A port is a numeric identifier for software that runs on a computer, like Web server or email server software. When a port is open, it's accepting connections from the outside world. It's not uncommon ...

Your computer's firewall is a network security protocol that blocks unauthorized access from a local network or the Internet. The firewall allocates "ports" to programs that require network and ...

I have a VM running Server 2008 R2 SP1 that is a network print server - TCP/IP print queues are installed on the server, and then shared out/published in AD. Client PC's connect to the shared printers ...

A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. The flaw manifests itself in the way the security application ...

How to manage your Linux firewall the easy way - without touching the terminal ...

The recent WannaCry and NotPetya attacks were made possible by gross IT negligence. That they used a purportedly US-developed cyber weapon (which was released by a hacking group called Shadow Brokers) ...

Though Firewalls are necessary when your computer is connected to the Internet, they can cause problems trying to get Internet aware programs working properly. For example, if you wanted to host a ...

Port Scanning applications like Free Port Scanner help you identify open ports and services on a network host. They thoroughly scan specific ports for a given IP and reveal vulnerable access points, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Connecting database applications to a large number of sites or partners is operationally difficult. Legacy techniques create security vulnerabilities with open ...

Fred Stluka from Bristle.com just introduced me to port knocking — a method of opening ports on a firewall by trying to connect with a series of ports in a pre-determined order. The sequence of ...

Nearly everyone uses FTP for one reason or another. The problem is, FTP is a messy protocol that needs a lot of help to secure it. Let Thomas Shinder enlighten you. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is ...