TAP Into Technology Blog

It’s Not Wiretapping—It’s Network Tapping

We all know those old mobster movies, right? Where the cops are tapping phone lines to take down America’s most wanted criminals. Or if you need a more recent example, you can think of all of the...

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[Infographic] Are You Monitoring a 1G, 10G, 40G or 100G Network?

What tools are you deploying in your network? Are you monitoring out-of-band with tools like Wireshark, forensics, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Information and Event Management or...

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Network TAPs or Packet Brokers for Software-Defined Networks?

Centralized, programmatic control of the network—this was the major promise software-defined networking (SDN) offered when it first emerged. We’re getting there, but if the last few years have shown...

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Attacking the Cyber Security Skills Gap on the Ground Floor—Sponsoring the SECCDC

The statistics speak for themselves—the cyber security industry is facing a significant skills shortage. But when people talk about this shortage, the discussion often centers on the need for ongoing...

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How Feasible is SDN in 2017?

Whether it’s the proliferation of cloud applications or growing cybersecurity demands, data centers are being forced to change faster than ever. Pushing 1G or even 10G architectures to their limits...

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Network Functions Virtualization—What Is It and Why Should You Care?

Remember back in 2013 when software-defined networking (SDN) was going to change the world? It’s still the future of the data center, but the revolution is happening slower than people expected four...

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