Application layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and organizations must protect themselves from this uptick in application layer attacks and from the overall scourge of ...

The technology provides secure remote access to a broad spectrum of applications and network resources Application-layer VPNs are generating lots of attention these days. Proponents cite the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Traditional methods of protecting IT networks and data, including firewalls, zero trust and ...

There’s a whole group of vendors looking to ease the installation of IP VPNs by supporting application layer technology. Companies such as Neoteris, NetSilica and Netilla Networks (the author of this ...

Chances are the recent headlines about high-profile data breaches resulting from web application vulnerabilities have given you a reason to rethink your Layer 7 protection. And if not, you should.

In the cat-and-mouse game between DDoS hackers and defenders, it seems protection vendors have made great progress in the past year - particularly in the realm of application-layer attacks.

Security teams should brace for an unsettling and unprecedented year, as we’re on pace to see 40 billion records compromised by the end of 2021. Imperva’s Terry Ray explains what security teams need ...

As we have said many times before, threat actors are always looking for ways to improve on their attack strategies. This nefarious behavior is clearly seen in the ways attackers are utilizing ...

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The processing in a network protocol that provides the starting point and purpose of the communications session. The application layer is layer 7 of 7 in the OSI model. For example, email, Web ...