NPM experts may view NetFlow and packet-based analytics as competing approaches to the same problem, but the reality is that both have merits that complement each other to accelerate network investigations.
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June 17, 2018
So you bought an Omnipliance to capture let’s say around 10G of traffic. Now you are capturing traffic 24×7, and when there is an issue you can plug in an IP address, or some other filter, and do a forensic search. This decreases MTTR, and life is good. Over time your network got bigger, so […]
December 12, 2017
When our customers buy Savvius Insights for their remote locations, often times it is in large quantities. This makes sense, given how inexpensive Savvius Insight is, and how powerful the network monitoring capabilities are. So, whether it is for small to medium sized offices, retail outlets, manufacturing, or any other location with a 1G or […]
December 4, 2017
Recently I installed a Savvius Insight appliance in bridge mode between my firewall and the outside world. I was curious about what was going on out there in the “wild west” and tapping into that traffic in a secure manner with the Savvius Insight was too good an opportunity to pass up. I was not […]
June 21, 2017
Congratulations to Jason Jacklich in support, who has attached 13 wireless USB adapters to his laptop, and is capturing from all of them at the same time! In the picture below, there are 13 adapters connected to Jason’s laptop. 1 is a mini on the left, directly in the USB port. 2, 3, 4, are […]
April 13, 2017
Our Director of Products, Jay Botelho, believes in the importance of automating aspects of network data collection to help security analysts find and resolve issues faster. He discusses this in more detail in an ITProPortal (UK) article. You can find the full article here, but here’s an excerpt: People are no longer surprised by data […]
March 15, 2017
Savvius continues to receive prestigious industry accolades, earning two honors in the recent 13th Annual 2017 Info Security Product Guide’s Global Excellence Awards®. Going up against stiff competition, Savvius earned the gold title in the “Innovative Company of the Year” category for companies with security products. This award showcases how rapidly Savvius has been […]
February 23, 2017
We have some exciting news from last week’s RSA Conference. Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), a leading InfoSec publication, announced that Savvius Omnipeek beat out a host of rival products to be named the Most Innovative Forensics Solution of 2017. Describing the significance of this award, the Editor-in-Chief of Cyber Defense Magazine, Pierluigi Paganini, said, “We’re […]
February 3, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Ishrat “Nadeem” Zahid recently joined the Savvius team in the newly created role of Senior Director, Business Development. Nadeem comes to Savvius with over 20 years of leadership experience in the networking industry, having worked in various positions at some of the leading technology companies in the space, […]
December 15, 2016
With 2017 right around the corner, we have a few predictions for what may take place in the security domain next year. Staying ahead of the curve As we mentioned in our networking predictions blog post, 2017 will be a year in which solution vendors come under increasing pressure to integrate products into standardized work […]
December 15, 2016
As the end of another year approaches, we thought it would be interesting to dust off our crystal ball and peer into the future to see what 2017 may have in store for the network space. In a nutshell, 2017 is shaping up to be all about network visibility and forensics for managing network performance […]
November 7, 2016
The topic of this blog entry is how to add support for new IDS/IPS and SIEMs to Savvius Vigil. First of all, let’s review what Savvius Vigil is. Savvius Vigil is a unique security appliance that was specifically designed to capture just the security related packets for longer periods of time, so when a breach […]
October 25, 2016
Savvius sells packet capture and analysis appliances. These appliances range in size to capture packets on 100Mbps networks up to 20Gbps networks. Our newest mini appliance called Savvius Insight comes with the ELK stack built-in. ELK can be installed on any of the other appliances as well. Savvius appliances make good hosts for ELK because […]
October 5, 2016
In a recent post I expounded on the use of the Kibana Swimlane plugin with Savvius Insight to add a cool and useful new visualization to your dashboards. If you missed that post, you can check it out here and get an intro on how the built-in ELK reporting on Insight can be extended with […]
September 28, 2016
I am on the team that develops the Savvius Insight Appliance. During the development of Insight 1.0, I helped to define the value proposition, and the use cases for Insight, from there I helped to make choices about the hardware, the analysis, and the reporting. For the reporting we went with Splunk, and I designed the dashboards. […]
September 15, 2016
A microburst in nature is a localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm, usually no more than 2.5 miles in diameter, and typically a lot less. Microbursts can cause extensive damage at the surface, and in some instances, can be life-threatening. In computer networks, a microburst is defined as a short-term burst of […]
September 1, 2016
Savvius Insight is a mini appliance that provides network visibility for remote office networks, managed service providers, and small business. With Elk pre-installed and configured on Insight, users are able to visualize and monitor many aspects of network and application performance through customized dashboards. Among other things, this makes it a great platform for many of […]
August 25, 2016
It’s a safe bet there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you need to do. Investigate every alert, maintain systems, ensure compliance, and stay up-to-date on the latest vulnerabilities. Automation in the collection and storage of critical network security information can help the security professional deal with the challenges of protecting his […]
August 18, 2016
We’re proud to announce that Savvius Omnipliance Portable has won the prestigious 2016 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award. As one of TMC’s most coveted annual awards, this accolade recognizes consistent market leadership and honors exceptional products and services in the field of voice, data, and video communications. Savvius Omnipliance Portable is a complete network […]
August 18, 2016
Users of wireless networks today expect large enterprises to deliver a fast, powerful, and uninterrupted experience. This can be a difficult expectation to maintain, especially at a large university that spans across multiple locations. A recent case study examines how Savvius provides a solution to one of Washington State’s largest universities. “We’re seeing seemingly exponential […]
August 16, 2016
A recent case study examines how Savvius has helped one of the Philippines largest electrical power distributors to provide accurate, cost-effective network and application troubleshooting with long-term reporting and analytics. Savvius™ provided a solution that could fulfill all of the company’s requirements. A Savvius Omnipliance® network monitoring appliance was deployed to handle real-time network analysis and […]
August 5, 2016
To keep remote offices operating smoothly and securely, IT team need enterprise class solutions for monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting remote networks. The Savvius Insight mini appliance featuring web-based dashboards and long-term reporting using ELK or Splunk technology, provides economical network visibility for remote office and the edge of your network. To learn more about use cases […]
July 29, 2016
In Nolan Herring’s most recent blog post, he gives a detailed walk-through of how to capture roams using Savvius products. He discusses the processes of measuring roam times between a mobile device as it moves from Access Point to Access Point. To read Nolan’s blog post “Capture Roams with Omnipeek” Click Here In a […]
July 22, 2016
In his most recent column in Network Computing, Jay Botelho, discusses how 802.11ac Wave 2 complicates WiFi troubleshooting. As APs begin implementing MU-MIMO, and the beamforming that must accompany it, capturing the traffic between a single client and AP during the MU-MIMO transfer becomes difficult at best. Since the device being used for capture is not part of the […]
July 15, 2016
When it comes to network forensics and security investigations, there are two main challenges that any public or private organization will face. Breaches are definitely costly. A 2015 IBM-sponsored Ponemon Institute study revealed that the number of cyber attacks is increasing rapidly, with damages averaging $1.57 million for each attack due to costs associated with damage to […]
June 17, 2016
We’re excited to share that Savvius Vigil has just received a special Best of Show Jury Award from the judges at this year’s Interop Tokyo trade show, held at the Makuhari Messe in Japan from June 8 – 10. Savvius Vigil and our partner in Japan, DIT, were given the award in the Network […]
