Understanding Network Performance: Latency and Bandwidth When discussing network performance, two critical terms often come up: latency and bandwidth. Although they’re sometimes used interchangeably, they have distinct roles in determining your network’s speed and efficiency. Understanding these terms and how they impact your business can help you make informed decisions about your network setup and… Read More »
Posts Categorized: Network
Google Espresso: What is It?
Google has been working on improving their networking capabilities for a while now, and now they’re discussing the newest piece of it. Google’s new tech is a routing tool called Espresso. What it does: when you get on the internet, you are connected to it based off a specific point determined by elements such as… Read More »
What is a Firewall?
A firewall used to refer to a barrier put in place to protect against the spreading of fires. Nowadays, the term “Firewall” can refer to network security. Instead of protecting from fires, a computer firewall “is a software program or piece of hardware that helps screen out hackers, viruses, and worms that try to reach your… Read More »
New Year, Same Malware
Businesses around the globe are geared-up and ready for the new year. They have made their companies’ resolutions, or perhaps set quarterly goals, yearly goals and are eager to have their best year yet. For cyber attackers, it is just business as usual. New year, same remorseless attacks and data manipulation. However, this year could… Read More »
SWARM Report: What it is & Why your Business Needs One
To round out September, we thought it’d be fitting to spotlight our newest FREE service — SonicWALL Application Risk Management (SWARM) Reports. We tried to explain the who, what, when, where and why of SWARM Reports, but figured no one could explain it better than ABR Systems Group Owner and Consultant Allen Riley. What exactly… Read More »