Data sent over a network is directed through specific ports, numbered 1 through 64435. A computer uses port numbers – similar to channels on a television – to determine how network traffic should be ...

Most people might figure that once you set up your network security-wise, what's done is done, and besides routine updates, ...

Netstat, the TCP/IP networking utility, has a simple set of options and identifies a computer’s listening ports, along with incoming and outgoing network connections. This data can be very helpful if ...

Data packets travel to and from numbered network ports associated with particular IP addresses and endpoints, using the TCP or UDP transport layer protocols. All ports are potentially at risk of ...