A layer-3 blockchain is the application layer where decentralized applications and protocols operate.

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How Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Works SDN is usually composed of three layers—the application layer, the control layer and the infrastructure layer. Application Layer ...

A hot new trend in firewalls is the application-layer firewall, sometimes called an application shield. Although the attack sequences we used in this roundup could be described as “application ...

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 ...

Application-layer VPNs also work well with Web-based and intranet applications, allowing secure remote access without exposing nonhardened intranet servers to outside attack.

Application layer attacks, or layer 7 attacks as they’re often called, are typically part of a multi-vector DDoS attack target not only applications, but also the network and bandwidth. The ...

0% of data breaches originate at the web application layer. Imperva’s Terry Ray explains what organizations need to do to protect their data.

The AI systems solving real problems aren't the ones with the most parameters but the ones with the best scaffolding.