Author: Jarryd Boyd

Jarryd Boyd is a Solutions Engineer for Plixer. His goals are to provide customers and future clients with the support they need to gain 100% visibility into their network environment. Jarryd studied computer science at the University of Southern Maine and double minored in biology and communication. He has always had a love for all things tech and enjoys showing people the latest and greatest. When Jarryd isn't working he spends his free time playing paintball, working on cars and playing with new tech.

IoT

IoT Security with NetFlow/IPFIX

07.12.17 - Jarryd Boyd

With billions of devices coming online yearly, the world of IoT (Internet of Things) is upon us. Unfortunately, like any…

Security Operations

Malware-Infested Phones on Your Network

05.03.17 - Jarryd Boyd

With cellular networks taking over the world and nearly every person joining team Apple or Android, it’s easy to see…

Network Operations

Effective Incident Response Starts With Data From Your Network

02.21.17 - Jarryd Boyd

It seems like every day I talk with network professionals about security and performance, the common theme being speed and…

Security Operations

Holiday Phishing Scams

12.21.16 - Jarryd Boyd

With the holidays right around the corner, the conditions for phishing couldn’t be better. Order verification, delivery confirmation, emails that…

Security Operations

Catching Mr Robot with Netflow

10.19.16 - Jarryd Boyd

If you are into cyber security and reading this blog then there is a good chance you have heard of…

Network Operations

Catch Reflection DDoS Attacks with NetFlow

08.10.16 - Jarryd Boyd

In this line of work I find myself talking with network professionals daily. With this constant exposure to a variety…

NetFlow

Find Pokemon GO Network Traffic with NetFlow

07.19.16 - Jarryd Boyd

Monitor Pokemon Go Network Traffic So there I am monitoring my network with NetFlow and a wild application appears! Pokemon…

General

Global Network Map | Google Map Integration

06.15.16 - Jarryd Boyd

In an industry that is ever growing and becoming more and more spread out worldwide, it has become a network…

Network Operations

Detecting DROWN attack

04.27.16 - Jarryd Boyd

Chances are that unless you are a hermit or have turned yourself into an air-gapped server, you have heard the…

NetFlow

Detecting BitTorrent Traffic

02.24.16 - Jarryd Boyd

With all of the new movies and TV shows right around the corner, I figured it would be a…