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4SICS Conference Recap on Industrial Control Systems

I attended the Swedish industrial cyber security conference 4SICS last month, where I also gave a one-day class on analyzing network traffic. 4SICS is the the leading Industrial Control System (ICS)...

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Lessons Learned from Mr. Robot: Understanding Advanced Persistent Threats

The latest breach at Scottrade makes one thing abundantly clear – cyber criminals have become more sophisticated and increasingly dangerous. With so many cyber security failures, it would be easy to...

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Data at Risk Series: How Is the Insurance Industry Stacking Up to Cyber Attacks?

When it comes to data privacy and cyber security, the three industries that are generally seen as the most heavily regulated are healthcare, finance and insurance. We’ve already discussed healthcare...

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101 Series: SPAN Mode On A Network TAP – What Is The Point?

Today I'm going to review another way that a network TAP can be used when trying to get access to network traffic. The SPAN mode is a unique mode for a TAP that takes the SPAN or mirrored output from...

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CISA is Coming, But It’s Useless Without Visibility

It’s sad to say but governments and businesses don’t seem to be winning the cyber security war. These criminals are becoming so sophisticated that it’s starting to look like an NFL team playing...

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[Recorded Webinar]: The In’s and Out’s of Internal and External Network TAPs

Join Garland Technology, a founding Partner of the Fuel User Group and Fuel’s new Networking & Connectivity special interest group for a recorded webinar to better understand the In’s and Out’s of...

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