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What can we learn from the recent F5 security vulnerability?
If exploited, the F5 CVE-2022-1388 vulnerability can lead to a full system takeover.
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Security
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2 mins
Spring Framework vulnerabilities
Detail on Spring Framework vulnerabilities CVE-2022-22963 and CVE-2022-22965.
Open Source
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5 mins
Navigating the open source journey: When free is awesome, and why commercial solutions have their place
How open source and enterprise solutions differ, and when to use them.
How-Tos
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4 mins
Ever wondered how you can avoid the pain of F5 iRules?
Making iRules less painful with this key how-to.
Security
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4 mins
What can we learn from the recent F5 security vulnerability?
If exploited, the F5 CVE-2022-1388 vulnerability can lead to a full system takeover.
Media
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2 mins
Why Chris Moyles' nod to load balancing makes him an official #ADCHero!
Chris Moyles and team - our new, honorary #ADCHeroes!
High Availability
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6 mins
How to set up email notifications on your Loadbalancer.org appliance
Get alerts for Heartbeat, Layer 4 services, and Layer 7 services, straight to your inbox.
Comparisons
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3 mins
What if the answer to the tech skills shortage is simplified IT solutions?
What if load balancers were designed to make the lives of the IT team less stressful - as well as the end user...?
Storage
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4 mins
When is it right to SSL offload?
Why would we want to bog down our nifty application with network-level considerations?
High Availability
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2 mins
What's the point of load balancing?
Load balancing 101. For those who need it in a nutshell.
Security
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2 mins
Spring Framework vulnerabilities
Detail on Spring Framework vulnerabilities CVE-2022-22963 and CVE-2022-22965.
Comparisons
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6 mins
How many network ports do you need on a hardware load balancer?
Ever wondered if you need one network port per application? Or whether a two-arm load balancer configuration needs two physical ports...?
Open Source
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5 mins
Navigating the open source journey: When free is awesome, and why commercial solutions have their place
How open source and enterprise solutions differ, and when to use them.
Security
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1 min
DoS vulnerability in OpenSSL related to certificate parsing (CVE-2022-0778)
The vulnerability affects OpenSSL’s BN_mod_sqrt() function which can get stuck in an infinite loop.
Performance
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3 mins
Application Acceleration — and why you DON'T need it
Is consistency more important than speed when it comes to application performance?
How-Tos
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4 mins
Ever wondered how you can avoid the pain of F5 iRules?
Making iRules less painful with this key how-to.
Performance
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4 mins
When should you get a hardware replacement? After 3, 5, or 17 years...?
Really, why do you want a hardware refresh?
Media
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4 mins
Achieving unrivaled performance with media and video streaming on demand
Why Layer 4 DR mode comes into its own when streaming media and video on demand.
Cloud & IT Infrastructure
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3 mins
Expecting growth? Get a load balancer that will always meet expectations
How can backwards compatibility future proof your network?
High Availability
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3 mins
The easiest way to reduce downtime — avoid a single point of failure
Why do load balancers come in pairs?
Security
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1 min
PwnKit Vulnerability (CVE-2021-4034)
Details of the PwnKit vulnerability.
HAProxy
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4 mins
HAProxy ACL rules don't have to be painful
A rundown of the new enhancements to the WebUI as part of our 8.6 release, which is going to make the management of your load balancer far simpler.
Open Source
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3 mins
ModSecurity DoS vulnerability (CVE-2021-42717)
The implications of the recent ModSecurity vulnerability on open-source Web Application Firewalls.
Security
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2 mins
Does Niagara Networks have the answer to scaling Secure Web Gateways all the way up to 100G?
This powerful piece of hardware can aggregate multiple web filters together to meet huge throughput demands.
How-Tos
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7 mins
Simplifying web application security with the Core Rule Set v3
Here we outline our new, simplified WAF offering, for easier configuration and superior web application security, using the core rule set v3.
Education
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2 mins
The importance of outreach: Introducing students to load balancing
A recent visit to Southampton Solent University.
High Availability
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4 mins
Why 2022 will see a greater reliance on high availability
Accelerated IT modernization is having a knock-on effect on availability.
How-Tos
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4 mins
I wonder…Can HAProxy Proxy Protocol fix my Secure Web Gateway routing problem?
HAProxy Proxy Protocol workarounds and techniques to fix a Secure Web Gateway routing problem.
Security
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3 mins
Apache Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228
This critical vulnerability (that does not impact our products) could be a major headache, so it is crucial to check all of your applications to see if they are affected.