In this 30 minute webinar we will show how NMLink can coordinate the data and alarms from multiple monitoring systems like NMSs, SIEMs, APMs with Service Desks, and CMDBs. All of that manual activity goes away and is replaced with a simple Integration and Automation system.​to easily connect all of your critical IT Management, Monitoring,...

Service Providers have the constant challenge of integrating and coordinating the data / alarms produced by multiple monitoring systems like NMSs, SIEMs, APMs with Service Desks, and CMDBs. With NMLinK, all of that manual activity goes away and is replaced with a simple, automated system This 30 minute webinar shows how the new NMLinK solution from...

Your network continues to face a barrage of security threats, and devices such as firewalls and security tools have increased in number and complexity. With this evolution do you still have insight into these 5 basic questions.  Issue #1 "What devices do I have on my network?"Issue #2 "Do I even know when a change has been made to a devic...

​In December 2015, Ukraine suffered sporadic power outages due to cyberattacks against three of their regional power companies. Hackers exploited deficiencies in the companies' network security architecture to disrupt operations and insert malware that would cause issues during restoration efforts. The US National Cybersecurity and Communications I...

​The Internet of Things, commonly known as IoT, is no longer the "next big thing". In the last two decades, the technology has evolved massively transforming the industrial and manufacturing operations. But there are also other hot topics that are just as prevalent, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0. Chances are that you mig...

​Date: Thursday December 5th, 2019 Time: 2 pm EST  Join us for an in-depth look at how NMSaaS is empowering Service Providers and Enterprises to fulfill the promise of IoT data. For years IoT has been the "next thing", but until very recently real use cases have been few and far between.Now, NMSaaS can show you how we are delivering real,...

In my 20+ years career, I've worked with two types of technologies. Those that took extensive marketing efforts to communicate their value and failed to deliver it, as well as technologies that proved themselves quickly during a single day. Network performance monitoring using flow data is the second case. In this post, I share my experience with N...

​IT managers and engineers are constantly challenged to maintain application performance, stay ahead of security breaches and resolve complex network problems. Two of the more powerful data sources available today are NetFlow (IPFIX) and packet data, which have been helping network and security teams gain clear visibility into the network for years...

Update Files for SecureSync/NetClock 9400 to version 5.8.6 The following files, corresponding to version 5.8.6, are available for download here: the software update file, the update instructions for SecureSync, update instructions for NetClock 9400, release notes for SecureSync and release notes for NetClock 9400. If you have been instructed to "cl...

​Turn on any "techy" TV show or movie these days and you are bound to see some reference to hackers trying to break into corporate or government networks by breaching firewalls. While many of the scenarios are unrealistic as they are portrayed onscreen, the real-life battle between security vendors and hackers does go on. In their effort to defeat ...

​Security is a big concern for every business and yet high-profile breaches continue to hit the headlines. This shows hackers will find a way through the most robust security measures if the prize is lucrative enough.  Preventative security in-depth isn't enough to save you, your data or your reputation. Did you know that organizations current...

How do you ensure maximum service availability while protecting and securing your enterprise? IT departments have been wrestling with this problem for years. Virtualization and mobility are expanding the traditional network boundary, which means data and assets no longer sit in a single location behind a firewall.  Network security monitoring ...

​Why This Case Study is Relevant It demonstrates the importance of installing anti-jam and anti-spoofing software. Background  ​A major international financial services provider was experiencing issues in their lab environment with its GNSS-based timing systems. GNSS reception was being intermittently lost and the customer didn't know why. Rat...

Continuing our focus on the challenge of performance monitoring in the Cloud, David Hock, Director of Research at Infosim, discusses their approach to "Multi-Cloud Monitoring." We interviewed David Hock and this is what he had to say. ​You discuss Multi-Cloud monitoring, what do you mean by that term? Sourcing of services from different Cloud servi...

​With the popularity of SaaS platforms on the rise, network performance metrics become an invaluable tool in the hands of network administrators, who cannot afford to waste time resolving issues that originate outside their network. Office 365, G Suite, Salesforce and many other SaaS platforms are replacing applications operated in-house by IT depa...

CloudLens Self-Hosted 5.1 provides packet-level visibility into restricted cloud environments to detect security vulnerabilities and increase application and network performance monitoring ​SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 31, 2019 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governm...

NetOps and SecOps Collide Over 600 IT professionals weigh in on the workloads, challenges, data sources and team collaboration required to safeguard critical corporate assets. Study Highlights: Network team role in security increases: Over 80% of network teams play a role in security efforts including investigations and clean-up, implementation and...

Threats to network security are on the rise. Take a look at Ixia's 2019 Security Report to get actionable insights on how you can strengthen your security strategy. Ixia's 3rd annual Security Report outlines six key security trends and offers recommendations for addressing the challenges these trends pose to your enterprise. Read the report and sta...

​As I mentioned in a blog a couple of months ago, there is an absolute myriad of security architectures and techniques available to the enterprise IT professionals. These strategies all have pros and cons. Lets look at one of the most common ones-a defensive approach. Everyone in the security arena is familiar with this concept. It is sometimes tho...

​This is another in a series of blogs on the important concepts of network management. Today's topic is flow monitoring. A network flow is the series of messages exchanged between the opening and closing of a communication session. Flow data is used by tools like network flow analyzers and flow collectors to generate insight into network performanc...