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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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Network Security

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

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NDR

How Network Anomaly Detection Works (And Why It Matters)

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Network Security

From Reactive to Proactive: Improving Manufacturing Network Operations 

Manufacturing environments present unique challenges for network and security operations teams. Unlike traditional office networks, industrial networks must support

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NDR

5 ways university networks need to shift in the post-pandemic world

It’s fall here on the east coast of the US and that means a few things. First is that

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Network Operations

I installed Scrutinizer 100 times and here’s what I learned

As a Presales Engineer, I spend a good portion of my time helping with Scrutinizer installs and helping troubleshoot

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Network Security

Endpoint security explained: challenges and best practices for businesses

If you work on a corporate security team, endpoint security is an important framework to understand. After reading this

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Security Operations

Why ERSPAN is Important for Network Security

Enterprises are seeking a secure monitoring solution that performs encapsulation. Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) identifies visibility gaps and vulnerabilities,

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Network Operations

Scrutinizer AMI Deployment Guide

Being on the pre-sales side of the house, I hear about a lot of upcoming projects for a variety

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Configuration

Configuring SolarWinds IPAM Integration

Part of my responsibility as a Sales Engineer at Plixer is to find new and exciting ways to integrate

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NetFlow Reporting

Context-aware security

According to Gartner, when it comes to context-aware security, the most commonly cited context types are location and time.

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Configuration

Saisei IPFIX Support

Managing a network without having the necessary tools for visibility and control is similar to playing Russian roulette. You know

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