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October 4, 2023
NEW YORK, October 4, 2023 – Garland Technology, a leading manufacturer of network TAP (test access point), packet broker, and inline bypass solutions, launched a strategic partnership with ectacom GmbH, a Value Added Distributor focused on providing a complete cybersecurity portfolio for their customers. This partnership will help meet the growing demand for Garland’s portfolio from critical infrastructure customers throughout Poland and the DACH region.
Chief CyberSecurity Solution Sales Executive, Tome Spasov, states “Garland Technology is, in my opinion, the hidden champion of network TAP and packet broker technology. Garland Technology ensures that the efficiency of the security technologies used in the corporate network is significantly increased.“
“I’m excited to be partnering with ectacom to help grow our business in the European market. When you look at their portfolio of vendors, from Nozomi Networks to LogRhythmn, they are putting together an ecosystem of best of breed cybersecurity technologies to help protect customer environments. As an experienced Value-Added Distributor, I look forward to their technical expertise and knowledge as we continue to expand our presence in the region,” said Chris Bihary, CEO / Co-Founder, Garland Technology. “Over the last 18 months, Garland Technology has seen an increased demand for our network TAPs, hardware data diodes, and packet brokers from European customers. Largely led by recent government regulations, companies in the utility, manufacturing, oil & gas, transportation, and industrial sectors are now looking to implement cybersecurity solutions for their OT and ICS environments. Garland’s products help to provide the foundation of visibility needed no matter what cybersecurity solution the customer is looking to deploy. With ectacom as a partner in the region, we will be better positioned to address the growing market needs.”
ABOUT GARLAND TECHNOLOGY:
Garland Technology is an industry leader of IT and OT network solutions for enterprise, critical infrastructures, and government agencies worldwide. Since 2011, Garland Technology has been engineering and manufacturing simple, reliable, and affordable Network TAPs and Network Packet Brokers in Richardson, Texas. For help identifying the right IT / OT network visibility solutions for projects large and small, or to learn more about the inventor of the first bypass technology, visit GarlandTechnology.com or @garland-technology-llc.
ABOUT ectacom:
ectacom GmbH is an owner-managed company and a business development distributor of complex cybersecurity and OT security technologies in Central Europe, i.e. Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The company’s mission is to protect companies of all sizes and industries from known and emerging threats, support compliance and significantly increase the efficiency of deployed IT resources with the help of leading technology vendors. Find out more about ecatcom visit https://www.ectacom.com.
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Garland Technology
Jason Drewniak
jason.drewniak@garlandtechnology.com
+1-716-242-8469
MEDIA CONTACTS:
ectacom
Anna Eichinger
aeichinger@ectacom.com
+49 8102 8952-201
If the inline security tool goes off-line, the TAP will bypass the tool and automatically keep the link flowing. The Bypass TAP does this by sending heartbeat packets to the inline security tool. As long as the inline security tool is on-line, the heartbeat packets will be returned to the TAP, and the link traffic will continue to flow through the inline security tool.
If the heartbeat packets are not returned to the TAP (indicating that the inline security tool has gone off-line), the TAP will automatically 'bypass' the inline security tool and keep the link traffic flowing. The TAP also removes the heartbeat packets before sending the network traffic back onto the critical link.
While the TAP is in bypass mode, it continues to send heartbeat packets out to the inline security tool so that once the tool is back on-line, it will begin returning the heartbeat packets back to the TAP indicating that the tool is ready to go back to work. The TAP will then direct the network traffic back through the inline security tool along with the heartbeat packets placing the tool back inline.
Some of you may have noticed a flaw in the logic behind this solution! You say, “What if the TAP should fail because it is also in-line? Then the link will also fail!” The TAP would now be considered a point of failure. That is a good catch – but in our blog on Bypass vs. Failsafe, I explained that if a TAP were to fail or lose power, it must provide failsafe protection to the link it is attached to. So our network TAP will go into Failsafe mode keeping the link flowing.
Single point of failure: a risk to an IT network if one part of the system brings down a larger part of the entire system.
Heartbeat packet: a soft detection technology that monitors the health of inline appliances. Read the heartbeat packet blog here.
Critical link: the connection between two or more network devices or appliances that if the connection fails then the network is disrupted.