TAP Into Technology Blog: Network TAPs
How to Improve Telco VoIP Troubleshooting – What every Field Engineer should know
I spent many years as a technical support engineer for a Telecommunications company that did voice and data services in third-tier markets. We would be called in to troubleshoot any performance issues with the equipment. Our customers were...
Why OT Security Relies on Threat Detection and Response
As the names imply, operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have different origins. OT exists to manage operations – specifically, physical operations in various sectors of industry that have benefited from automation...
Breathe New Life Into Your Existing Packet Broker
If you have been in networking long enough, you may have heard the phrase “breathe new life into old tools.” This concept is simple - security and monitoring tools only perform as well as the data they process. So solely relying on SPAN...
Benefits of Installing MSSP Sensors Utilizing Network TAP Visibility
Congratulations on the deal closing! You worked it for several months and convinced Customer A to install your MSSP Sensor. This Sensor’s objective is to plug into the customer’s IT network, capture packets, and allow the Security...
The 101 Series: TAP vs SPAN in OT Environments
Securing and monitoring your network is the ultimate goal. To accomplish this goal, teams utilize ICS security solutions designed to respond and manage threats in operational technology (OT) environments efficiently. To properly identify,...
Security in the Wake of Overnight Remote Work From Home Access
In a mad dash to enable a distributed workforce amid the COVID-19 pandemic, IT teams had to make difficult compromises to keep their businesses running. Unfortunately, some of their well-intentioned actions resulted in misconfigurations...