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Perspective and FAQ about the SolarWinds Orion Hack Discovered in December 2020

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/perspective-and-faq-about-the-solarwinds-orion-hack-discovered-in-december-2020/

The Importance of Network Visibility and Observability to Defend Against Cyberattacks Our focus at cPacket Networks is to “eliminate blind… Read more »

cPacket Networks December Newsletter 2020

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cpacket-networks-december-newsletter-2020/

What’s New   cPacket and AWS Extend Partnership with New Joint Solution We recently announced an extended partnership with Amazon… Read more »

Network Visibility – It Must Be Reliable, Comprehensive, and Unbiased Because Good Enough Is Not Good Enough

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/network-visibility-reliable-comprehensive-unbiased-because/

The Answer to Why You Need Highly Reliable Network Monitoring that is Independent from Your Network This blog addresses the… Read more »

Auto-Scaling Network Visibility in AWS Cloud

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cpacket-networks-cloud-visibility-with-amazon-gateway-load-balancer/

Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the new Gateway Load Balancing (GWLB) services feature that has lots of significance for cPacket… Read more »

cPacket Networks Newsletter November 2020

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cpacket-networks-newsletter-november-2020/

New Article: “Assuring Business Continuity by Reducing Malware Dwell Time” “Malware attacks cost US companies $2.6 million per company on… Read more »

Reducing Customer Churn by Investing in Network Visibility

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/reducing-customer-churn-by-investing-in-network-visibility/

Great experiences drive customer loyalty, lifetime value, and a competitive advantage; conversely poor experiences drive churn. Assuring great customer and… Read more »

Cloud Monitoring is Critical to Realizing AI-Powered Benefits

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cloud-monitoring-critical-realizing-ai-powered-benefits/

Public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offers many benefits, but it is important to note that it is still infrastructure. Just like… Read more »

The Case for Network Packet Brokers – Data, Visibility, and Outcomes

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/case-network-packet-brokers-data-visibility-and-outcomes/

Getting straight to the point – your network must work, and it must be impenetrable to cyber-attacks. IT Operations has… Read more »

Packets, Flows, Events – Which is Best for Troubleshooting?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/packets-flows-events-which-best-troubleshooting/

IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams such as network operations (NetOps), development operations (DevOps), security operations (SecOps), and cloud operations… Read more »

Network Data Is Essential for AIOps

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/network-data-is-essential-aiops/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming ubiquitous and a commonly applied data processing method. Applying AI for IT Operations (AIOps) is… Read more »

100G-Enabled High-Speed Network Visibility

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/100g-enabled-high-speed-network-visibility/

The Rise of 100G Ethernet  Digital transformation is driving trends such as data center consolidation, increased mobility, and complexity of… Read more »

COVID-19: Update from cPacket Networks

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/covid19-update-cpacket-networks-ceo/

Message from the CEO We are going through unprecedented times and I’d like to give you a quick update on… Read more »

COVID19, Your Network, and Bad User-Experience

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/covid19-network-bad-user-experience/

As social isolation remains to be the best preventive measure so far against the spread of Coronavirus, more companies are… Read more »

Network Traffic Intelligence for Cyber Security Incident Response

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/network-traffic-intelligence-cyber-security-incident-response/

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) uses a combination of advanced analytics, machine learning, and rule-based detection to identify suspicious activities throughout… Read more »

Googling Packets Inside Google Cloud

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/googling-packets-inside-google-cloud/

When it comes to enterprise grade cloud, you cannot ignore Google Cloud. Google Cloud has built its reputation around high… Read more »

What’s new and improved with the cPacket 19.3.1 release?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cpacket-19-3-1-release/

With the cPacket 19.3.1 release, users can expect significant upgrades and new features designed to improve efficiency and decrease complexity,… Read more »

It’s Cloudy Today with a High Chance of Packets

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/its-cloudy-today-with-a-high-chance-of-packets/

As CIOs and CISOs are driving their companies to the digital world, a “cloud first” strategy is leading the movement.… Read more »

The Dirty Little Secret of Network Packet Brokers

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/secret-of-network-packet-brokers/

A Network Packet Broker has  a lot in common with a high performance vehicle. Imagine you bought an off-road vehicle… Read more »

At Last, a 100Gb Visibility Solution that Works

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/at-last-a-100gb-visibility-solution-that-works/

You wouldn’t expect a used 1950s family car to offer the same speed and functionality of a high-performance car, would… Read more »

Comparing TAPs versus SPAN ports

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/comparing-taps-versus-span-ports/

