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A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is a security appliance that processes network traffic and applies rules to block potentially dangerous traffic. NGFWs evolve and expand upon the capabilities of traditional firewalls.…
Round-robin DNS is a load-balancing technique that uses several different IP addresses for a single domain name. What is round-robin DNS? Round-robin DNS is a load-balancing technique where a type…
Load balancing distributes traffic among multiple servers to improve a service or application’s performance and reliability. Load balancing is distributing computational workloads between two or more computers. Load balancing is…
Virtual machines (VMs) are computers that run inside of other computers using a process known as virtualization. What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based computer…
What Does Bandwidth Mean? Bandwidth is the bit-rate measure of the transmission capacity over a network communication system. Bandwidth is also described as the carrying capacity of a channel or…
A brief description of how DNS works Understanding Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) helps to understand the Domain Name System (DNS). The proper functioning of the Internet is critically…
What is the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)? The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a protocol, or technical standard, for using a desktop computer remotely. Remote desktop software can use several…
MARS Coin explores leveraging the power of a peer-to-peer, distributed, open cryptocurrency to incentivize space exploration. The Case for Marscoin How Marscoin can help us fund the first settlement in…
TLS 1.3 improves over previous versions of the TLS (SSL) protocol in several essential ways. What is the difference between TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2? TLS 1.3 is the latest…
Ports are virtual places within an operating system where network connections start and end. They help computers sort the network traffic they receive. A port is a virtual point where…