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Nautobot MCP + Plixer MCP in ClaudeDesktop

Gluing disconnected systems together with MCP for improved network visibility Your inventory says a device exists. Your flow monitor says what is sending. Neither one, by ...

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Netflow

Your NetFlow Knows More Than You Think 

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What an Autonomous AI Attack Leaves on the Wire 

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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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