TAP Into Technology Blog

Network TAPs for Critical Infrastructure

Securing critical infrastructure such as Smart Grid and industrial control systems continues to be an ongoing challenge for IT Managers and Security Architects. State based agents, terrorists and...

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Are my Packets Lying? 4 Things to Look for in Packet Traces

Packets don’t lie – well, most of the time. They tell the truth unless they have been captured incorrectly. In those cases, packets can tell bold-faced lies. When digging through trace files, we can...

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Network TAP vs SPAN Port: Putting Them to the Test

For years now we all have read about the difference between data capture off a span/mirror port and a network TAP. Packet Pioneer, Chris Greer was interested to see the difference between a data...

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2016's Winner Best of Blog - Born in the USA, Tech Talk, SPAN vs TAP and more

Thank you networking community! You voted and we are pleased to announce the top 'Tap into Technology ' blog posts of 2016. Below are the top 3 posts from 2016. Thank you for being a part of the...

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Court Approved and Can't Be Hacked: The Network TAP

How trusted does your data have to be? In today's world of data breaches and hacks, it is best to be capturing 100% of your data. In the court of law, dropped packets equal unsubmittable evidence....

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Follow the History and Added Function of the Network TAP

The two most common methods to access network data are via a Network TAP or from a SPAN port. How much do you know about Network TAPs? If you don't use them, maybe you think it's just another failure...

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