TAP Into Technology Blog: Network Design (11)
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 of the abbreviations and definitions so...
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” requirement. Any security engineer that doesn’t...
Plan Smartly: Map Your Network Design With Data In Mind
With so many components to a functioning network – performance, security, and monitoring, just to name a few – it’s easy to let what seem like minor details go unaddressed in your network design. When you’re implementing expensive hardware...
Thwart Hackers By Fortifying Your Network Design & Security
Network security and design go hand in hand. If you’re not strategic about building a network designed to protect your data, you’re apt to suffer an abundance of network security issues. The key to your design is visibility, and the...
A Visibility Plane Can Lower Cyber Insurance Costs
Today, cyber insurance is very much like liability insurance but focused on covering the liabilities of a cyber breach. Right now, these plans are based on financial and cyber threat evaluation and not on the company’s:
Unveiling The True Cost Of Software-Defined Networking
Software-defined networking has come into the spotlight in the IT and networking worlds for good reason. Like any alternative that offers significant cost savings, SDN is the new buzzword that has execs tapping their technology...