Category: General Interest

Securing Mobile Devices for BYOD Environments Webinar

Join this webcast and learn how, by collecting and analyzing NetFlow and other flow data, organizations can cost-effectively gain the situational awareness and actionable intelligence needed to maintain high levels of security and performance amidst a constantly-evolving network and mobile environment. READ MORE

Report on NetFlow for Advancing Network Security and Performance

“The State of NetFlow: Advancing Security and Performance through Network Visibility.” The report features expert commentary from Lancope executives, as well as NetFlow end users and other industry thought leaders, and provides a wealth of information on how to harness the power of flow data for maximized network security and performance. READ MORE

The Cyberspace Arms Race Continues, Are You Keeping Up?

As information security techniques have evolved, so have the attackers’ methods and motivations. So while the threat landscape continues to evolve, so do the countermeasures available to the modern infosec warrior. READ MORE

Understanding the Damage of CyberCrime

This CSIS report summarizes the new defense requirements for protecting cyberspace from escalating cybercrime. Although the cybersecurity industry is full of recent publications about new attacks and security breaches, it is difficult to summarize the extent these damages. Here are just a few facts taken from the CSIS research: READ MORE

Huawei and the Chinese PLA: Can We Trust NetStream Flows?

Just read a disturbing article in the Washington Times regarding potential ties between Huawei and the Chinese military ("PLA"). The Pentagon is afraid that Huawei might be colluding with the Chinese military to add "back doors" to the software/hardware found in their routers and switches. The entire report can be found here. Huawei equipment generates "NetStream" flows. NetStream is a synonym for NetFlow. The record format and even the commands to enable NetStream are similar to that found in older versions of Cisco's IOS. They even call it "NDE" for "NetStream Data Exporter". Cisco uses the same term of "NDE"… READ MORE