIGRP OSPF Advanced Distance Vector Routing protocol Link State Routing protocol Open standard(informational). EIGRP was converted to open standard in 2013. Open standard of IETF, supported by most vendors. Fast sub-second convergence Slower convergence than …
Comparison Table: Cisco PIX vs Cisco ASA Below table describes the difference between Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA firewalls: S No Cisco PIX Cisco ASA 1 Firewall appliance Is firewall and anti-malware security appliance 2 Physical Appliance Physical and Virtual …
MAC (Media Access Control) Address The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control sublayer of the Data-Link Layer (DLC) of telecommunication protocols. Every NIC (also called LAN card) has a hardware address that’s known as a MAC, for Media Access Control. …
OSPF uses LSAs or Link state Advertisements to share information of each network and populate the LSDB (Link State Database). The main LSA types are : LSA Type 1 (Router LSA):generated by each router for each area it is located. …
SIP i.e. Session Initiation protocol is an open source protocol. It communicates on TCP or UDP on port numbers 5060 or 5061. SIP has got a range of different messages with each having lot of additional data, thus making it …
SCCP stands for Skinny Client Control Protocol . It is a lightweight , proprietary control and communication protocol originally developed by Selsius Systems and later taken over by Cisco Systems.It is a lightweight IP-Based protocol for Signalling with CUCM and CME for Cisco …