Cisco’s NetFlow is being tapped more and more by network managers to get more granular metrics on which applications are used most, on how to bill back services and on ways to better secure networks.

Cisco today issued a security warning about a potential vulnerability in its NetFlow traffic monitoring device that could cause the system to lock-up. +More on Network World: Cisco tries to squash ...

Packet capture has long been used by network operators, but a variety of challenges have limited its effectiveness in security and threat detection. In large networks, packet capture can collect ...

Mimecast has decommissioned its SolarWinds Orion software and replaced it with a Cisco NetFlow monitoring system after hackers compromised a Mimecast certificate used for Microsoft authentication.

Quick question for IT leaders – can the switches on your network report 100% unsampled netflow? If they can’t, there may be elusive cybersecurity threats hiding within your network. Yes, inside your ...

I'd like to have a better understanding of how my network is performing in real-time and also historically (day, week, month, and year). Currently I launch Cisco ASDM and keep it running on a ...

There's an emerging tool that is available on practically every network that can help analyze and profile that network. With it, you can finally understand what your network is actually used for. On ...

Have you guys used any of the freeware netflow collection tools listed on cisco's website? Any thoughts about which one I should try? I am just wanting to play around with netflow to get some ...

Readers have told me that they like blog posts with technical tips and tricks. So I asked SolarWinds to write an article about making the most out of NetFlow. The following is a guest post written by ...

SolarWinds' Network Utilization and Bandwidth Monitoring Software's Speed and Detail Enhancements Give IT Pros Ability to Diagnose Network Traffic Issues and Bandwidth Spikes Quickly and Accurately ...