None of us are immune to the impact of botnets on Internet-connected organizations. Taking a proactive approach to tracking botnet behavior can yield threat intelligence that is truly actionable. This report examines the potential causes for the increase in these attack types, the profile of the victims by industry and geography, commonly-targeted ports and protocols, and several other botnet characteristics. Read this report for a closer look at botnets that are used specifically to deploy malware to gain …

IT managers have a nearly impossible job. They must understand, manage, and secure the network all the time against all problems. Anything less than a 100 percent working network is a failure. So you can't don't let the details prevent you from seeing the big picture. But what if the details are the big picture? The use of test access ports (taps) optimizes both network and personnel resources. Read this solution brief to learn how taps are used to help IT groups easily and passively monitor all network data.