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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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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...

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    This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Network Security | Niagara Networks

    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.

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    5 Reasons to Use a Network Packet Broker | Niagara Networks

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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    Network Bypass Switch

    Network Bypass Switch

    By: Niagara Networks July 25, 2016

    As the Internet has become much more prevalent in our day-to-day lives, the need for constant, reliable internet connectivity is evermore critical. Organizations such as hospitals, department stores, high-speed trading and banking establishments cannot tolerate even a few minutes of network downtime without having a possible negative effect on their business. Luckily, companies can utilize a network bypass switch as part of their network infrastructure to ensure the network has

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