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Content distribution networks

Content distribution networks

From the course: CISSP Cert Prep (2021): 4 Communication and Network Security

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Content distribution networks

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- [Instructor] Content distribution networks, or CDNs, provide organizations who might experience a high volume of web traffic from around the world a way to satisfy that demand without building out massive web infrastructures. CDNs also provide advanced security features that can protect web environments from many kinds of attack. One important note on terminology. Everyone agrees that this technology goes by the acronym CDN, but people differ on what the D stands for. Most technologists describe CDNs as content delivery networks, but the CISSP Body of Knowledge describes them as content distribution networks. So I'll use that name in this course. It's mostly just a matter of semantics, but you should be aware that both are the same thing. When organizations expect a high volume of traffic to their web servers, the natural response is to simply increase the capability of their web server farm by adding more web servers…

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