AJ Dellinger is a writer, reporter, and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been published in Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, and a variety of other publications. He has covered small business and ...

Chances are you’ve heard about network protocol in the past but likely have little idea of what it is all about. For sure right now, we can say that there are different types of network protocols ...

John Iwuozor is a freelance writer with expertise in the technology field. He has written for a host of top tech companies, the likes of Technologyadvice, Tripwire amongst others. He's an avid chess ...

No doubt as a regular reader of WeLiveSecurity, you are already aware of the importance of using VPN networks to guarantee the privacy of your information. In fact, this has been one of our most ...

One of the most widely used network protocols is vulnerable to a newly discovered attack that can allow adversaries to gain control over a range of environments, including industrial controllers, ...

Four basic types of firewall protection exist--network level, circuit level, application-level and stateful multilayer. Each type has advantages and disadvantages, ranging from ease of implementation ...

Wireshark is a must-have (and free) network protocol analyzer for any security professional or systems administrator. It's like Jaws, only for packets. Wireshark is the world’s leading network traffic ...

A network switch is a small hardware device that links multiple computers together within one local area network, wide area network and different network topology. Network switches work at Data Link ...