DDoS attacks have plagued the network security space for almost 20 years. In that time, we have seen a lot of changes. In just 2018 alone, we saw the first multi-terabyte/s DDoS attacks, which have been bringing large organizations to their knees. If you aren’t prepared to quickly and effectively analyze DDoS attacks in real …
When it comes to filtering network traffic, a scenario that appears simple in nature can be hard to accomplish at scale. Understanding top talker information or bandwidth trends isn’t really a problem for most traffic analysis solutions—the challenges I encounter revolve around: Proactive network monitoring Sifting through large amounts of data
Today I want to discuss how you can use Netflow and IPFIX for network security and even threat detection. There are quite a few different ways we can achieve this either through custom made alerts for suspicious traffic patterns or through our default algorithm based network threat detection routines. With network security becoming more and …
Network forensics can be an intimidating subject. When IT personnel hear the word “forensics” they often recoil with visions of complicated software such as EnCase. Or they may think about expensive packet capture solutions such as Niksun’s NetDetector product line. While these tools can serve a specific purpose, your first line of network forensics defense …
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