What is peering?
Peering is a cost-efficient way for two large networks to connect and exchange traffic. Peering can shorten network paths and reduce latency.
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What is a connectivity cloud? | Connectivity cloud definition
A connectivity cloud is a unified cloud platform that delivers secure, fast, any-to-any connectivity between networks (enterprise and Internet), on-premises environments/data centers, clouds, applications, and users.
Read guideWhat is quantum computing?
Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to perform some calculations much faster than traditional computers.
Read guideHow to keep a website from going down
Keeping a website from ever going down requires a multi-faceted strategy and some effort, but it’s worth mitigating the risks of conversion loss and SEO penalties associated with downtime.
Read guideWhat Is a Virtual Machine?
Virtual machines (VMs) are software-based computers that run inside of other computers. Learn how VMs and cloud VMs can be used to improve performance and reduce costs.
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What is content scraping? | Learning Center
Content scraping is the automated process of extracting content from websites, often without permission.
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The trade-offs in Microsoft 365’s native security
Strengthen your organization’s security posture against both isolated Microsoft vulnerabilities and more systemic weaknesses
Read guideHow to prevent DDoS attacks | Methods and tools
Attack surface reduction, real-time threat detection, and always-on DDoS mitigation can help prevent attacks before they reach targeted infrastructure and systems.
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What Is Robots.txt? | How a Robots.txt File Works
A robots.txt file contains instructions for bots on which pages they can and cannot access. See a robots.txt example and learn how robots.txt files work.
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What is a WAF? | Web Application Firewall explained
A Web Application Firewall protects web applications by monitoring and filtering traffic. Learn more about WAFs.
Read guideWhat is AI security?
AI security includes all of the resources used to safeguard the development of AI applications, govern the employee use of AI, and protect AI-powered applications and models.
Read guideWhat Is a QUIC Flood DDoS Attack? | QUIC and UDP Floods
QUIC is a fast and secure transport protocol. Learn how cyber criminals can use the QUIC protocol in DDoS attacks, and compare QUIC floods with UDP floods.
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What is DNS cache poisoning? | DNS spoofing
DNS cache poisoning, also known as DNS spoofing, is the act of placing false information in a DNS resolver cache. Learn how DNS poisoning affects users.
Read guideWhat is a mail server?
A mail server sends and receives email messages using outgoing and incoming email protocols.
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What is Encryption? | Types of Encryption
What is encryption? Learn about how data encryption works, why it's important, the different types of encryption, and how encryption is used in HTTPS.
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