TAP Into Technology Blog

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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[Demo] Chaining the Edge of your Network

In our recent webinar with Palo Alto Networks' Fuel User Group I asked the attendees a survey question: "How many security tools do you currently deploy?" The answer from the majority of the group...

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Inside Splunk, a New SIEM Solution for MSSPs

Splunk. The name is not very descriptive, but if you drop it in front of IT professional, they’ll know what you mean. This cloud-based platform for operational intelligence is a new and sophisticated...

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SharkFest Europe: A Common Interest to Better Learn How to Analyze Captured Network Traffic

For packet geeks like me, the annual Wireshark conference SharkFest is the place to be in order to meet and network with other packet geeks. However, for various reasons I haven't been able to attend...

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