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The Benefits and Limitations of Firewalls
Monday, November 21st, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When a firewall works, few notice it or even remember that it is there. When someone fails to have an adequate firewall or does not have one at all, it gets a lot of attention, once the inevitable attacks occur....

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What Is a DDoS Attack?
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the major security threats an Internet-connected server might encounter is a DDoS attack. It is a violent, often faceless, intrusion on a server that can leave all of its websites paralyzed. DoS stands for denial of service, and...

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