TAP Into Technology Blog: Network Management (5)
Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Exploiting Managed Service Providers
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center has been tracking attacks on global Managed Service Providers (MSP) from Advanced Persistent Threat actors since 2016. Targets of these attacks spread across Information...
Back to Basics: Packet Capture & Analysis
Network monitoring and analysis tools aren’t new topics by any means, but as with everything, sometimes it’s great to go back to the basics and get a refresher. While security tools and trends tend to get all the attention, it’s important...
Network Engineer’s Guide to Reducing Mean Time to Resolution
The days of siloed IT infrastructures are quickly ending as services, applications and network components become more interdependent. IT infrastructures are becoming more complex and it’s falling on your shoulders to keep mean time to...
When A Simple SPAN Port Is Enough
The two most common ways to access and replicate data within your network are TAP and SPAN technology. A Test Access Point (TAP) is a hardware device that copies all of your network data. SPAN or Switch Port Analyzer are mirroring ports...
Detect The 5 Common Threats Of Network Downtime
Network downtime is a costly reality of running a business, and unfortunately, it’s more likely to happen to you than not. If Google, Amazon and the United States Government have dealt with such issues, it’s a safe bet that you’re going to...
How to Connect your Inline Application Monitoring Tools in 5 Steps
It goes without saying, but proper application monitoring is a critical component of sound network management. Let the following example show you: Say you have two critical 10G links that you need to monitor with a few inline network...