The US National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, defines a proxy server as “a server that services the requests of its clients by forwarding those requests to other servers.” ...

A proxy server is an easy and secure way to protect your identity online. But is it better than a VPN? We explain how proxies work and whether you should be using one. I'm a senior analyst charged ...

Sun Microsystems recently said it will soon open source the core components of Sun Java System Web Proxy and Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 under the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license. The ...

Web hosting and dedicated server clients can manage most tasks through the cPanel administrative interface. You can set up your own proxy servers through the cPanel interface if your Web hosting ...

If your workplace or school's extra-restrictive internet filter has you pulling your hair out during the occasional browsing break, there's hope! Here's a quick look at how to get around heavy-handed ...

According to Netcraft's September 2012 survey, Apache has been the most widely used Web server software on the Internet since 1996. It is also frequently used as a proxy server. Web proxy servers ...

At the beginning of February of this year, Sony’s PlayStation Network faced a great outage. This affected users on a massive scale throughout the world. The incident occurred on a Friday evening and ...

With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft has built in a reverse-proxy feature. The Web Application Proxy securely publishes internal resources out to the Internet for access by both corporate-owned ...