DriveNets nabs $208M at a $1B+ valuation for its cloud-based alternative to network routers

People and businesses are relying on the internet to get things done more than ever before, an opportunity but also an infrastructure headache for service providers that need to scale quickly and reliably to meet that demand. Today, a startup that has built a clever, software-based way for them to expand their networks without buying […] Continue reading DriveNets nabs $208M at a $1B+ valuation for its cloud-based alternative to network routers

How to prevent a web application from accessing local URLs (SSRF) [duplicate]

In our web app the users can specify a URL that the server will access later (POP3 access and browser push notifications).
This means the web app does a network request to a user-chosen server. The web server might have access to parts of … Continue reading How to prevent a web application from accessing local URLs (SSRF) [duplicate]

Get Over Your Fears

Some projects are just too complex, that’s for sure. But I’d be willing to bet that some things you think are too difficult actually aren’t, and it may be that all you need to get over your personal hurdle is a good demonstration. Here come three cases in point. …read more

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Is my VPN traffic really being routed through all these strange networks? [closed]

I use the client of a reputed paid VPN company. With each server location I connect to, the log tells me I am instead connecting to networks completely unrelated to the company and the country of the VPN location. But when I check my exter… Continue reading Is my VPN traffic really being routed through all these strange networks? [closed]

What happens if the localhost does not interpret 127.0.0.1 as the loopback address? [migrated]

For the sake of the example, assume gateway to be 10.0.0.1 and host A (my machine) to be 10.0.0.2.

If gateway (10.0.0.1) is running a service bound to a port on localhost only, the service should be inaccessible to anyone on the network. … Continue reading What happens if the localhost does not interpret 127.0.0.1 as the loopback address? [migrated]