Category: Network visibility

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #23

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Steve Tsirtsonis, Director EMEA Federal Business for Endace

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Nation-state cybersecurity is fast becoming the new battle frontline in international conflict. It is complicated by rogue threat actor groups inserting their cyber weapons into the mix, extorting money for funding, fanning the flames of nation-state disputes, and crippling potential targets.

You won’t want to miss this episode of the Endace Packet Forensic files as I talk with Steve Tsirtsonis, Director EMEA Federal Business for Endace, who shares his view of the threat landscape that government agencies around the world are facing and how it is evolving.

Steve talks about what he sees governments doing to combat escalating cyber threats, what are some of the unique challenges they face and how they are evolving their security using SOAR, AI and NDR tools to be as prepared as possible to defend critical infrastructure.

Finally, Steve gives his thoughts on the key things security teams should look out for in the years ahead and what we can all learn from government security practices.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #18

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Tim Dudman, Senior Principal Consultant, Riskaware

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Interested in hearing what some of the UK’s leading government cyber defense experts are doing to address their biggest concerns and challenges?

Then don’t miss this insightful episode with Tim Dudman, Senior Principal Consultant for Riskaware, where he shares his experiences in collaborating with academia, industry, and UK Defense funding to generate leading-edge cybersecurity capabilities.

Tim talks about some of the gaps he sees across the industry and how AI and SOAR platforms are fitting in and complementing many security architectures.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #17

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Jen Miller-Osborn, Deputy Director of Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Want to hear about the latest attack trends, what to expect in the future and how best to prepare your defenses?

Then don’t miss this episode of our Packet Forensic Files series as Michael catches up with Jen Miller-Osborn from Unit 42 – the threat intelligence group at Palo Alto Networks.

Jen talks about some of the threat trends the team at Unit 42 has been seeing lately – including how ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and targeted, how DDOS attacks are making a comeback, and what the recent Solarwinds “Sunburst” attacks have demonstrated.

She also provides some helpful tips for best practice cyber defense and talks about how the threat landscape might evolve over the next year or two.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #14

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Brett White, Cybersecurity Architect and Advisor.

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Looking for insights into how to improve your cybersecurity posture? You won’t want to miss our last episode of the Endace Packet Forensic Files for 2020. This episode features special guest Brett White, Cyber Security Advisor and Architect.

Brett has many years of experience at Juniper, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks architecting security solutions and advising clients on how to improve their security stacks and processes. He has also worked as both an in-house CISO and as a “CISO for hire”.

In this episode, Brett shares some recommended best practices for robust cybersecurity including the key foundational components of network-wide visibility and high-quality threat intelligence. He also highlights the importance of stepping back from focusing on technology alone and building a security strategy focused on your organization’s business goals, outcomes, and security imperatives.

Finally, Brett puts his predictions hat and suggests three future areas of cybersecurity to keep an eye on to improve your overall security strategy.

Packet Forensics Files will be back after the Christmas and New Year period with our next installment. In the meantime, we wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. Take care.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #9

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research for Enterprise Management Associates

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Want to hear the latest trends and challenges in the network performance management space?

Don’t miss our latest episode of the Endace Packet Forensic Files Vidcast/Podcast series with special guest Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA).

Shamus is an industry-leading market research analyst with years of experience in the Network Operations space. He shares his insights on some of the biggest changes going on with NetOps teams and tools including the impact of the pandemic and the massive shift to remote workforces which is driving more complexity and creating performance challenges.

Shamus talks about the importance of both meta-data and full packet data in enabling NetOps teams to be faster and more accurate in solving network issues. Finally, he reveals some differentiators and trends in the monitoring of next-gen, software-defined networks and things to look out for over the next 18 months.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #8

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Scott Register, VP of Security Solutions for KeySight Technologies

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Catch our latest episode of “Secure Networks – the Packet Forensic Files” vidcast/podcast series with this week’s special guest Scott Register, VP of Security Solutions for KeySight Technologies.

Scott, with his years of experience in building security solutions, shares some of the biggest challenges SecOps teams are facing in today’s environment and what they are doing to solve them.

He talks about the latest trends in the threat landscape and what security teams are doing to test and monitor for these attacks.  Hear how threat simulation can help both validate tool readiness and people processes to elevate your security prevention and response.

