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In cybersecurity, time is scarce, talent is scarce, and certainty is scarce. That’s why efficiency has quietly become the most valuable currency inside the security operations center (SOC). Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) research found that 53 percent of organizations say network detection and response (NDR) has...

The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threat landscape is continuously evolving, with threat actors employing new attack vectors, approaches, and dynamically changing attacks to evade defenses. DDoS attacks are getting larger and more sophisticated and are occurring more often than ever. To combat these elusive...

Shadow IT is everywhere. What began with employees or departments bringing familiar tools such as personal email or file-sharing apps into the workplace has grown into unauthorized software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, mobile apps, and artificial intelligence (AI). With just a few clicks, these tools become part of...

Cybersecurity often feels like a race where you don’t know when the starting gun will fire. The moment a threat slips past the perimeter, the countdown begins. Every minute between “we detected something” and “we know what to do about it” is time the attacker spends with free rein inside your environment. According to...

Ruth Brown, principal analyst for the Wireless Networks group at Heavy Reading (part of Omdia), recently published an analyst note titled “AI-Powered RAN: Moving Beyond Basic Automation.” In this article she makes the following observations: To meet evolving customer service expectations, operators are looking to...

For years, the security industry has been captivated by the promises of new acronyms: EDR, XDR, CDR. Each wave has promised broader coverage, better detection, and faster responses. And although each of these tools provides value, recent research from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) reveals something the industry...

A couple of our recent blogs have shared findings from a survey administered at Cisco Live 2025 with 319 IT professionals participating. The first was about the top troubleshooting surprises we learned from the survey results, and the second shared details on how observability can help reduce mean time to resolution...

Research shows that natural disasters are increasing— of the 10 years with the most natural disasters, 9 were in the last decade. From 1980 to 2024, the U.S. averaged 9 events per year, while the annual average for the most recent 5 years is 23. Communication service providers (CSPs) play a vital role in disaster...

The NETSCOUT DDoS Threat Intelligence Report presents a succinct and research-driven analysis of the dynamic distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack and defense landscape. Intended to swiftly provide readers with actionable intelligence, the report offers critical insights essential for ongoing network management...

In 2000, backed by DARPA, Cisco, and Intel, and based on research from a professor (Farnam Jahanian) and one of his graduate students (G. Robert Malan) from the University of Michigan, Arbor Networks was founded. (In case you didn’t know, the University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan—thus the name Arbor...

Five months ago, during a family road trip, I grew frustrated when my favorite mobile game, Clash Royale, kept lagging. “This shouldn’t be happening,” I thought. “I want to play now and expect to access the service anytime, anywhere.” Little did I know just how much effort it takes to truly guard the connected world...

On a recent family road trip, I was very upset when my favorite mobile game, Clash Royale, kept lagging. “There are service degradations in this spot,” I thought to myself. A few days later, I received a scam message telling me I had unpaid tolls, and to click the link the scammer sent. This was clearly a bad actor...

The massive scale of the tournament, which includes 16 stadiums and 104 matches, will push the power of mobile networks to the limit. Global sporting events have always driven innovation in the mobile communications sector. For example, major German broadcasters tested live stream broadcasts in 5G broadcast at the...

The wrong data can be worse than no data at all. Across sectors, operations teams are dealing with an unprecedented volume of information from applications, networks, clouds, and security systems. For artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) to deliver reliable results, that data must be refined and...

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to grow in frequency and sophistication. For organizations across every sector, from telecommunications to healthcare, having robust, intelligent protection isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. This is why the latest...

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published its 2025 “Cloud Network Traffic Data: Empowering Network and Security Operations in the Hybrid, Multi-Cloud Era” report authored by Shamus McGillicuddy, vice president of research for network infrastructure and operations at EMA. Need for Data to Monitor...

As the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threat landscape continues to evolve, so must defenses to maintain availability. DDoS attacks are a powerful tool in a cyberadversary’s arsenal that can target anyone, especially large enterprises and service providers. The frequency of cyberattacks makes it imperative to...

Ruth Brown, Principal Analyst, Mobile Network, at HeavyReading - recently wrote an analyst note titled “Quality Data for Network AI: Automating with Accuracy.” She discusses… Operators are facing a double challenge. They must build new revenue streams while optimizing network operations (NetOps) for efficiency...

Imagine trying to navigate a dense fog without a compass. That’s what managing artificial intelligence (AI) systems and modern applications can feel like without consistent, reliable insights. Observability can help technology teams and data engineers verify that these systems and the networks they rely on are...

Significant strides have been made since the commercial launch and rollout of 5G in 2019. As of 2025, more than 300 service providers in 100 plus countries in the global telecom industry are now offering 5G commercial services. But the vast majority of these networks are based on non-standalone (NSA) architecture that...