TAP Into Technology Blog

Tapping to the Music, Looking Back at ’70s and ’80s

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 to...

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Network TAPs are Not Toys, No Batteries Included!

After weeks of shopping and preparation, the holiday season is always upon us. And the big gift of the year? Hoverboards? Drones? These toys bring to life the sort of fun seen in classic Back to the...

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Data at Risk: Corporate Confidentiality and VTech’s Data Breach

In the first Data at Risk series post about corporate confidentiality, we discussed a few industry-agnostic cornerstone attacks on corporate data and the need for network TAPs for visibility. One of...

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Maintaining Visibility Amidst 2016 Software-Defined Networking Trends

Software-defined networking (SDN) offers cost-cutting, performance and security benefits that businesses gravitated toward in 2015. However, SDN is constantly changing and you must be prepared to...

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QUICK TIPS: Installing Multiple Cisco Switches

In the Field - I was working with a project team installing over 100 Cisco switches across three towers. Daunting as that is, it was also an active construction site, which means power is not...

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Cyber Security Year in Review: Major Data Breaches of 2015

Despite innovative new cyber security appliances and applications, hackers are finding ways to push data breach statistics to new heights. Even though 2014 was deemed the year of the data breach,...

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