When we’re looking to monitor network traffic, we have two options to choose from: Taps or Span ports. Let’s take… Read more »

How to choose the right split ratio when inserting a TAP into a network link

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-split-ratio-when-inserting-a-tap-into-a-network-link/

A common method to efficiently monitor networks is by using Network Taps. These completely passive devices are inserted directly into… Read more »

How cPacket Networks improved the security infrastructure of a Global Fortune 500 company

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/globalcasestudy/

Today’s networks are faced with the challenge of ensuring that their existing security and monitoring tools can keep pace with… Read more »

Looking ahead: the future of network monitoring

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/looking-ahead-the-future-of-network-monitoring/

The future of the network is far more complex than we could have imagined. The consumerization of IT, mobile devices,… Read more »

The future of network security: 100Gbps and beyond

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/the-future-of-network-security/

Every day, network operators (NetOps) and security operators (SecOps) are faced with new network challenges. Networks have become more complex… Read more »

3 Key Metrics for Efficient Performance Monitoring

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/keymetricsforperformancemonitoring/

3 Key Metrics for Efficient Performance Monitoring Today’s networks have evolved and become more complex to manage. Network administrators are… Read more »

Lessons learned from the latest data and security breaches

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/lessons-learned-from-the-latest-data-and-security-breaches/

The risk to companies experiencing data and security breaches is higher now than ever before. In 2017 alone, some of… Read more »

Network Tapping at 100G

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/networktappingat100g/

The Ethernet market has grown tremendously in recent years. Data center speed and capacity are just a few factors that… Read more »

What’s new and improved with the 18.2.1 release?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/18-2-1release/

cPacket Networks is pleased to announce the release of 18.2.1! We are excited to share new and improved features designed… Read more »

100G transceivers in today’s data centers

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/100gtransceivers/

The growing demand for services like cloud computing, IoT, AI and faster content delivery has resulted in the need for… Read more »

Did you know that cVu can monitor & decrypt MACsec links?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/decryptmacseclinks/

There are various protocols that have been developed as a means of securing the network. One of these protocols is… Read more »

Snapshot and Triggered Intercept: Grabbing Packets at the Wire

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/snapshot-and-triggered-intercept/

For those who struggle with the process of effectively monitoring and troubleshooting your network, you’re not alone. The process of… Read more »

Challenges of Monitoring at 100G: The High-Speed Dilemma

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/100gmonitoringchallenges/

The trend towards 100G adoption rates have increased, but do higher speeds solve all problems? In a recent podcast, cPacket’s… Read more »

RSA Conference 2018 Event Recap

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/rsaconference2018recap/

The annual leading security conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco was jam packed with informative keynotes and presentations… Read more »

Securing your network with the right packet broker solutions

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/secureyournetwork/

Global enterprises struggle daily to prevent security breaches. Even the largest entities such as Facebook, Twitter, and Target have all… Read more »

A Network Operator’s Top 3 Needs

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/a-network-operators-top-3-needs/

Data center security has always been critical to the success of today’s enterprises. Today’s IT landscape is becoming increasingly digitized… Read more »

What’s new and improved with the 18.1.1 release?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/18-1-1release/

Have you seen our release 18.1.1? This is cPacket’s latest and greatest yet and we can’t wait to show our… Read more »

Best practices for choosing a network packet broker

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/networkpacketbroker/

Best practices for choosing a network packet broker Today’s enterprises are always looking for the best return on investment when… Read more »

What Impact will GDPR have on your organization?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/gdpr/

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially go into effect on May 25, 2018 and will permanently change how… Read more »

Cisco Connect Event Recap

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cisco-connect-event-recap/

Cisco Connect took place yesterday in San Francisco and we were there to take part in all the action. The… Read more »

Google your entire network for complete visibility

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/googleyournetwork/

The demand for increased visibility, security, and better performance monitoring means that today’s organizations need a solution that can deliver… Read more »

Understanding the use cases for RESTFUL APIs

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/understandingrestfulapis/

Roy Fielding defined REST (Representational State Transfer) in early 2000 and developed the REST architectural style which has changed how… Read more »

Cisco Live Barcelona 2018 Event Recap

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/ciscoliverecap/

cPacket Networks attended Cisco Live Barcelona 2018 and what an event it was! With over 12,000 Cisco customers, partners, and… Read more »

The need for capacity planning and predictive analytics

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/capacityplanningandpredictiveanalytics/

Today’s IT landscape is far more advanced than it was ten years ago. Even though many organizations have adopted capacity… Read more »

The Importance of Improving Network Security Visibility

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/the-importance-of-improving-network-security-visibility/

