A firewall can be hardware or software that controls a device’s secure in-flow and out-flow of data. It monitors network traffic and serves as a firewall between trusted and untrusted networks. Firewalls, particularly Next-Generation Firewalls, are designed to protect against malware and application-layer attacks. When you use a firewall as part of your security infrastructure, you configure your network with specific ...
The RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a distance-vector routing protocol. Routers that use the distance-vector protocol send all or a portion of their routing tables to their neighbors in routing-update messages. The Routing Information Protocol employs a distance vector algorithm to determine which path a packet should take to reach its destination. Each RIP router maintains its ...
Overview The world’s current population is around 7.6 billion people, and the number of devices connected to the internet is estimated to be over 50 billion, implying that each person uses approximately 6 internet-connected devices. This number has been increasing since the day when the first network, ARPANET was made. In today’s world, one cannot imagine life without the internet. In this article, ...