Finally, Scott shares his insights into implementing security in 5G and WiFi infrastructures as well as traditional networks and data centers.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #7

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Travis Rosiek, CTO and Strategy Office at BluVector (a Comcast company)

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

If you haven’t caught up with the insights from our “Secure Networks – the Packet Forensics Files” vidcast/podcast series yet, here is your chance to see what you have been missing out on. This week’s special guest is Travis Rosiek, CTO and Strategy Officer for BluVector (a Comcast company).

Travis, a long-time government cybersecurity specialist, shares his insights into what he sees companies and government agencies are missing from their security strategies.  He talks about how you can begin to move your security activity from being merely reactive to a more proactive approach.

Travis discusses some of the specific challenges and advantages government agencies face compared to enterprises and what both groups can do to elevate their security posture.  He also shares his insights into best practices to protect your IT infrastructure and things to look out for in the ever-changing security landscape.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #6

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Betty Dubois, Founder and CEO of Packet Detectives

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Don’t miss the latest episode of our Endace Packet Forensic Files Vidcast/Podcast series with this week’s special guest Betty Dubois, CEO /Founder of Packet Detectives and renowned Sharkfest Speaker.

Betty talks about the challenges NetOps and SecOps teams are facing in today’s IT environment. She highlights best practices teams are adopting to adjust to today’s environments and shares her recommendations about how NetOps and SecOps teams can elevate their network investigation skills and processes.

Betty also gives some great tips on how to become a packet capture and Wireshark “power-user” and addresses some of the misconceptions about PCAP data.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Endace Packet Forensics Files: Episode #5

Original Entry by : Michael Morris

Michael talks to Gerard Martir, Network Solutions Team Specialist at Keysight Technologies

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace

Tune in for the latest episode of our Endace Packet Forensic Files Vidcast/Podcast series with this week’s special guest Gerard Martir, Network Solutions Team Specialist for KeySight Technologies.

Gerard’s years of experience in the telecom space give him great insight as to how carriers are addressing cybersecurity along with how the roll out 5G will deliver better performance and tighter security.

Gerard talks about some of the adjustments telecom providers are making in the era of the global pandemic and the changing priorities cause by massive shifts to remote workforces across the globe. He also provides insight into some of the technology best practices carriers are implementing to ensure performance, resiliency and security across their cutting-edge networks.

Other episodes in the Secure Networks video/audio podcast series are available here.

Wireshark without the wait!

Original Entry by : Cary Wright

With Wireshark on EndaceProbe you can quickly search hundreds of Terabytes of packet data to analyze important packets in Wireshark

By Cary Wright, VP Product Management, Endace

Cary Wright, VP Product Management, Endace

Who can afford to wait when responding to a critical security incident? With Wireshark now hosted on EndaceProbe we have eliminated all the waiting around to see packet evidence. Reviewing captured network history will often reveal vital evidence needed to remediate a threat, evidence that may have been wiped from system logs.

Unfortunately, if you’re using Wireshark on your desktop to view that evidence you know it can be a very slow process. Just downloading a multi-GB capture file from your capture appliance can take a while, and then loading it up on your desktop can also be a lengthy process.  All this waiting and context switching is a productivity hit for you and your team– not to mention a data privacy risk if those PCAPs are sitting on your desktop or laptop.

I’m excited to say there will be no more waiting around to view packets with our newly released OSm 7.0 software! A full instance of native Wireshark is now hosted right on each EndaceProbe appliance so you can review captured network traffic quickly and securely. We have also included WireShark on each Endace InvestigationManager instance, allowing you to search over up to 100 EndaceProbes in parallel and present a single merged packet view inside Wireshark.

There is no need to download large PCAPs over the network, and no need to store them insecurely on your desktop PC or laptop to view in Wireshark. Viewing network packet captures is now lightning fast because EndaceProbe high-performance hardware serves the packets from the local RAID directly to a Wireshark instance hosted on the EndaceProbe.

If you’re a regular Wireshark user you will know that Wireshark doesn’t handle large PCAPs very well, just loading a 1GB file can take forever let alone a 100TB pcap. With Wireshark on EndaceProbe you can now quickly search hundreds of Terabytes of packet data to view or analyze important packets in Wireshark. The workflow is much faster and more secure. And Wireshark power users will be glad to know it’s a full Wireshark instance with all the useful features and decodes that you’ve come to know and love.

Here’s a sneak preview:

Wireshark on EndaceProbe with OSm7
With OSm 7.0, now you can go directly from EndaceVision to Wireshark hosted on EndaceProbes – without having to download large pcap trace files.