TAP Into Technology Blog

Understanding Advanced Features in a Network Packet Broker

Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) have come a long way from their modest roots as data monitoring switches, though their intended application remains nearly the same. The NPB is still primarily used as a...

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Challenges of Defending the Internet of Things

Do you remember what you were doing on October 21, 2016? Probably not, but I can tell you what you weren’t doing. You weren’t on Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, Reddit, Tumblr, or visiting so many other...

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Back to the Basics: What is Network Monitoring?

Network monitoring is part of the broader function of Network management, which manages computer networks, ensuring performance management, provisioning of networks, analysis and maintaining quality...

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Design-IT: Reverse Bypass Mode

There have been quite a few posts about the benefits of Bypass TAPs and how they can keep the network up and running in the event an inline appliance fails. But what about situations where the inline...

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Cybersecurity Threat Breakdown [MyHeritage, Coca-Cola]

Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest hacks and data breaches around the world. In this monthly series, we’ll share information and updates on the most recent hacks that have made headlines,...

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A Brief History of Multi-mode Fiber; Are you ready for what’s next?

The magnitude of what we can do on any given mobile device has grown exponentially over the past few decades; our productivity is no longer dependent upon the ability to commute to work, but rather...

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