The "http" portion of the URL, which stands for "hypertext transfer protocol," provides the base for communication between your computer and th Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, Which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web ...

Computer networks rely on repeatable operations to maintain network integrity, which is why engineers implement transfer protocol models that force data to adhere to basic rules.

Newly discovered HTTP/2 protocol vulnerabilities called "CONTINUATION Flood" can lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks, crashing web servers with a single TCP connection in some implementations.

Network protocol DDoSes work to overwhelm routers and other devices found in layers 3 and 4 of the network stack. Because they work on these network layers they’re measured in packets per second.