As a technical support engineer, I have worked with hundreds of customers across the globe. I typically ask them why they choose Scrutinizer as their go-to solution for network monitoring and security needs. While their answers may vary based on the role and the industry, visibility into the network is the key. In this blog, …
“Does my WatchGuard firewall support NetFlow?” Customers who have WatchGuard firewalls have asked me this question many times over the years. The answer is YES! We can finally put WatchGuard on the list of firewalls that support flow technologies.
If you suspect a malware breach and want to investigate the history of a specific host, how do you do it? For most of us, the turn-to technology when needing to forensically investigate nearly any type of network related traffic pattern is NetFlow or IPFIX. All major routers on the market today support one or both of …
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I talk to customers daily about forensic data granularity as it relates to collecting and reporting on NetFlow exports. I am often asked about how we store data and what is the resource impact on collecting flow data. What is Data Granularity? Data granularity is the level of depth represented by the data collected. High …
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One of the cool things about my position as a Solution Engineer, is that I often work with customers who show me NetFlow configuration options on vendor devices that I didn’t know support NetFlow as a monitoring protocol. Today I am going to take a look at the NetFlow option offered on the Sophos Cyberoam …
The Barracuda IPFIX configuration is very easy, and the subsequent flow exports offer network administrators enhanced visibility into the traffic moving in and out of highly dynamic, and security-critical network environments. The Barracuda NG Firewall gives administrators granular control over applications and data streams, allowing them to define rules for forwarding data traffic using the …