The Importance of Network Visibility and Observability to Defend Against Cyberattacks Our focus at cPacket Networks is to “eliminate blind… Read more »
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Network Visibility – It Must Be Reliable, Comprehensive, and Unbiased Because Good Enough Is Not Good Enough
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
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
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
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
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 »
Network Traffic Intelligence for 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 »
The Dirty Little 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
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
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 cPacket Networks improved the security infrastructure of a Global Fortune 500 company
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
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
Every day, network operators (NetOps) and security operators (SecOps) are faced with new network challenges. Networks have become more complex… Read more »
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 »
Securing your network with the right packet broker solutions
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
Data center security has always been critical to the success of today’s enterprises. Today’s IT landscape is becoming increasingly digitized… Read more »
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
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
Roy Fielding defined REST (Representational State Transfer) in early 2000 and developed the REST architectural style which has changed how… Read more »
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 »
Network Performance Monitoring and 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
A recent study from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that 92% of respondents agree that network security monitoring depends on… Read more »
Do you know what “Dynamic Truncation” is? If not, read on.
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
For those of you that have struggled with network tools that fail to decode packets coming from a SPAN port,… Read more »
WannaCry: Ransomware attacks: How to be vigilant?
Friday, May 12, 2017 was certainly a “Friday, the Thirteenth” for the owners of more than 230,000 computers from more… Read more »
With Network Security, It’s 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 »