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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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ryans
General

Plixer Scrutinizer new UI changes

With the newest release of version 19.0.0, I’d like to go over how Plixer Scrutinizer’s UI has changed to

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traci
Security Operations

What you should know about Ryuk ransomware

Ryuk ransomware was discovered in August of 2018. Since then, over 100 US organizations have been affected. Knowing more

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traci
Configuration

Deploying Scrutinizer in Azure

I’ve heard Azure used quite a bit lately as a place to host and manage virtual machines. Azure launched

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jeff
Network Operations

Scrutinizer SaaS Deployment

Let’s talk about the cloud for a minute. A majority of IT infrastructure has been moving to the cloud

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traci
Network Operations

Extreme Networks: Enabling and Disabling SNMPv1, SNMPv2, and SNMPv3

Why am I seeing SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 attempts when I’ve only got SNMPv3 enabled? It appears some of Extreme’s

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bobn
Security Operations

WannaCry Ransomware – How Scrutinizer Customers Can Reduce Risk

Over the last few days, there has been a whirlwind of global activity surrounding the WannaCry ransomware attack. I

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brandon
Security Operations

How to effectively secure and monitor FTP

FTP: the forgotten cloud. Used by millions of organizations, it’s often left out to pasture when it comes to

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Network Operations

Network Problem Solving Use Cases

In the last year I’ve been fortunate enough to be a Field Engineer for a company that I love.

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Network Operations

How to Set the Interface Utilization Threshold

Thresholds are an advanced feature available to all Scrutinizer users. When applied correctly, they can be used to automatically

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Network Operations

Cisco ASA NetFlow: Configuration

There are two Cisco ASA NetFlow configuration methods; you can setup NetFlow on the Cisco ASA from command line

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