Network security is the practice of preventing and protecting against unauthorized intrusion into corporate networks. As a philosophy, it complements endpoint security, which focuses on individual ...

Network architecture refers to the layout of the network, consisting of the hardware, software, connectivity, communication protocols, and mode of transmission (i.e. wired or wireless). This FAQ will ...

A Wide Area Network, or WAN, is a series of smaller LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means over very large distances whether they be cities, states, or even countries ...

A Metropolitan Area Network, or MAN, is a series of LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means in a Metropolitan area such as a city and its subburbs. If a company has a ...