Proxy servers don't just hide IP addresses. They manage traffic, fight malware, help gather data, and power the modern internet. Here's how they work, and why they matter more than ever.

Web Proxy Servers for Bypassing PSN Outages Say hello to proxy servers if you haven’t yet: powerful tools that serve as intermediaries when users interact with online data.

In today’s digital-first world, businesses and individuals are seeking faster, safer, and more authentic ways to interact ...

Setting Up a Proxy Server on a Mac. A proxy server acts like a middle man between computers configured to use it and the rest of the Internet. An Internet request, such as a request to view a Web ...

How Proxy Servers Work A proxy server sits between your computer and the Internet, taking requests from your Web browser and sending them on to servers using its own network address.

As an open-source alternative, Squid is one of the best free Web proxy server software programs available. This Web site provides links to reviews and product information for about 30 proxy servers.

Guest contributor Rafael Akchurin of QuintoLabs presents this how-to article on setting up web content filtering on Squid Proxy.

Although proxy information can be sent over DHCP, unfortunately, not all clients honor those settings. For maximum compatibility, it's best to have a local DNS record that points the domain "wpad" to ...

Sun patches Java Web Proxy Server Three vulnerabilities have been found in the Sun Java Web Proxy Server. The flaws could be exploited in a denial-of-service attack against the affected machine.

The malware had set itself up as a proxy server on the infected computers and without it, the web browsers could no longer display web pages. A proxy server is a middleman, it sits between your ...