Decoding Ransomware: The Power of Omnis Cyber Intelligence in Cyberdefense
In the digital age, where connectivity and data are paramount, cybersecurity threats such as ransomware loom large, posing significant risks to organizations worldwide. Ransomware attacks have evolved...
View ArticleRethinking AIOps – It’s all about the data
I recently sat down with Rick Fulwiler, Senior Director of Product Management – AIOps at NETSCOUT, for an in-depth and insightful discussion on the foundational role that good data has in ensuring...
View ArticleHow Long Does a DDoS Attack Last?
Before diving into how long a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack lasts, it’s necessary to uncover how a DDoS attack works. DDoS attacks aim to overwhelm systems by sending illegitimate...
View ArticleSo Many Tools, So Many Apps, So Little Visibility!
If the recent nationwide CrowdStrike outage has taught us anything, it’s that enterprises must be prepared for anything and everything. This only goes to reinforce the importance of observability,...
View Article5G Reality Check: Standalone Is Not Really Standalone
5G standalone (SA) deployments are on the rise. According to a recent report by Market.us Media, growth in the global 5G SA network market is estimated to reach a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...
View ArticleNavigating the Network Observability Landscape: Insights from the 2024 SPARK...
Businesses are rapidly adopting digital transformations such as cloud migrations, software as a service (SaaS), and unified communications as a service (UCaaS) to gain a competitive edge. These...
View ArticleHow UCaaS Performance Is Shaping the Digital Experience
Unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) technology is ingrained in business operations at enterprises around the world in every industry. Whether Zoom is being used for telemedicine appointments...
View ArticleReal-Time Network Insights: The Backbone of Effective AIOps
Is AIOps the future of IT management, or just a buzzword for digital transformation enthusiasts? According to Carlos Casanova, principal analyst at Forrester, artificial intelligence for operations...
View ArticleToday’s Modern Infrastructures Have Evolved, Bringing New Performance Challenges
When it comes to the evolution of the modern network environment, all we can say is—we’ve come a long way, baby! Over the years, we’ve progressed from being Multiprotocol Label Switching...
View ArticleHow to Catch a Bad Actor: The Power of Network Visibility in Cybersecurity
Imagine trying to catch bad actors in a crowded city. They could blend in with the crowd, hide in the shadows, or even disguise themselves. To find them, you’d need eyes everywhere—on every street, in...
View ArticleNavigating Security Challenges in the Era of 5G Fixed Wireless Access
The telecom sector is experiencing a transformative period, with fixed wireless access (FWA) emerging as a significant growth area amid various challenges. As telecom operators embrace FWA, they face...
View ArticleThe Importance of Enhanced Data in AIOps Success
Communications service providers (CSPs) increasingly are turning to the creation of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) teams to position themselves to drive next-generation automation...
View ArticleMinimize Risk with NETSCOUT Solutions for SaaS Observability
Supply chain management (SCM) systems, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools... the list goes on. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology is deeply...
View ArticleCrystal Ball AIOPs: How Historical Data Helps Companies Predict the Future
How did we get here? Just a few decades ago, AI was mostly the stuff of sci-fi movies. Today, artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is emerging as the key to unlocking IT management by...
View ArticleCloud-Native Ecosystems Improve 5G Network Efficiency
Performance and innovation matter as 5G networks expand from a non-standalone (NSA) to a standalone (SA) environment. This transition compels communications service providers (CSPs) to evolve their...
View ArticleAIOPs: The Next Big Thing for Telcos
As telcos continue to roll out 5G networks, it is imperative for them to move beyond traditional network operations and on to a data-driven, adaptive approach for enhanced service delivery and...
View ArticleThe Perils of Navigating Cloud Migrations with Eyes Wide Shut
In today’s modern digitally transformed environments, enterprises have fully embraced the importance of migrating workloads to the cloud. A 2024 survey of more than 740 tech professionals and IT...
View ArticleWhere Great Minds Meet: SCTE TechExpo
If you’ve got Georgia on your mind, there’s probably a good reason. SCTE TechExpo is coming to Atlanta September 24-26, and NETSCOUT will be there too. For the past 40+ years, SCTE TechExpo has been a...
View ArticleFighting to Break Free of the Never-ending War Room
The only thing worse than getting stuck in a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam is getting trapped in an IT war room for hours, days, or even weeks trying to resolve enterprise network problems. In fact,...
View ArticleAirlines Cannot Afford to “Wing It” This Holiday Season
If there is one thing the recent CrowdStrike outage taught today’s leading enterprises, it is that a performance issue in one area can quickly affect an entire environment—and have a lasting customer...
View ArticleWhat Are Common Types of Malware?
Malware is a major risk to enterprises of all shapes and sizes. It takes on many forms to be harder to detect and protect against, increasing the danger it presents. By better understanding what types...
View ArticleNETSCOUT Named 2024 Company of the Year
NETSCOUT is pleased to announce it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the 2024 Company of the Year in the global network monitoring and service assurance industry category. Following...
View ArticleAn Era of DDoS Hacktivism
NETSCOUT’s 1H 2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report delivers critical intelligence essential for both daily network operations and high-level strategic decision-making. This report underscores the...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Malware: How Omnis™ Cyber Intelligence Adapts to Modern Threats
Malware has been a constant presence in the digital landscape, evolving from simple viruses to sophisticated, multistage attacks that can cripple entire organizations. As businesses grow more...
View ArticleAre Threat Actors Using AI for Inspiration?
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more advanced and widely used, so does its use for nefarious purposes. Bad actors are using AI to increase the efficacy of cyberattacks. AI systems can be...
