Written by Jerry Dillard, CTO and Co-founder of Garland Technology Firewalls are the most recognized security tool for safeguarding your network and are a critical component of any security infrastructure. Firewalls are considered the gatekeeper for most network security architectures, allowing only defined traffic on the network. Basically, a fire...

We know security is top of mind these days. And, pressure from executives is growing because security can: Impact revenueIncrease corporate riskAdversely affect customer satisfactionJeopardize regulatory compliance initiatives An inline security solution is one way to address these concerns, but it takes more than simply installing an appliance — p...

Photo by Jordan Harrison on Unsplash" /> Doug Hurd Manager of Cisco Secure Technical Alliance discusses how to eliminate five common problems in security deployments. Maintain tools without taking down the network – as it is never a good time to take the network down a visibility fabric allows you to architect the network to avoid this Avoid ...

Network Visibility Architecture  - The Missing Ingredient for each of your teams Network Security Team Even with all the latest and cutting-edge technology we have in the network today, customer records continue to be stolen, and the worst of it some of these records will not even be detected as stolen. So this means that data is being stolen ...

Businesses continue to invest in advanced security defenses like next-generation firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (NGFW and NGIPS), data loss prevention (DLP), and other inline tools. These tools can significantly strengthen security, but may also add complexity, operational cost, and even risk. Mitigate these and other challenges ...

If the term Network Packet Broker (NPB) is not familiar, now is the time to get acquainted with this invaluable and frequently overlooked device. Think of NPBs as helpful middlemen that sort, distribute, and optimize the flow of network data going to your monitoring and security tools. By receiving only the data they need and eliminating irrelevant...

By Joel Rudman - Director of Finance and Capital Markets at Keysight Technologies I recently read the Gartner Market Guide for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD). Within the report it states that "Network Packets are Becoming Increasing Difficult to Collect" the reasons detailed were: Increased Virtualisation within the Data Cent...

A high profile attack is not the way to end 2020, but if you are an existing user of SolarWinds you may be one of the 18,000 potential customers breached by the recent hack using FireEye and SolarWinds, and affect your organizations ability to monitor the network. IMPACT On December 13th, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued direct...

Join Network Protocol Specialist Mike Pennacchi for a live network security webinar on Thursday, November 19 at 11:00 am EST. It's the next episode of Sinnot Wolach Technology Group Let's Talk Security Webinar Series, where Mike Pennacchi will demonstrate how to get the right network packets, filtering on GeoIP and analyzing historical data using I...

For a resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solution you need to build layers of defense, which includes physical security to RF security, network security, application security and ongoing maintenance/support.. How Orolia Provides Resilient PNT Cybersecurity  Physical Security The simplest Denial of Service attack is to merely di...

Even with advanced firewall technology, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and a wide array of security tools in place, businesses still miss clues and suffer major security breaches every day. In a recent survey, 50% of respondents said that they have experienced a security breach because one or more of their security products was simply not work...

Viavi's 2020 State of the Network Study results are in. Over 400 IT professionals from around the world, across business size and verticals, completed the survey this year sharing their views on IT in a year that has seen its share of dramatic ups and downs. One significant new insight is the importance of understanding end-user experiences, especi...

​Network cybersecurity is top of mind these days for both government agencies and commercial enterprise. As the heart of network synchronization, time and frequency systems should include a standard suite of security features that give network administrators confidence in the cybersecurity protocols of their time servers. This is our philosophy at ...

​I ran across an interesting statistic a couple weeks ago. According to a Ponemon Institute, report titled "The State of Cybersecurity in the Oil & Gas Industry", 68 percent of security and risk managers reported losing confidential information or experiencing disruption over the previous year. The existence of security breaches for the last fi...

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...

In today's 24x7, "always on" world, the company's data network must be as reliable as possible. Otherwise, revenue reduction and productivity losses are not only possible, but probable. This includes inline security and monitoring tools which can become a single point of failure. Security and monitoring tool survivability is often thought about in ...

​Full internet encryption is on the horizon and with it the risk that hackers will gain access to your computer network. When you open any website today, it is highly probable you will see a small padlock in front of the address. For the everyday internet user, this is the only visible sign that the site is secure and communication with the site is...

​Last year completely refuted doubts about the increasing cyber security risks. Hackers, obtained sensitive data on hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Merkel and accessed data relating to tens of millions of Facebook accounts. The year also confirmed that hacking has become a means for political activists and an effective tool for...

​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...