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 ...

Mobile applications that open ports on Android smartphones are opening those phones to remote hacking, claims a team of researchers from the University of Michigan. Open ports are a well-known threat ...

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) ...

A Port basically serves as an interface between your computer and the internet or other computers in the network. Every communication over the web is exchanged using these ports, so they are an ...

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 ...

Setting up your home network seems like a reasonably simple task. Your ISP already does all the heavy lifting for you, and all you have to do is enter a Wi-Fi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I'm trying to get the windows firewall turned on internally at work here since it's been explicitly disabled for who knows how long. The officescan part continues to report offline any time I enable ...