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Cyber Security Threat Breakdown [Slack + Bulgaria]
Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest hacks and data breaches around the world. In this monthly series, I’ll share information and updates on the most recent hacks that I saw in the news, including causes, resolutions, and what you can...
What is a Network TAP, Anyway?
Despite being in the technology industry, there are some things system security pros (or their bosses) just aren't familiar with. One of the questions we get at Garland is, "What is a network TAP, anyway?" The next question is typically,...
Is your Network Security Slowing you Down?
Measuring the Latency impact Created by NextGen Security Solutions As an IT professional, you are well aware of the challenges posed by network latency. Applications like audio and video delivery, bandwidth-sensitive mobile applications,...
Networking News: 5 Cybersecurity Basics + Cisco AI
In this day and age, the networking world is constantly changing with discovered risks and issues from new technologies, monitoring and security measures in new cloud environments, and many more. With so much note-worthy news, here are...
Understanding the Basics of Packet Data Acquisition
Packets are an essential source of data for network performance management (NPM) tools. They are the foundation of data truth that all network monitoring and security tools rely upon for analytics, forensics, threat detection, and...
Born in the USA: The Story of Garland Network TAPs
The network TAP is essential for network visibility within the data center, ensuring your network monitoring and security tools are getting 100% complete packet data. With the fourth of July among us, I thought it was a good time to share...