Proxy servers are systems or applications that act as a gateway between a client and web servers on the internet. Proxies are designed to act as an intermediary between users on a private network ...

Web Proxy Servers for Bypassing PSN Outages Say hello to proxy servers if you haven’t yet: powerful tools that serve as intermediaries when users interact with online data.

Proxy servers don't just hide IP addresses. They manage traffic, fight malware, help gather data, and power the modern internet. Here's how they work, and why they matter more than ever.

Sun patches Java Web Proxy Server Three vulnerabilities have been found in the Sun Java Web Proxy Server. The flaws could be exploited in a denial-of-service attack against the affected machine.

Alternatives to Proxy Servers. In most cases, when a person surfs the Web, he simply enters the desired Web address into the browser address bar and presses Enter to connect directly to the ...

Providing a common gateway for web services, caching web requests or providing anonymity are some of the ways organizations use proxy servers. Commercial proxy products, especially cloud offerings ...

How Proxy Servers Work A proxy server sits between your computer and the Internet, taking requests from your Web browser and sending them on to servers using its own network address.

As an open-source alternative, Squid is one of the best free Web proxy server software programs available. This Web site provides links to reviews and product information for about 30 proxy servers.

The malware had set itself up as a proxy server on the infected computers and without it, the web browsers could no longer display web pages. A proxy server is a middleman, it sits between your ...

Guest contributor Rafael Akchurin of QuintoLabs presents this how-to article on setting up web content filtering on Squid Proxy.