TAP Into Technology Blog

Protect Your Network: Know Your Baseline Traffic

Everyone knows that a standard doctor’s visit begins with a review of your vital signs. They take your blood pressure, check your breathing, read your pulse and take a look at your eyes, ears, nose...

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TAP Toons: In a Network Far, Far Away

In the latest TAP Toons, our Sr. Engineer get's the shock of his life when the Network Newbie takes his Star Wars obsession to the next level.

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The Buffering Bluff on Aggregation TAPs

In a world of shrinking IT budgets, many are turning to network aggregating TAPs to reduce costs within their security and network monitoring programs. Because aggregating TAPs integrate multiple...

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Fake News Is More than Just Misinformation—What to Do About Malvertising

There’s a reason why companies have so much trouble keeping up with cyber attackers. Every time you think your new security appliance is the perfect defense, attackers change things up to stay one...

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Detecting Fake SSL Sessions as Part of C&C Activity

One of the best ways to learn how to protect against malware is to learn how to detect malware traffic. Towards this end, we are constantly searching the Internet for as many types of malware pcaps...

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Follow the History and Added Function of the Network TAP

The two most common methods to access network data are via a Network TAP or from a SPAN port. How much do you know about Network TAPs? If you don't use them, maybe you think it's just another failure...

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