There’s an often-impenetrable alphabet soup of protocols, standards and technologies around the Internet of Things. Here’s our attempt to wipe away some of the fog, in the hopes of making the language ...

Physical access and logical access have historically been two separate (and likely unequal) silos within an organization. IT has their password access mechanisms; with some modern improvements.

Networks function and flourish because they deliver reliable and fast communication over large distances. And while people often marvel at the speed, it's the reliability -- made possible through the ...

What is a network protocol? Most textbook writers state something like this: A network protocol is a set of guidelines or standards for the operation of network devices, the methods of operation, and ...

This installment in Automation World’s continuing series on key industrial network technologies clarifies what EtherNet/IP is and traces its development as a leading Ethernet-based industrial ...

Some of the world's most visible IT companies on Wednesday announced the formation of the Unified Communications Interoperability Forum (UCIF), a non-profit organization that, according to its ...

The slow move to IPv6 has crept past another milestone, with the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) stating on Monday that the pool of unassigned IPv4 addresses have been allocated. "As a result, we ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google, through its Nest Labs home automation division, today announced ...

Appendix A: Server Security Compliance Checklist (Login required: IT Staff only) Appendix B: Security and Configuration Management Tools (Login required: IT Staff only) All university owned devices, ...

The attack affects RADIUS, a networking protocol used across various applications, including VPNs, Wi-Fi, and home internet connections from ISPs. Security researchers have discovered a flaw in a ...