Introducing the StealthWatch FlowSensor 250

We've announced a new StealthWatch product this week and it comes in the form of a low-cost, small office FlowSensor designed to monitor up to 100Mbps of network traffic. The FlowSensor 250 appliance is equipped with three network interfaces - one for management and two for monitoring via SPAN/mirror/tap... ...and it's affordable! The FlowSensor 250 starts at $3,995. The pricing is designed in such a way that if you buy several (5 or more) the price begins to drop. We expect most customers will buy quite a few of these small network appliances. They are perfectly suited for small remote… READ MORE

Lancope Announces StealthWatch FlowSensor 250 to Extend Network Visibility with NetFlow

Lancope, Inc., the leader in NetFlow™ collection and analysis and provider of StealthWatch for flow-based network performance and security monitoring, today announced its newest product, the StealthWatch FlowSensor 250, a lower capacity, compact form-factor appliance that extends network visibility into branch offices and remote locations by generating NetFlow enriched with packet level performance metrics and behavioral indicators. The newest member of the StealthWatch System product family, the StealthWatch FlowSensor 250 will be generally available and shipping in (North America and Europe) December, 2010. Read more details about the new cost effective appliance at: Lancope Announces StealthWatch FlowSensor 250 to Extend Network Visibility with… READ MORE

IT Consumerization: Turning the Network Inside-Out

Consumer oriented devices and software are maturing at a startling rate and they're invading the internal corporate network. In the last five years we've seen the advent of iPads, 16G flash drives, Android smartphones, Zune players, Mi-Fi 3G tethering, and an almost unlimited supply of social media products and services. The movement of consumer technologies into the corporate workplace is called IT Consumerization and it's here to stay. Corporate security admins have a tough decision: ban consumer technologies and remain in the dark ages or evolve with their users; adapting corporate policies and monitoring mechanisms to coexist with their employee’s… READ MORE

7 Key Reasons NetFlow Deployments Fail

I meet a lot of people that have tried implementing a NetFlow collection strategy but ran into problems that eventually resulted in the project stalling or failing altogether.   I hosted an online webinar on this exact topic a few weeks ago. The recorded event can be found here or you can download the slides here or you can just read on... From my perspective there are 7 key contributors to failed NetFlow deployments: 1. PERCEPTION: NETFLOW IS HARD AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT Many NetFlow projects never even get off the ground because people think NetFlow is hard to deploy,… READ MORE

Proposed Internet Wiretapping Law Unrealistic

Lots of discussions in the news and in blogs today about a proposed bill that would require US software companies and service providers to change the way the Internet works to allow for easier wiretapping by government "authorities". The changes go something like this: Communications services that encrypt messages must have a way to unscramble them. Foreign-based providers that do business inside the United States must install a domestic office capable of performing intercepts. Developers of software that enables peer-to-peer communication must redesign their service to allow interception. Are they seriously proposing that any service such as Facebook, Skype, AOl… READ MORE