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As 2020 is now in full swing, we can look back on the previous year and see how its developments will impact the future. In 2019, we saw several vendors introduce advanced capabilities and expand their business beyond simple network monitoring. There were also some key acquisitions and buyouts that (we expect) will give small-scale network monitoring providers the resources to build themselves up into powerhouses in the industry. When thinking of what 2020 will bring for network monitoring vendors and solutions, it helps to watch the companies who are expected to deliver many innovations throughout the year.

DNS, rogue employees and phishing/social engineering should be top of the list of threat areas for organizations to address.

The National Security Agency (NSA) published an advisory that addresses the risks behind Transport Layer Security Inspection (TLSI) and provides mitigation measures for weakened security in organizations that use TLSI products. TLSI (aka TLS break and inspect) is the process through which enterprises can inspect encrypted traffic with the help of a dedicated product such as a proxy device, a firewall, intrusion detection or prevention systems (IDS/IPS) that can decrypt and re-encrypt traffic encrypted with TLS.

At a time when cyber risks are proliferating at a faster rate than at any time in history, organizations around the globe are struggling to find talented professionals who can help them defend against these risks. In fact, according to the latest Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)2, the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to IT security, there is currently a massive cybersecurity workforce shortage on a global basis.

QNAP Systems says there is no known way to remove the Qsnatch malware infecting its NAS devices besides a full factory reset.

Trafficon, the Finnish Transport and Communciation agency & National Cybersecurity Center is reporting that new malware known as QSnatch is infecting Network Attached Storage devices.

Plixer wins Best Product award for Network Security and Management and Leader for Threat Intelligence

Scrutinizer is the first solution to deliver multi-vendor SD-WAN monitoring for true end-to-end visibility across the LAN, SD-WAN, and cloud.

Plixer announced that its network and security intelligence platform, Scrutinizer, promises multi-vendor SD-WAN visibility. The solution supports Viptela as well as VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud.

Network monitoring and security provider Plixer today announced that they are introducing multi-vendor SD-WAN monitoring support for their network security and intelligence platform Scrutinizer. These additions expand Scrutinizer’s visibility and support for SD-WAN networks, making it easier for network administrators to track SD-WAN deployments regardless of the hardware. With Scrutinizer, users can observe every piece of their SD-WAN network, in addition to their LAN and cloud from a single-pane management system.