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What Is a Proxy Server and How Do Proxies Work?

You might have already heard about proxies and proxy servers. But if you aren't entirely familiar with them, this article will help you catch up with this web technology and see all the benefits of using proxy servers. 

What Are Proxies?

A web proxy is some kind of intermediate between a web user and an online resource. When visiting a website directly, you send a web request containing information about yourself (the server or PC that you are using, your location, browser fingerprints, IP address, etc.). As a response to this data sent, the web resource provides you with the content you requested.

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Proxychains, Anonsurf, and MacChanger: Enhance Your Anonymity

Ethical hacking is considered to be the bright side of hacking because it is used to enhance security. But even if ethical hacking is legal, it is not completely safe for an ethical hacker, and as a result, anonymity is like a shield. In this blog, I will tell you why anonymity is important for an ethical hacker and how one can increase their level of anonymity.

These are the topics I will cover in this article:

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Simulate Latency-Browsermob Proxy: Convert HAR to Locust Scenarios

I hope you had enjoyed reading the first article of this series Performance Capture I - Export HAR Using Selenium and BrowserMob-Proxy? Let's see how to simulate the latencies, get DOMContenLoaded time,  convert the HAR file to locust tasks to do performance testing.

Simulate Network Latencies

Browsermob proxy provides an option to limit the bandwidth through the proxy. This helps in identifies the bottlenecks in performance with slow networks. The limit function that takes a dictionary as it allows the users to play with the latencies. To reduce the bandwidth, just add the below lines to the server after starting the server.

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Top 4 Website Security Tips for Development and Hosting

Too many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a pervasive, persistent delusion: “We’re too small — hackers wouldn’t be interested in us.” But it’s never really been true.

And now, it is demonstrably, statistically not true. The latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) found that 43 percent of breaches involved SMB victims. That’s two to four times the percentage of victims in the public sector (16 percent), healthcare (15 percent), and financial (10 percent).

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Why You Need CASB Security to Protect Data in the Cloud

CASB Security Isn’t A Luxury—It’s A Necessity

Cloud computing has exploded in the business and education worlds over the last decade. By next year, 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud. That means that everyone, from public schools and universities to health systems and corporate America, will be reaping the rewards of increased productivity and greater efficiency.

At the same time, 66 percent of IT professionals say security is their biggest concern when it comes to implementing cloud computing. How can you balance the benefits of cloud computing with the need for security? A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) is the key.