TAP Into Technology Blog

­­­MSSPs: The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Network Security

When firewalls emerged to protect networks in the early 1990s, outsourcing cyber security to a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) wasn’t even a consideration. However, defending your network...

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Making a Case for Network TAPs to Provide Digital Legal Evidence

Sometimes we come across interesting requests from customers that are outside the normal security and monitoring applications within data centers or branch office locations. Recently, a law...

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Cybersecurity Threat Breakdown [Spooky Edition]

There’s nothing spookier than an unknown hacker accessing your data. Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest hacks and data breaches around the world. In this series, I’ll share information and...

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Why is the cost of network downtime so high in the banking industry?

The banking industry has changed. Today’s retail banks are actually in the customer service industry. This is due to the fact that there is very little differentiation in product offerings from one...

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Lights, Camera, Security! Cisco Shines a Spotlight on Garland Technology With Threatwise TV

The strong relationship with Cisco and Garland Technology encompasses a host of supported products. At this year’s CiscoLive in San Diego, our alliance laid the foundation for an interview with Jason...

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Improve Network Packet Broker ROI with an Aggregation Layer

The aggregation layer, and thus the four-tiered approach to network visibility grew out of the need to maximize the ROI of NPBs and monitoring and security tools. Before we talk about the aggregation...

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