A layer-3 blockchain is the application layer where decentralized applications and protocols operate.

How Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Works SDN is usually composed of three layers—the application layer, the control layer and the infrastructure layer. Application Layer ...

A hot new trend in firewalls is the application-layer firewall, sometimes called an application shield. Although the attack sequences we used in this roundup could be described as “application ...

There's a whole group of vendors looking to ease the installation of IP VPNs by supporting application layer technology.

Application layer attacks have been with us since the first internet-facing applications. However, a recent survey showed 89% of respondents admitted to an application attack in the past year ...

0% of data breaches originate at the web application layer. Imperva’s Terry Ray explains what organizations need to do to protect their data.

Im running WinXP, and every once and awhile "Application Layer Gateway Service" will try to connect to the internet. My firewall then stops this. What I want to know is what this is, and why it is ...

The number of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that target weak spots in Web applications in addition to network services has risen during the past year and attackers are using ...

The AI systems solving real problems aren't the ones with the most parameters but the ones with the best scaffolding.

Application-layer VPNs also work well with Web-based and intranet applications, allowing secure remote access without exposing nonhardened intranet servers to outside attack.