The internet was built in more simple, innocent times and was seized on by a curious mixture of visionaries, educators, academics and technology geeks as a way to democratise the distribution of ...

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The Internet can be a dangerous place, wrought with fraud and data theft. To help protect your small business data it's a good idea to have a basic understanding of secure Internet protocols. These ...

It’s an important time for connectivity with artificial intelligence. You might say that 2024 was the year of finding out about AI’s agentic capabilities. Although you might argue that most execution ...

Like many words in the English language, “network” and “protocol” have different meanings, depending on the context. In the context of digital communications, Merriam-Webster defines network as “a ...

Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

In the previous two articles, I described the hardware and software required to build an IoT device. These devices (the “Things” in the Internet of Things) are an essential part of an IoT system.