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This also makes it easy to extract useful information from packet data -- such as reassembled files or
detailed analysis logs -- without having to be an experienced senior analyst with deep packet analysis
expertise. And enabling this to be done on historical data – so you can go back-in-time to analyze past
events.

Analysts can review days, weeks or months of recorded packet history easily and quickly for incident
response, threat-hunting or troubleshooting network or application performance issues. Networks can
also be set up as a fabric of multiple capture points, capable of being searched from a single pane of
glass.

With these improvements and more, the next generation of packet capture is set to become the gold
standard for understanding the threats traversing networks, and troubleshooting IT operational or
performance issues.

About the Author

Cary Wright, VP Product Management at Endace, has more than 25
years’ experience in creating market-defining networking, cybersecurity
and application delivery products at companies including Agilent, HP, Ixia
and NEC. www.endace.com

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