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Challenges of Encrypted Traffic Visibility and Threat Detection Encryption has fundamentally changed the way traffic visibility works. Nearly all modern network communication - web, cloud, SaaS, internal services - is encrypted by default. While that’s great for user privacy, it complicates lawful intercept workflows. Getting access to the right traffic, extracting meaningful data, and staying within legal and privacy boun...

How Niagara’s Advanced Packet Broker Enables Scalable Security Intelligence In today’s high-bandwidth networks, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face the challenge of managing and analyzing vast amounts of mirrored traffic - copies of network data used for monitoring and analysis - without overloading tools or breaching compliance boundaries like GDPR or HIPAA. Niagara Networks’

In today's digital age, smartphones, laptops, and desktops have become integral parts of our daily lives, storing personal data, financial details, browsing history, and critical work documents. This extensive information makes our devices a prime and accessible target for cyber attackers, especially those employing advanced spyware and zero-day exploits, two of the most elusive and dangerous threats in modern cybersecurity.

Network security isn’t just about stopping hackers; it’s about ensuring visibility into every packet moving through your digital infrastructure. Many IT teams, specifically NOC teams, default to using SPAN (Switch Port Analyzer) ports because they seem convenient and cost-effective - but convenience can come at a steep price when packets start to drop and security is at risk. Let’s dive into the limitations of SPAN ports, why they fall short, and when to use network TAPs (Test Access Points) ...

The healthcare industry is rapidly shifting towards digitization, with the rise of electronic health records, telemedicine, and other digital technologies completely transforming healthcare delivery. A report by Grand View Research states that the global healthcare IT market is expected to reach USD 609.1 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 17.9% from 2023 to 2030.

Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize many fields, including encryption. In recent years, there has been a lot of interest in using quantum computers to break traditional encryption methods, which could have major implications for the security of sensitive data.

Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to accelerate and evolve into highly sophisticated vectors, threatening any digitally connected entities and services; specifically, the entry of connectivity to the global /local communications networks [which start with the

In the digital transformation age, the cybersecurity industry received tremendous spotlight with respect to the pervasive capability of the IT domain to have full access (literally) to any digital asset, regardless of geographical distances and physical barriers. The real paradox exists between how much power IT teams can have to secure and maintain the entire footprint of the digital assets, while still preserving and complying with data privacy regulations. Some will claim that such powerfu...

Nowadays, defending against asymmetrical cyber warfare using the old paradigm of focusing on North-South traffic is no longer valid. Attackers have discipline, creativity and more aggressive plans as the attack surface continues to expand with more digital assets inflating the value. Most cyber attacks and defence will start from a North-South direction, but once inside the network, an attacker will spread horizontally using East-West tactics. This is the precise moment when a combina...