Today’s digital landscape has changed the way we see and deal with network security. From data breaches to security attacks,… Read more »

When time is money: The importance of accurate monitoring tools for financial organizations

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/latency/

There has been a lot of discussion regarding the importance of latency in networks, especially in the financial industry, but… Read more »

Can your packet aggregator support multi-cluster load balancing?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/loadbalancing/

In today’s evolving IT environment, most organizations have many different types of monitoring tools to oversee network performance. Moreover, most… Read more »

Did you know that cVu can parse and strip VN-Tag?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/vntagstripping/

What is a VN-Tag and how does it function? Last week’s blog focused on VXLAN and the ability of cPacket’s… Read more »

Did you know that cVu can parse and strip VXLAN headers?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/vxlanstripping/

What is VXLAN and why is it used? Virtual Extensible LAN, or VXLAN, is an encapsulation protocol commonly used to… Read more »

Did you know that cVu can strip MPLS Headers?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/mplscvu/

What exactly is MPLS and what are its benefits? Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) provides an effective mechanism within computer network… Read more »

Is Hybrid Cloud NPM the Right Choice for You?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/hybrid-cloud-npm-right-choice/

In this week’s blog, we’re exploring the second topic in our mini series of 2018 predictions  for the networking industry:… Read more »

17.3.1 Release Notes: What’s New?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/17-3-1-release-notes-whats-new/

cPacket has been busy working on the latest features and improvements for our 17.3.1 release and we’re excited to share… Read more »

Network Performance Monitoring and Security: Simply Better Together

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/network-performance-monitoring-security-simply-better-together/

When we talk about the need for a comprehensive security approach to network monitoring, what we’re really stressing is the… Read more »

Convergence of NetOps and SecOps Transforming Traditional IT Silos

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/convergence-netops-secops-transforming-traditional-silos/

A recent study from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that 92% of respondents agree that network security monitoring depends on… Read more »

What’s in store for NPM? cPacket’s predictions for 2018

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/npm-predictions-2018/

The future of IT is filled with disruption, forward thinking, and the unknown—and the networking space is no exception to… Read more »

The Evolution of 100G Networks

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/evolution-100g-networks/

This infographic describes the trend towards 100G networks as well as several key factors  driving the adoption towards faster networks. … Read more »

100G networks are here… are you prepared?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/100g-networks-prepared/

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the advancement of 100 Gbps networks. Our insatiable appetite for better, faster,… Read more »

Do you know what “Dynamic Truncation” is? If not, read on.

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/dynamictruncation/

It’s no surprise that today’s modern networks require intelligent tools to support their needs. Among these include: improved efficiency, faster… Read more »

Using cPacket’s cVu to identify and troubleshoot unusual packet types

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/using-cpackets-cvu-identify-troubleshoot-unusual-packet-types/

For those of you that have struggled with network tools that fail to decode packets coming from a SPAN port,… Read more »

cClear: the Most Accurate, Scalable, and Distributed NPM Solution on Market

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cclear-npm-solution/

Today we announced significant enhancements to our cClear platform. For those who aren’t familiar, cClear is essentially SPIFEE 2.0, and… Read more »

2017 Networking Trends, Part II: LTE Pro’s Impact on Service Providers and You

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/2017-networking-trends-part-2/

Welcome to part II in our blog series on the key trends and themes from 451’s recent 2017 Trends in… Read more »

2017 Networking Trends, Part I

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/2017-networking-trends-part-1/

Our friends at 451 recently issued a 2017 Trends in Networking Report, and one of the authors, Jennifer Clark, published… Read more »

WannaCry: Ransomware attacks: How to be vigilant?

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-vigilant/

Friday, May 12, 2017 was certainly a “Friday, the Thirteenth” for the owners of more than 230,000 computers from more… Read more »

2016: A Year of Achievements

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/2016-year-achievements/

2016 was an exciting year for cPacket, and we owe much of the success we’ve seen to our valued customers… Read more »

The Million-Dollar Millisecond

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/million-dollar-millisecond/

Imagine you’re a stock broker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Seconds may make the difference between… Read more »

With Network Security, It’s No Longer a Question of If, But When

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/with-network-security-its-no-longer-a-question-of-if-but-when/

While 2016 isn’t quite over, we’ve already hit a new record for the number of major data breaches reported. In… Read more »

cPacket Launches “cChannel” New Partner Program

https://www.cpacket.com/blog/cpacket-launches-cchannel-new-partner-program/

The cPacket team is excited to announce the launch of our newly revamped cChannel Partner Program, which has been designed… Read more »

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