TAP Into Technology Blog

Firewalls vs. Data Diode — Why OT Security Teams Turn to Data Diode TAPs

Air gaps and segmentation are common concepts to secure OT networks, with the goal of minimizing the harm of a breach and threats by isolating it to a limited part of the network. Unless an attacker...

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Developing a Single Source of Truth for Zero Trust

As federal agencies and companies move toward a Zero Trust model following recent executive orders to improve their cybersecurity posture, understanding your network’s ‘single source of truth’ is...

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How Data Diode TAPs Improve Security Monitoring

Analyzing packet level data within a network has become a vital component within an organization's security architecture. Packet level visibility provides essential information needed to protect...

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Adding Visibility to Improve Network Detection and Response (NDR)

Network detection and response (NDR) is a discipline that evolved out of what was once known as network traffic analysis. Basically, as network traffic became more complex—and more potentially...

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U.S. Government Response to Cybersecurity Threats Expose Need for Visibility

High-profile incidents such as the SolarWinds supply chain attack that affected multiple U.S. government agencies, the attempted manipulation of control systems at the Oldsmar water treatment plant,...

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Why OT Security Relies on Threat Detection and Response

As the names imply, operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have different origins. OT exists to manage operations – specifically, physical operations in various sectors of...

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