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Latest Internet protocols Stories

Certificate Authority Issues Lead Hackers To Impersonate Google
2013-01-04 13:18:59

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Google has said that its Chrome Web browser users are at risk of phishing attacks due to Certificate Authority issues. Google wrote in a blog post titled "Enhancing digital certificate security" that it first detected the problem using Chrome's certificate pinning on December 24th. Criminals used fake credentials to create a website that claimed to be part of the Google+ social media network. They were able to exploit ID...

2012-12-05 04:21:42

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, December 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Setting up a domain name to work with Google Apps has become much easier, as domain registrar TransIP.eu offers automated setup and configuration for Google Apps. TransIP.eu has a rich history of empowering its customers, that reflects through all its services. The collaboration of TransIP.eu with Google is in line with this vision, making it much easier for customers to setup their domain with Google Apps....

2012-11-13 16:28:43

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VanDyke Software(®), a developer of multi-platform secure terminal emulation and file transfer software, today announced the official release of the VShell(®) 3.9 server. The VShell server is a secure alternative to Telnet and FTP providing the strong encryption, robust authentication, and data integrity of Secure Shell. VShell 3.9 extends support for FTPS to the UNIX platform, allowing secure file transfer using the FTP...

2012-11-01 07:36:03

BOSTON, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and application performance assurance solutions, has been selected by three colleges in the Colleges of the Fenway (COF) collaborative to help them manage the growing strain social and peer-to-peer (P2P) internet traffic is placing on their network resources and ensure a predictable user experience for vital academic applications used by students, administration and faculty. (Logo:...

Android Apps Leak Sensitive Data
2012-10-22 19:58:02

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As many as 41 apps in Google's Play Market were found to leak sensitive data, such as online banking and social networking credentials, as well as email and instant messaging communications. The programs identified were running on handsets using the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android software. The apps that make user phones vulnerable were identified in a research paper published by computer scientists at the Leibniz University of...

2012-10-17 07:31:42

BELMONT, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vyatta, the leader in software-based networking for virtual and cloud environments, today announced the general availability of Vyatta Network OS 6.5. With new features including Policy-Based Routing (PBR), BGP Multipath and more, Vyatta Network OS 6.5 is the industry's most advanced software-based networking solution. Vyatta also increases its platform support with the inclusion of Microsoft Hyper-V, which delivers a new level of...

2012-10-15 07:32:55

HELSINKI, Finland and WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SSH Communications Security, known the world over as the inventor of the secure shell protocol, has signed an enterprise-wide agreement with a top 10 U.S. insurance company to deliver licenses, maintenance and support to secure its entire mainframe infrastructure. "Facing growing overhead costs and increasing security and compliance issues, this customer made the decision to move away from their existing...

2012-10-03 02:31:56

BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and application performance assurance solutions, today announced that Michigan-based First State Bank has implemented its Exinda Edge Suite to assure the performance of its critical financial applications and improve both the employee and customer experience at its 13 locations in Macomb County. With Exinda, First State has experienced more than 40 percent performance improvement for...

2012-10-02 02:32:49

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Infineta Systems, the first and only provider of WAN optimization solutions for Big Traffic workflows, announced today that it has received yet another patent (U.S. No. 8,244,691) for its continued, ground-breaking research on data deduplication ("dedupe") technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This patent captures additional specifics on Infineta's unique approach towards scaling data deduplication to...

2012-09-26 06:27:48

BOSTON, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and application performance assurance solutions, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Exinda's Edge WAN Optimization 2.0 solution as a recipient of the 2012 Internet Telephony Excellence Award for its work with R&R Ice Cream, Europe's largest ice cream manufacturer for take-home products. Exinda Edge is the first and only integrated WAN...


Latest Internet protocols Reference Libraries

File Transfer Protocol, FTP
2013-02-17 09:49:33

Image Caption: Illustrates the FTP connection between a Client and a Server, using the PASV command. Credit: Michael Lorer/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) File transfer protocol (FTP) is the protocol of transferring files from one host to another host usually over the Internet. This protocol is normally done by authentication by the user entering a username and password. However, some servers (hosts) allow anonymous connection, which in most cases allows limited access to the site. The first...

Post Office Protocol, POP - POP3
2013-02-17 09:30:50

Image Credit: Photos.com In computer terms, Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a server by a TCP/IP connection. Another e-mail retrieving protocol is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). Basically all modem e-mail clients and servers use and support both protocols. The POP protocol has several versions with POP3 as the current version. POP (POP1) was enacted in 1984, where users have an option to leave e-mail on a server after...

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