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Various network nodes with security locks, representing encrypted traffic visibility
Network Security

How To Investigate Encrypted Traffic Without Decrypting It 

Most malicious traffic is encrypted, and in real environments, you usually don’t have the keys to inspect it. You can still investigate encrypted traffic effectively by ...

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Representation of lateral movement: attack spreads through a network from a central point
Network Security

How To Detect Lateral Movement: A Step-by-Step Guide 

Blocks of data in a digital environment. Most of the blocks are clear but one is red, representing AI-powered anomaly detection
NDR

How Network Anomaly Detection Works (And Why It Matters)

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Netflow

Sending Syslogs as IPFIX or NetFlow

Why aren’t more companies exporting their syslog messages as IPFIX or NetFlow?  With all of the benefits that IPFIX

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Network Operations

Top 3 Reasons to setup Virtual NetFlow

Top 3 reasons for setting up Virtual NetFlow?  What is that all about? It is about the top 3

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General

Top 7 Cisco Catalyst Switches for NetFlow Reporting

My engineering contact at Cisco told me that Flexible NetFlow Performance Monitoring is now available on several of the

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Flexible NetFlow

VRF Aware NetFlow: Network Traffic Monitoring

Read about virtual routing first before reading this post.  VRF aware Netflow is available in Scrutinizer since v7 and in

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Network Operations

UDP Forwarding: Network Monitoring Solutions

It’s common to need UDP forwarding to replicate UDP packets to all of your network monitoring solutions. Being the

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Netflow

Cisco NGA 3140: NetFlow Next Generation Appliance

Cisco has released the Cisco NGA 3140 or NetFlow Generation Appliance which extends NetFlow abilities to switches that don’t

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Network Operations

Cisco ASA NSEL Webcast

Join the Cisco ASA NSEL Webcast and learn about our new NetFlow NSEL (Network Secure Event Logging) reporting capabilities. This

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Network Operations

Performance Monitoring Solution for Citrix Desktop Virtualization

If you are looking for an agentless performance monitoring solution for Citrix Desktop Virtualization, consider using AppFlow or IPFIX

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NetFlow Reporting

Next Generation NetFlow Analyzer: NetFlow Reporting Tools

The most advanced Flow technologies today come in the form of (FnF) Flexible NetFlow Reporting and IPFIX Reporting.  Some

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Network Operations

Cisco Prime Assurance Manager: Cisco MediaNet Performance Monitoring

If you are looking to invest in Cisco Prime Assurance Manager because you want to monitor your Cisco MediaNet

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