Network packet analyzer or Online Ad Scanner are the names for the same potentially unwanted program, or PUP, that is installed by free software you download from the Internet. When installed, this ...

In addition to Bandwidth Monitoring and Traffic Analysis, Capsa Enterprise now has Filters and Views to not only alert of a CyberAttack, but also provide the ability to perform detailed packet ...

Chances are, if you’re in charge of supporting a network of any size, you’ll need to look at the actual packets that are passing back and forth across that network. Whether it’s to see whether a ...

A hardware device or server software that captures packets transmitted in a network for routine inspection and problem detection. Also called a "sniffer," "packet sniffer," "packet analyzer," "packet ...

One of the most widely used network protocol analyzer tools is finally getting a home of its own, after decades of corporate sponsorship. Wireshark got its start back in 1998, originally known as ...

Enterprises are deploying more security, monitoring and acceleration tools on their networks today. More data at higher velocities is coming at these tools and in a variety forms, including voice, ...

Network Associates next week plans to unveil products to help enterprise network managers more quickly pinpoint performance issues and guarantee their next-generation networks run smoothly. Network ...

The Sniffer Technologies division of Network Associates Inc. on Monday will finally address the small to medium-sized business market with a light version of its Sniffer protocol analyzer. The new ...

Because of the limitations of SPAN/monitor ports on switches, organizations have turned to using taps and packet monitoring switches. These solutions can be expensive which has lead companies to look ...

The tools known as network sniffers are named after a product called the Sniffer Network Analyzer. Introduced in 1988 by Network General Corp. (now Network Associates Inc.), the Sniffer was one of the ...