Tag: Networking
Demystifying the Mobile Backend-as-a-Service
Mobile and Web app developers now have reason to cheer, with the evolution of the Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) model. This article takes you through...
Analyse Your Network Packets with LibPCAP
Data on a network flows in the form of packets, which are entities that carry your data across the network. These packets are routed...
Revamp Your IT Career as a Cloud Security Expert
Here's a ringside view of some exciting and challenging careers in the cloud security realm.
The advent of the cloud, which was once a niche...
CloudStack: An Overview of the Open Source IaaS Platform
Here's an open source IaaS platform to set up an on-demand, elastic cloud computing service. It enables utility computing services by allowing cloud service...
CloudStack: An Overview of the Open Source IaaS Platform
Here's an open source IaaS platform to set up an on-demand, elastic cloud computing service. It enables utility computing services by allowing cloud service...
Linux Firewall: Executing Iprules Using PHP
A firewall keeps the network secure by analysing packets and determining whether they should be allowed through or not. This article shows how to...
Apache Cassandra The Crash-Proof NoSQL Database
The last time I wrote on NoSQL databases in February 2011, the technology was already booming. Today, these databases have changed the way developers...
Bandwidth Throttling with NetEM Network Emulation
NetEM (Network Emulation) provides functionality for testing protocols, by emulating the network properties of wide-area networks. This article describes the use of NetEM in...
Creating Your Own Server: The Socket API, Part 2
Earlier, we created a simple server and client program using the socket API. This time, we'll first start with a program, and then explain...
Advanced Nmap: Scanning Firewalls Continued
The previous article detailed methods to scan an IPCop-based firewall in a test environment. The scan output revealed several open ports, which could lead...
