The 8th Layer Of The OSI Model: The Human Risk

No matter how advanced our cybersecurity defenses become, it’s the human layer that makes decisions, mistakes and oversights.
Semiconductor Engineering

Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model)

First, and foremost, the OSI stack is just a theoretical reference model. There is no actual OSI software. It has been around since about 1980, and it is based upon recommendations from the ITU-T and ...
Design-Reuse

What Is the OSI Model, and How Can We Protect Its Critical Layers?

The OSI model is the basis for most of the modern digital communications. Let’s dive into the seven layers of the OSI model and answers the billion-dollar question: how to protect the transmitted data ...
Computer Weekly

OSI: Securing the Stack, Layer 8 -- Social engineering and security policy

Other tips in this series have examined the seven-layer OSI model from the perspective of security. Although security was not the No. 1 goal of the designers of the OSI model, the idea behind these ...
AFCEA

Software Overlay Provides Identity-Based Security Layer to OSI Model

As cybersecurity threats grow more sophisticated, traditional network architectures struggle to keep pace, especially in sectors reliant on legacy hardware. IMPRES Technology Solutions has introduced ...