There are many government agencies both in the U.S. and around the world who restrict their employees from visiting social networking sites (SNS) through the use of a firewall filter. Anyone care to ...

A caching proxy server is a computer system or application that accepts requests for Web objects-such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages, images and scripts-and passes them on to a real Web ...

A proxy server and a VPN operate similarly, except when it comes to encryption. Here’s everything you need to know about the differences between proxies and VPNs. Moe enjoys making technical content ...

A local Proxy Server can improve the throughput of your broadband connection and at times even protect against malware infections. Therefore Proxy settings have a key role to play. These settings let ...

Both DMZ and reverse proxy servers protect Web servers from attackers. DMZ in computer security is an area between the organization's local network and the outside world. Similarly, a reverse proxy ...

If you’re not familiar with a proxy server, or how it can help your small business network, this is the right article for you. Among other functions, proxy servers act as a sort of secure gatekeeper ...

As the use of Web-based applications and the traffic they generate continues to accelerate, IT staffs are deploying proxy appliances to safeguard against the liability, productivity and security risks ...

Jack Wallen demonstrates how to set up a Squid proxy server through the web-based Webmin administration tool. A proxy server can prevent employees from visiting certain sites, help reduce the load on ...

Three vulnerabilities have been found in the Sun Java Web Proxy Server. The flaws could be exploited in a denial-of-service attack against the affected machine. Sun has released Version 3.6 Service ...

Hackers are using commercial proxy networks that pay users for their bandwidth to monetize their illegally obtained access to servers. Dubbed proxyjacking, this type of abuse has been increasingly ...