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On the Fourth Day of Visibility, I Discovered SDN | Niagara Networks

By: Harry Quackenboss December 27, 2016

Where did SDN come from? If you were to ask longtime telecom industry experts where Software-Defined Networking (SDN) originated, they might be quick to answer that the concept of controlling networks from a management console has literally been going on for decades in large telecommunication network environments. But that’s not the only valid answer to this question. If you want to know how the actual term SDN, came to be, here is the story.

Day 3: All You Can Do with Network Visibility | Niagara Networks

By: Harry Quackenboss December 23, 2016

Monitoring employees in the workplace is a sensitive topic because it touches on employee policies and an individual’s right to privacy, both of which often come with legal implications.

Network Visibility Day 2: I Adopted a Password Manager | Niagara Networks

By: Harry Quackenboss December 20, 2016

There are still a couple of weeks to go, but in the realm of computing technology, I already know what this year’s biggest impact has been on my personal computing security, cyber security, and my peace of mind.

On the First Day of Network Visibility, I Got Hacked | Niagara Networks

By: Harry Quackenboss December 16, 2016

Are We Already Numb to Cyber Attacks? On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Yahoo announced that 1 billion user accounts were hacked in 2013 by wha...

This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Network Security | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks November 23, 2016

I was thinking about where I want to go shopping this year on Black Friday to get the best sales of the season, when I realized, there’s a lot more to this retail madness that I never even thought to consider.

Which ghosts are lurking in the corners of your Network? | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks October 31, 2016

In the spirit of Halloween, people are watching horror movies, trick or treating, dressing up in scary costumes, and it may not be easy to tell who someone is or supposed to be. The same thing goes for Networks - sometimes you don’t know if you’re being attacked or what ghosts may be creeping up on you. Network Engineers and IT Security Professionals are constantly trying to hunt down those ghosts and prevent a disaster from occurring in their networks. So, we wanted to help you...

That Which Doesn't Kill our Internet Makes us Stronger | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks October 27, 2016

Background I could go on and on talking about the DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack that happened last Thursday. But, if you work in IT, you probably are already weary from being pulled into meetings, or being tasked to write a carefully worded email or prepare some slides for executive row to address the obvious questions, such as: Did we get hurt?

5 Reasons to Use a Network Packet Broker | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks October 24, 2016

Over the last decade, Network Management has become an immensely important issue for enterprises to handle due to ever increasing speeds and the complexity of network architectures.

Five Reasons Why a TAP is Better than a SPAN Port | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks October 06, 2016

Background I’m sure you’re already aware of the battle between the Network Tap and the switch port analyzer (SPAN port) for network monitoring purposes. Both of these serve the function of mirroring traffic on your network and sending it to out-of-band security tools such as intrusion detection systems, network recorders, or network analyzers.

The Past, Present, and Future of Network Packet Brokers | Niagara Networks

By: Niagara Networks August 05, 2016

In 2005, I was invited to an evening meeting in Cupertino, California, where a group of angel investors were listening to an investor pitch from a first-time CEO of a startup company.