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The coronavirus pandemic has, overnight, required seismic shifts in how we live, socialise and work. The next weeks and months are uncertain. What’s known today, however, is that for organisations to remain operational during this crisis, unprecedented changes in network policy and structure are required. VPNs are a popular solution, but managers must also be able to manage VPN connections. This is possible with Scrutinizer by Plixer.

High-performing organisations must be backed by high-performing networks, which are more than an amalgamation of the latest and greatest. Digital transformation empowers growth, but it must be done slowly, methodically and with due consideration to the security implications of expanding network capabilities.

Different tools have different strengths and weaknesses. Some provide better monitoring, whilst others will tell you more about the data trafficked. But time is a resource, and it traditionally takes time to leverage the benefits of each network security tool. By combining the strengths of different tools into a single dashboard – fed into a single vision of your network’s health – Grafana radically decreases the human resource of assuring network security

And there are few services that organisations use more than Microsoft 365: as instrumental to modern workplaces as swivel chairs and whiteboards. Knowing how much traffic Microsoft 365 is using is important because it’s almost certainly using a lot – and understanding precise usage statistics is essential to optimising network performance

Like any defence, lines weaken as they extend – or, at least, this is true without sufficient preparation and the pre-emptive strategies. For networks, this means effective tools for monitoring and gating edge traffic with inline security solutions.

As network devices are required further from the network’s centre – disparately distributed across global networks – so too must network infrastructure and monitoring evolve to support them: the need to extend our networks close to activities underscores the popularity of edge computing.

The threat of cyberwarfare is real, now more than ever, with nations poised in a game of tit-for-tat and retaliations, inching closer to a war in which it is programmers, not soldiers, fighting, exploiting vulnerabilities and exchanging digital fusillades

Once upon a time, data was king. Now, in 2020, data is life: the virtual blood of our modern existences, coursing through the networks that make up our global body. Maintaining the flow of data is critical. Understanding it is essential.

If you’re a network manager, it’s likely endpoint security is on your mind: that which we have the least control over will always cause us the most worry. Gone are the days of networks housed under a single roof. Corporate networks are now fluid, dynamic and disparately located

Introducing adequate network monitoring while maintaining performance is often a balancing act. It is this struggle that Ixia’s network taps solve. With them, data packets are collected and distributed at speed. Existing monitoring tools are optimised, and network performance is unimpacted by the improvement of analysis and security.

The sooner you’re able to detect a threat, the sooner you’re able to resolve it. This basic reality underscores the value of EndaceProbe: a unique network recorder and analytics platform

When we live through data, data theft becomes the greatest threat. Monitoring DNS traffic is the key to preventing data theft. This becomes possible with FlowPro.