When it comes down to it, IPv4 port forwarding really only exists because NAT exists. IPv6 removes the need for NAT entirely in a home lab situation, which changes the problem in an important way: ...

Firewalls have become the Internet equivalent of a condom. “Don’t have hex without a firewall!” is the mantra for every security issue, from keeping out crackers to minimizing the threat of Melissa.

I just started messing with QoS my new DD-WRT router. I see that you can set bittorrent to a lower priority, but since I set my bittorrent to go to a random port every time I start uTorrent, how will ...

In the cybersecurity world, testing for the existence of exploitable vulnerabilities isn’t always an exact science. Checking for open ports (CIS Control 9 - Limitation and Control of Network Ports, ...

My organization has a mandate to deploy Data Leakage Prevention next quarter. How do I gauge the completeness of a solution with respect to coverage of all network traffic? Data leakage prevention ...

Need to host game or your own web server at home? Want to securely access resources on your home network remotely? We recommend the best VPNs with port forwarding. With a VPN that supports port ...

Security researchers are continuing to see DDoS attacks that leverage the UPnP features of home routers to alter network packets and make DDoS attacks harder to detect and mitigate with classic ...