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What is a TCP Port: Different Between TCP and UDP Ports

NW Kings

Understanding TCP ports is essential for managing network traffic and ensuring effective communication. But what is a TCP port? This blog will delve into what a TCP port is, how it works, its significance in networking, and the different types of ports, including well-known and dynamic ports.

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AWS Route 53 BGP Hijack: What Kentik Saw

Kentik

In simple terms, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the protocol that routes traffic on the Internet. We can see that most of the traffic is UDP port 53 DNS traffic but there is a little bit that is TCP port 53. Let’s take a look at how this works. What is BGP Route Hijacking?

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Where is Network Security headed in 2020?

CATO Networks

NGFW also supports the creation of custom application definitions to enable identification of specific apps based on TCP/UDP port, IP address, or domain. Additionally, a Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engine enables contextualization of traffic. SWG focuses on layer 7 traffic exclusively and inspects inbound and outbound flows.

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Advanced Network Security Technologies

CATO Networks

NGFWs can drill down beyond IP addresses, TCP/UDP ports, and network protocols to enforce policies based on packet content. Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Web-borne malware is one of the biggest threats facing enterprise networks today.

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Fascinating Facts from Kentik

Kentik

IP Versions and Internet Protocols. As for IP protocols, when we look at which ones our customers are most commonly seeing on their networks (above right), it’s not surprising that TCP (protocol 6, for those not familiar) comes out on top, with almost 71% of the traffic. Port Numbers and Services.