Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a fundamental concept in networking that refers to the largest size of a packet or frame that can be sent over a network. This size is specified in octets, which are eight-bit bytes. Understanding MTU is crucial for new networking students, as it plays a significant role in the efficiency Read More …
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Hacker TV – How I Would Learn Cyber Security If I Could Start Over
How I Would Learn Cyber Security If I Could Start Over Want to learn all about cyber-security and become an ethical hacker? His thoughts on the basics and fundamentals is so right on. Networking, User or Desktop support, Server maintenance, whatever. I firmly believe that the best security people started in IT originally. Experience on Read More …
TTL – Time to Live
Time to Live (TTL), often referred to as hop limit, is a crucial mechanism used in computer networking to manage the lifespan of data packets as they traverse through a network. The primary purpose of TTL is to prevent data packets from circulating indefinitely, which can occur due to routing errors or network loops. By Read More …
What is the Internet of Things – IoT
The Internet of Things, commonly known as IoT, refers to a network of physical objects or “things” that are connected to the internet and can communicate with each other. These objects can range from everyday household items to sophisticated industrial machines. The key idea behind IoT is that these devices can collect and share data, Read More …
CDN – Content Delivery Network
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a distributed network of servers strategically located across various geographic locations. Its primary purpose is to deliver web content, such as images, videos, stylesheets, and scripts, to users more efficiently and quickly. By caching content on multiple servers, a CDN reduces the distance data must travel to reach end-users, Read More …
ESM – Exposure Surface Management
Exposure Surface Management (ESM) aims to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate vulnerabilities across an organization’s digital assets, including those external to the traditional IT infrastructure, to reduce the risk of cyberattacks. Here’s a breakdown of what ESM looks like: Comprehensive Asset Inventory: ESM starts with a thorough inventory of all assets, both internal and external, Read More …
ASM – Attack Surface Management
Attack Surface Management (ASM) focuses on identifying, monitoring, and mitigating potential vulnerabilities and risks across an organization’s entire digital footprint, including both known and unknown assets, to reduce the potential attack surface. Here’s a more detailed explanation: Continuous Process: ASM is not a one-time task, but rather a continuous process of discovery, analysis, prioritization, remediation, Read More …
What are the advantages of FASP
The speed increases are achieved by sending larger packets than TCP, not waiting for confirmation that a packet has been received before sending the next one, and only re-sending packets that are confirmed as having been dropped. FASP (Fast and Secure Protocol), used in IBM Aspera, offers significant advantages for cloud data transfer, enabling faster, Read More …
BGP: The Backbone of Internet Routing and Its Security Challenges
In the vast and interconnected world of the Internet, one of the most critical protocols ensuring the flow of data is Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). BGP is the routing protocol that enables different autonomous systems to communicate and exchange routing information. Without BGP, the Internet as we know it would not be able to function, Read More …
GRE Tunnels in Modern Networking
In the world of modern networking, flexibility, security, and efficiency are paramount. As the Internet continues to evolve, so do the methods by which data is transmitted across complex infrastructures. One such method is the use of Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels. In this article, we’ll explain what a GRE tunnel is, how it works, Read More …