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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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Network Operations

How to Use Flow Data as an Alternative to SSL Decryption

NetFlow has traditionally been limited to exporting fields contained within a packet header. With the influx of Content Delivery

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General

Cisco ART Support

I set out today to write about Cisco ART metrics as I was having trouble understanding the difference between

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General

How to monitor VoIP Traffic

This blog aims to do one thing, show you how to monitor VoIP traffic on your network. I get

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Network Operations

Gartner Application Performance Monitoring

I was reading up on the latest release (January 2014) of the Gartner Application Performance Monitoring definition and found

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Netflow

Cisco IOS AVC Configuration

Are you looking for a Cisco IOS AVC Configuration?  This configuration will work with IOS, not for IOS XE.

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Network Operations

Cisco AVC IPFIX Support

As you can probably tell from the title, Cisco AVC IPFIX support is all of the rage now. With

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Network Operations

Distributed view of Application Performance Monitoring

A Distributed view of Application Performance Monitoring doesn’t have to be an expensive endeavor.  There are ways, on most

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Configuration

Cisco WLC NetFlow Configuration

Instructions for the Cisco WLC NetFlow configuration can be found in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release

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