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ALSO CALLED: Cyberforensics, Security Forensics, Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, and Forensics
DEFINITION: Network forensics is the capture, recording, and analysis of network events in order to discover the source of security attacks or other problem incidents. (The term, attributed to firewall expert Marcus Ranum, is borrowed from the legal and criminology fields where forensics pertains to the investigation of crimes.) According to Simson Garfinkel, author of several books on security, network forensics
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Network Forensics Reports
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EtherScope Analyzer
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PRODUCT DEMO:
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Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Service Availability Tool
sponsored by Fluke Networks
PRODUCT DEMO:
The Service Availability Tool helps network technicians and administrators verify and troubleshoot network services quickly and easily. With the Service Availability Tool you can quickly verify service port status, measure response time, run TCP trace routes, and more.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Free Tool: Real-time NetFlow Analyzer
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Real-time NetFlow Analyzer displays inbound and outbound traffic separately for granular analysis that makes problem diagnosis quick and easy. Even better, you can view the historical NetFlow data broken out by application, conversation, domain, endpoint, and protocol. That way you know exactly how your bandwidth is being used and by whom.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009
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Orion Network Performance Monitor
sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
Traditional framework solutions are expensive and tough to implement; are difficult to use, maintain and customize; and often impractical for network engineers in mid- to large-sized organizations. Network engineers need affordable, scalable network management solutions that provide immediate visibility into performance of the entire network.
Posted: 14 Jul 2009 | Published: 14 Jul 2009
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Millennial Meltdown: Balancing Innovation with Productivity and Security
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WHITE PAPER:
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Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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NETWORK FORENSICS DEFINITION (continued):
systems can be one of two kinds:"Catch-it-as-you-can" systems, in which all packets passing through a certain traffic point are captured and written to storage with analysis being done subsequently in batch mode. This approach requires large amounts of storage, usually involving a RAID system."Stop, look and listen" systems, in which each packet is analyzed in a rudimentary way in memory and only certain information saved for future analysis. This approach requires less storage but may require a faster processor to keep up with incoming traffic.Both approaches require significant storage and
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