TAP Into Technology Blog

Network TAPs, No Batteries Included!

Last week’s photos and video from inside Air China flight CA139 of a lithium battery in flames were shocking. It’s a stark reminder of the dangers of lithium-ion batteries and the risk of exploding...

Read More

The 101 Series: Out-of-Band vs Inline Network Security

Designing a modern cybersecurity strategy is no easy feat, as it must protect all components of a complex network, while having a limited effect on performance. As expected, we get a lot of questions...

Read More

Prevent Cybersecurity Blind Spots by Improving Network Visibility

Cybersecurity and network visibility go hand in hand. Without a holistic, complete view of every packet that travels in and out of your company, even the best, most advanced security tools will fail...

Read More

How to Improve Telco VoIP Troubleshooting – What every Field Engineer should know

I spent many years as a technical support engineer for a Telecommunications company that did voice and data services in third-tier markets. We would be called in to troubleshoot any performance...

Read More

Why Do Inline Security Tools Rely on External Bypass TAPs?

As the modern cybersecurity stack grows with an array of threat detection and response tools critical to protecting IT data, active blocking tools like Intrusion prevention systems (IPS), Web...

Read More

Supporting the SOC Visibility Triad with Network TAPs

To put it bluntly, organizational IT and security teams have never been in a more difficult position than they are today. The non-stop need for businesses to adopt any-and-all devices has...

Read More