TAP Into Technology Blog: The 101 Series
The 101 Series: Active Network TAPs—Where, When and How
Network connectivity is critical to any security or network monitoring project. Many are always asking us which network TAP is right for them. In a recent post, we discussed the ins and outs of passive network TAPs which are typically...
The 101 Series: Passive Network TAPs
Companies that are using network monitoring tools, either for analyzing security threats, packet flow or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – all have one thing in common. They need to ensure that those applications have access to 100% of...
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,...
The 101 Series: Out-of-Band vs Inline Network Security
Designing a modern cybersecurity strategy is no easy feat, as it must protect all components of a complex network, while having a limited effect on performance. As expected, we get a lot of questions about the differences between an inline...
The 101 Series: Quick Connect Tips for Inline Security Appliances
You just bought a brand new inline security appliance—a next-gen firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), data leakage prevention (DLP) system or web application firewall—and you’re ready to deploy it in your network. But then it sits...
The 101 Series: Breakout Network TAPs
I recently wrote a blog about the six different types of network TAPs with a brief overview of each TAPs functionality. In this blog, I’m going to explain in detail more about how the breakout or commonly referred to tap mode operates....