TAP Into Technology Blog

Intrusion Detection 101: Rinse and Repeat

I am a long time skeptic when it comes to blacklists and other forms of signature based detection mechanisms. The information security industry has also declared the signature based anti-virus...

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Cyber Phishing- $46.7M Stolen from One Company

What is known as “CEO fraud” and “business email compromise” is costing companies and individuals millions. Just ask Ubiquiti Network’s Inc. who recently suffered a devasting $46,700,000.00 fraud....

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Hacktivism: Should it Really be on Your Radar in 2015?

Back in 2012, Verizon labeled 2011 as the year of the hacktivist, as 58% of all data stolen was the result of hacktivism attacks. Attention seems to have shifted to cybercrime at the enterprise...

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Why Risk Traffic Overload? Anchor Firewalls with a Network TAP

As any InfoSec professional will tell you, traffic spikes can have a big effect on the performance of key security appliances including firewalls, advanced threat detection systems, forensic data...

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Smurfing and Other Mysterious Words in the Cyber World

Cyber world has its own language, often filled with acronyms and mysterious sounding words that both the good guys and the bad guys creatively come up with to describe what's happening on the dark...

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The Visibility Test: How to Give Security Devices a 360 View of Network Traffic

Complete network visibility is no longer a "nice to have" technology feature for security appliances such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems or forensic analyzers – it’s a “must have”...

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