A port is a gateway on a computer through which a connection is established. To test the network and Internet connection in your business, test the connection port using the Telnet utility in Windows.

The latest online malware, dubbed Brickerbot, is particularly nasty, as it virtually destroys vulnerable devices. This new approach has led to a new term, PDoS, for Permanent Denial of Service. Hacked ...

When I go to HackerWatch.org to check on my ports (Windows XP Home, Windows Defender, Ad-aware, SpyBot and AVG), it tells me that Port 23 (Telnet) is open/unsecure and accepting connections. Three ...

Port Query (PortQry.exe) is a command-line utility in the Windows operating system that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues. The tool reports the port status of TCP and UDP ...

A port is a numeric identifier for software that runs on a computer, like Web server or email server software. When a port is open, it's accepting connections from the outside world. It's not uncommon ...