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Plixer is Growing and Hiring: Jobs in Southern Maine

Good News!  Plixer is growing and we have several positions open in Sales, Support and Software Development.  Plixer International is one of the fastest...

Detecting Rogue DHCP Servers

A rogue DHCP server on a network is one that is not under the administrative control of the network staff. It can be a...

Flexible NetFlow: NBAR NetFlow configuration

Did you ever consider that using Flexible NetFlow, specifically an NBAR NetFlow configuration, could provide another aspect of network security for you? Exporting NBAR...

How To Investigate Malware

If you are looking to learn about how to investigate malware, chances are you’re already infected and under the gun to uncover the source...

sFlow vs NetFlow Comparison

I have been working with a number of customers who asked for an sFlow vs NetFlow comparison.  They were concerned about the amount of...

Application Performance Metrics : Cisco AVC Support

When searching for application performance metrics, what you’re looking for really depends on the application being monitored. A good question to ask yourself is:...

Incident Response System Guidelines

Working in support, customers often ask me how to start using NetFlow and IPFIX in their network monitoring tool, to get a more proactive approach to...

Security breach costs

This past year has been lucrative for hackers.  With breaches at Target, Home Depot, and even down to our own personal accounts, the fact...

Fortigate NetFlow Configuration

I was working with a customer a couple weeks back and wanted to share a sample Fortigate NetFlow configuration that we came up with....