May 7, 2021
Protecting Your IP address From Hacking
You might have come across the term IP addressing hacking in many online resources that discuss network security. It is nothing like getting access to your online accounts, as IP address hacking will not give access to your passwords and other credentials. What it does is to let a hacker use your IP address for illegal online activities. These activities could be anything from tracking your location, make use of your IP address to access unauthorized or malicious online content, use your IP address to upload, and attacking your network to result in a network failure. These are merely a few of the ways in which a hacker could use your IP address. It is due to this reason that[…]
March 5, 2021
Understanding IPv4 To IPv6 Tunneling
IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling is a term that relates to the use of the current routing system of the IPv4 address to accommodate the IPv6 traffic. This tunneling helps to effectively migrate to IPv6 by maintaining consistency with the IPv4 routers and hosts that are presently configured. Moreover, you will be able to boost the transfer process to IPv6 by conserving continuity among the infrastructure systems. This is because when you are using IPv6, you will also be able to use the IPv4 networking infrastructure to optimize the available resources. Transition Mechanisms Available Several variants of transition mechanisms are currently available and they are: Semi-automatic tunneling ISATAP tunneling IPv6 over IPv4 GRE tunneling Fully automatic IPv6 to IPV4 tunneling Manually[…]
February 8, 2021
Pros & Cons of Proxy Server – Infographic
The term ‘proxy server’ refers to a remote system that connects an internet user to the server that hosts the website they are trying to access. The server can hide one’s Internet Protocol address with its IP address so that the site will only see the latter address. That means it can mask the user’s online activity and make it seem like they are surfing the internet from a place different from their actual location. So, proxy servers allow accessing geographically restricted content. This infographic covers all of the benefits and disadvantages of using this server for internet users.
January 26, 2021
Smart Ways to Protect Your IP Address from Hackers
An IPv6 or IPv4 address is like the identity of your device in the world of internet. All of the data and traffic transmitted and received over the network to and from your computers and devices are maintained with the help of an IPv6 or IPv4 address. This means that if hackers gain access to your IP address, they can exploit it for various malicious purposes. Worry not – there are many ways to protect your IP address from cybercriminals. Below are a few smart tips to thwart hackers from accessing your IP address. Set Up Unique Passwords Creating strong device and network passwords can easily restrict people from accessing your computers and business or personal networks. Cybercriminals can easily[…]
January 11, 2021
Everything You Need to Know About IP Spoofing
Spoofing refers to a particular type of cyberattack, where hackers exploit a device or network to trick other networks by making it seem like a legitimate action. IP spoofing allows cybercriminals to gain access to user computers to mine sensitive personal information and business data, take over the device for malicious use, or run Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. What is IP Spoofing? IP spoofing works by exploiting the data packets sent and received over a network. Hackers use different tools to modify the source IP address in the data packet, which makes the destination IP address see it as a trusted source and accept the transmission. As all of that happens at the network level and there are no signs of[…]
December 10, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About a Subnet Mask
A subnet, or sub-network, refers to a network within a network, which is assigned to make the parent network more efficient. Administrators use subnets to facilitate effective network traffic over a shorter distance without requiring the signals to pass through multiple routers to reach the destination. A subnet mask is a 32-bit number like an IPv4 address but it masks the IP address for internal purposes and divides the IPv4 address into network address and host address. For instance, network routers employ subnet masks to route data packets to the specified destinations. In general, a subnet mask comprises of network bits that are set to 1s and host bits that are set to 0s. In any network, there are two[…]
October 23, 2020
What Does IPv4 to IPv6 Tunneling Mean?
IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling refers to using the existing routing infrastructure of your IPv4 address to carry the imminent IPv6 traffic. This helps to successfully transition to IPv6 by ensuring compatibility with the IPv4 hosts and routers installed at present. Besides, maintaining compatibility between the infrastructure systems also allows you to streamline the process of transitioning to IPv6. That is because you can still use the IPv4 routing infrastructure while deploying IPv6 to make the most of the available resources. IPv4 or IPv6 routers and hosts can tunnel IPv6 datagrams over IPv4 address routing topology by including them within the available IPv4 packets. In general, IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling can be done in the below ways. Router-to-Router: Here, the IPv4[…]
September 23, 2020
How Does IP Address Affect Site Performance and Security
It is a common misunderstanding that a shared IP address is not ideal for site performance and security. This is because most uninformed people mistake a shared IP address with a shared server. In a shared server scenario, the resources and computing power of a single server is shared by multiple websites, which can sometimes lead to privacy concerns. A shared IP address, on the other hand, means that the domain is mapped to an IP address that is shared between multiple domains. Both dedicated addresses as well as shared IP addresses can be suitable for hosting a website. In fact, the server on which the site is hosted will have more effect on its functionality and performance. Most web[…]
July 9, 2020
What is a Dedicated IP Address and How it Can be Beneficial
A dedicated IP address, also known as static IP address, is the unique IPv4 address (or IPv6 address, if your ISP has transitioned to it) that is assigned exclusively to your account. Dedicated IP addresses are generally used for web hosting and running specific server applications. It allows you to view the website using its IP address instead of entering the URL in the browser. This can be beneficial to access the website FTP when the domain name is otherwise inaccessible for some reason. Below are some of the main benefits of using a static IP address. How Using a Dedicated IP Address Can Be Beneficial A static IP address allows you to view the website before pointing the domain[…]
November 8, 2019
What is DNS and How Does it Work
DNS or Domain Name System is like an all-embracing directory of the internet, which contains all the domain names of the websites hosted on the World Wide Web. When a user tries to accesses any type of information online, the DNS translates the domain name to the IP address of the device so that the internet browser can load the content of the website on it. Every device connected to the internet has a unique IP address, which is used by other machines to locate the device and deliver the requested information. DNS helps to eliminate the need to memorize the numerical IPv4 address or the alphanumeric IPv6 address, so that the user can use the internet easily. How Does[…]
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