TAP Into Technology Blog

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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Security Connectivity Report: Optimizing Network Design for Forensic Analysis

Malicious attacks can take an average of 256 days to identify while data breaches caused by human error take an average of 158 days to identify.

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Your Solution for PCI Data Compliance

Compliance is hard enough to obtain – much less maintain day in and day out. Payment Card Industry, or PCI, compliance is no laughing matter. It involves personal data, including credit, finance and...

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