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Category: Network Packet Brokering
Three Reasons Why Ransomware Recovery Requires Packet Data
Data from SonicWall’s 2021 Cyber Threat Report showed more ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021 than in all of 2020.… Read more »
Your Cloud Security Is Constantly Being Tested
Cyber Risk Resilience Requires Cloud Visibility Whether your IT infrastructure is all cloud, all physical, or a hybrid mixture, it… Read more »
Reducing Downtime Costs with an Efficient Packet Brokering Architecture
A study by IHS research found that network downtime costs North American organizations $700 billion per year, ranging from $1… Read more »
The Why and How of a Two-Tier Network Monitoring Topology
Cyber Criminals Exploit 100Gbps Blind Spots As data centers upgrade to 100 Gbps speeds to support the need for speed… Read more »
Network Visibility Is Key To Reducing Cyber Risks
Facts It is an unfortunate fact that cyberattacks and other cyber risks are increasing. All aspects of cybercrime are increasing… Read more »
Why We Fuss About Network Detection and Response
cPacket Networks talks a lot about Network Detection and Response (NDR). We also talk a lot about Network Visibility, which… Read more »
What’s Needed for High-Fidelity, Low-Latency HPC Network Monitoring at 100Gbps
Enterprise migration to 100Gbps network speeds continues to accelerate, with high-performance computing (HPC) data centers leading the charge. According to data from… Read more »
How Better Network Visibility Can Reduce Customer Churn
Customer churn has serious costs for a business – not only is it expensive to acquire new customers, but a… Read more »
100Gbps is Increasingly Popular and is Creating a Host of Management Challenges
Name virtually any technology trend — digital transformation, cloud-first operations, data center consolidation, mobility, streaming data, AI/ML, the application explosion,… Read more »
Improving Network Visibility Across Distributed Hybrid IT Environments
You Need to See it Before You Can Manage it More and more aspects of business depend on the network,… Read more »
Starting A Successful AIOps Initiative
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) – known as AIOps… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The Case for 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?
IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams such as network operations (NetOps), development operations (DevOps), security operations (SecOps), and cloud operations… Read more »
100Gbps-Enabled High-Speed Network Visibility
The Rise of 100Gbps Ethernet Digital transformation is driving trends such as data center consolidation, increased mobility, and complexity of… 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 100Gbps 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 »
Network Tapping at 100Gbps
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?
cPacket Networks is pleased to announce the release of 18.2.1! We are excited to share new and improved features designed… Read more »
Did You Know that cVu Can Monitor & Decrypt MACsec Links?
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
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 100Gbps: The High-Speed Dilemma
The trend towards 100Gbps adoption rates have increased, but do higher speeds solve all problems? In a recent podcast, cPacket’s… Read more »
RSA Conference 2018 Event Recap
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
Global enterprises struggle daily to prevent security breaches. Even the largest entities such as Facebook, Twitter, and Target have all… Read more »
What’s New and Improved with the 18.1.1 Release?
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
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?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially go into effect on May 25, 2018 and will permanently change how… 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 »
The Need for Capacity Planning and Predictive Analytics
Today’s IT landscape is far more advanced than it was ten years ago. Even though many organizations have adopted capacity… Read more »
Did You Know that cVu Can Parse and Strip VN-Tag?
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?
What is VXLAN and why is it used? Virtual Extensible LAN, or VXLAN, is an encapsulation protocol commonly used to… Read more »
