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SCADA/ICS – Are We Scared Yet?

Supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), or industrial control systems (ICS), have been monitoring and controlling our industrial, power and refinery world since the 1960s. Simply...

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[Webinar] Find Your Network Blind Spots Sponsored by Palo Alto's Fuel User Group

At last year’s Ignite Conference and the 6 Spark User Summits we attended, we were surprised to find just how many network professionals are still relying on SPAN ports. Even though SPAN ports seemed...

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Tapping to the Music, Looking Back at 2000’s

In our new infographic, The Evolution of Network Visibility, we took a trip down melody lane to show readers the events and innovations that sparked the rise of network visibility. Relax and rewind...

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Not Ready for the 10G to 40G Transition? Consider Cisco's EtherChannel

Large enterprises know they will eventually have to make the transition from 10G networking to 40G if they want to overcome the challenges of big data and bandwidth-hogging applications. But boosting...

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Data at Risk Series: Cyber Attacks a Burden and a Blessing for the Insurance Industry

In our first insurance installment in the Data at Risk series, we took a fairly narrow approach to cyber attack analysis in the industry. While major breaches at health insurance companies such as...

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U.S. Presidential Elections are Prime for 2016 Hacks

In the midst of all the promises, debates and incessant mudslinging building up to the 2016 US presidential election, hackers are having a field day. Whether it’s to further a political agenda,...

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