A layer-3 blockchain is the application layer where decentralized applications and protocols operate.

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Blockchain technology changes how data moves and is recorded across networks. Instead of a single system, it relies on layers that perform different roles. Each layer contributes to the network’s ...

How Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Works SDN is usually composed of three layers—the application layer, the control layer and the infrastructure layer. Application Layer ...

The AI systems solving real problems aren't the ones with the most parameters but the ones with the best scaffolding.

A hot new trend in firewalls is the application-layer firewall, sometimes called an application shield. Although the attack sequences we used in this roundup could be described as “application ...

Application layer attacks have been with us since the first internet-facing applications. However, a recent survey showed 89% of respondents admitted to an application attack in the past year ...

There's a whole group of vendors looking to ease the installation of IP VPNs by supporting application layer technology.

Application layer attacks, or layer 7 attacks as they’re often called, are typically part of a multi-vector DDoS attack target not only applications, but also the network and bandwidth. The ...