Networking

Bookmarking some IP addresses now provides easy DNS debugging later

Defensive Computing for email attachments

How to sign up for Microsoft’s restored security alert email service

Restored mailing list functionality earlier this month, but still hides the sign-up form

The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments

It's been 20 years since Check Point FireWall-1 made firewalls mainstream.

Find the right ‘moment of trust’ to build your IT systems

A single moment when your end users trust what you have to say can make a big difference in whether they implement your advice.

Weary of takedowns, Microsoft looks for partners in crime fighting

Microsoft has grown weary of its role as the Internet's Dirty Harry and, increasingly, is looking for partners to share the load of fighting cyber crime.

5 free Ethernet tools you should check out

In wake of Snowden, U.S. cloud providers face calls to wall off data

Behind closed doors, U.S. cloud providers and hosting firms say that customers are asking them to wall off data out of fear of government eavesdropping

Use Feedly’s keyboard shortcuts to keep up with your RSS feeds

The new king of RSS readers provides shortcuts for keyboard-only navigation

Keyboard shortcuts for speedy Twitter users

Everything you need to know for quick tweeting