Karen Scarfone is the principal consultant for Scarfone Cybersecurity. She provides cybersecurity publication consulting services to organizations and was formerly a senior computer scientist for the ...

Thanks to former congressman Mark Foley, the abusive use of instant messaging is in the news. Mr. Foley was found to have sent inappropriate messages to underage congressional helpers. Not only is ...

Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

The best network monitoring tools include Zabbix, Datadog, and Cacti. Compare features, pricing, and supported platforms among our top picks. If you combine enterprise network monitoring tools with ...

A packet monitor, or network sniffer, is a program that lets you monitor the network traffic flowing over a computer's network devices down to the individual packet level. When Pktmon was first ...

A firewall will no longer protect your company network: you have to cope with users needing to take documents out, and with attackers trying to get in. The best security advice is to assume that your ...

OK, so here's the deal:<P>Say I go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Performance. Then I select Add Counters.<P>Now, in the pick-box labeled "Performance Objects," I could have sworn I had ...