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 ...

For many years, security monitoring relied on gathering data from layer 4 of the OSI model through such data types as NetFlow. Because layer 4 data dealt with the transport layer, it isn't the most ...

The latest Internet defense technology – deep packet inspection firewalls – is being touted as the best line of defense against worms that can sneak past earlier technology to wreak havoc in corporate ...

The application layer is an exponentially expanding layer cake of cyber security vulnerabilities, with the number of layer attacks rising in recent years. The root of the weakness is that app ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...