View ArticleModern Enterprise Network Success Is Driven by Pervasive Visibility
Pervasive network visibility is key to success in the modern enterprise network. It allows IT teams to see beyond technical borders across the entire network and its numerous interdependencies. This...
View ArticleReshape IT Operations with AIOps
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the modern business landscape, much like steam and steel shaped the industrial revolutions. Instead of revolutionizing manufacturing processes, AI is...
View Article9 Common Types of Cyberattacks
Cyberthreats are all around us, lurking in the shadows of networks, devices, and the internet. Numerous cyberattacks can target individuals and enterprises, but some are more common than others. Here...
View ArticleHow to Reduce MTTK from Days to Minutes
Working on the technical front lines to ensure customer satisfaction can be challenging for network operations (NetOps) teams. The root cause of day-to-day problems must be determined quickly to...
View Article‘Checking’ It Twice: 4 Remote Sites Banks Should Be Monitoring This Holiday...
The holiday season is right around the corner—and consumer trends continue to show that spending during holiday shopping periods is higher than at any other time of year. With this increased spending...
View ArticleFrom Garbage to Great: The Data-First Path to AIOps
We’re past the days of "garbage in, garbage out." Today, just one bad dataset fed into artificial intelligence (AI) technology and—voilà: “garbage AI.” So, if AI-driven initiatives such as artificial...
View ArticleAppledore and NETSCOUT Release New AIOps Whitepaper
“Unleashing AIOps: Data Driven Insights” is the new whitepaper discussing the adoption of AIOps - and how it opens new opportunities for market expansion and collaboration to enhance service offers....
View ArticleProtecting the Beating Heart of Healthcare: The Case for Network Observability
Over the past decade, innovative new technologies have been assisting healthcare providers as they focus on delivering the best care possible to their patients. Digital transformation initiatives are...
View ArticleNETSCOUT Named Winner of 2024 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
NETSCOUT is honored to announce it has been recognized by TMC, a global, integrated media company, with the 2024 Cloud Computing Excellence Award for its nGenius Enterprise Performance Management...
View ArticleLeading-Edge Data: The Network Superfuel for AIOps
When supporting a 5G standalone (SA) network, a service provider’s ability to harness real-time data is important in assuring cost-effective network evolution and profitability. Tasked with managing...
View ArticleBridging the Gaps: The Game-Changing Power of Packet Data in Modern Security
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, security teams face a barrage of increasingly sophisticated threats, from stealthy malware to advanced ransomware attacks. Yet, many of these threats slip past...
View ArticleNETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense Named “Threat Detection Solution of the Year” in...
NETSCOUT is excited to announce that its Arbor Edge Defense (AED) solution has won “Threat Detection Solution of the Year” at the 8th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards! The mission of the...
View ArticleIs fixed wireless access the new frontier for threats to the mobile network?
4G/5G fixed wireless access (FWA) represents a major growth opportunity for mobile network operators (MNOs) because they bring more traffic, new services, new subscribers, and, importantly, new...
View ArticleHow to Protect Mission-Critical Insurance Operations to Reduce Network and...
Much like nearly every other business sector, the insurance industry is undergoing a transformation. As the introduction of digital technologies heralds greater efficiencies for sales agents, brokers,...
View ArticleNetwork Slicing
What Is Network Slicing? Network slicing is a virtual networking technique that creates multiple logical networks on the same physical network infrastructure, providing flexibility in the allocation...
View ArticleBattling Complex Multivector Attacks with Adaptive DDoS Protection
Defending your network efficiently requires as much knowledge about your adversary as possible and the ability to operationalize that knowledge to adapt defenses to the attacker’s ever-changing...
View ArticlePerformance Outages Are on the No-Fly List This Holiday Season
Airports already are ramping up for the holiday travel season—or if they aren’t, they should be. CNN reported that summer air travel in the United States reached new record-setting levels in 2024,...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Migration'
This is a light-hearted tribute to IT professionals and the hard work they execute for digital transformations. With apologies to Clement Clark Moore, we based it on his classic poem originally titled...
View ArticleWhen IT Is Left in the Dark, Utility Customer Experience Suffers
Many energy and utility companies have been making significant investments in digital technology with the goal of improving service, driving revenue, and enhancing the customer experience. With an...
View Article5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Another Healthcare System Cybersecurity...
With lives at stake and your brand reputation on the line, we know your critical systems must be up 24x7. How can you be sure your security investments are working as efficiently as possible to enable...
View ArticleEmploying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Enhance Threat...
The backbone of any DDoS defense is accurate, operationalized threat intelligence. Without the properly vetted knowledge that world-class threat intelligence provides, your networks have the ability...
View ArticleNETSCOUT Named Winner of Network World’s Best of Enterprise Network 2024 Award
NETSCOUT is honored to be named winner of Network World’s Best of Enterprise Network 2024 Award in the Network Performance Management category for our nGenius Enterprise Performance Management...
View ArticleKeeping Manufacturing Facilities Humming Requires Flawless Network and...
For manufacturers, the expression “time is money” speaks to the mission-critical need to keep operations and supply chains running smoothly and ensure deadlines are met. This is no small task in...
View Article5G Standalone Deployments: Where Are We?
Unlike 5G non-standalone (NSA) that is connected to the 4G LTE core network infrastructure, 5G standalone (SA) works independently and is deployed with dedicated 5G equipment and network...
View Article5 Urgent Questions about Hospital Network Cybersecurity
As many recent cyberattacks have shown, healthcare networks are prime targets for online criminal networks. Compared to other industries, healthcare systems, and hospital networks have created large...
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