TAP Into Technology Blog

On TAP at the Cisco Berlin Expo—Ensuring Network Visibility as Network Speeds Increase

Every year, Cisco—a Garland Technology partner—hosts a number of user expos across the globe to deliver premier education and training for network engineers all the way up to IT directors. On...

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Fractal Networks Require a Focused and Flexible Foundation

Focused and flexible are sometimes opposites but these are required in today’s higher, almost quantum network speeds. Is 100G the end? Absolutely not. Are Fractal Networks possible?

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The 101 Series: Media Conversion—What the SX?

Long range, short range, and twisted pair and that’s just the 1G media connection options. There is a dizzying amount of different media types for network connectivity. It’s easy to get lost in all...

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Looking at the Ukraine Power Grid Hack: Why Defending the Industrial Ethernet Is No Longer a Precautionary Tale

When we discussed Rhebo’s innovative approach to Germany’s new IT-Security Act (ITSA), real-world cyber attacks on the industrial Ethernet hadn’t truly come to fruition. It seemed like a critical...

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Jumbo Frames — Are You Sure Your Network TAPs Support Them?

There are certain things you can always rely on in this world. The refreshing taste of a drink after a long day at work. The other side of your pillow always being cooler. And the fact that if your...

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Top Network Security Challenges/Concerns for 2016

2015 taught us many things, like companies can be breached and many Gigabytes of data can be siphoned off without the company even knowing about it. Even our super secure government sites and health...

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