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NetCrunch and Last Week's PHP, Node.js and Python Vulnerabilities
Last week brought critical security releases for PHP, Node.js and Python. NetCrunch is not affected by the PHP flaws because it does not use PHP. Updated Node.js and Python runtimes are on the way in the next NetCrunch update. The risk to NetCrunch installations is low, because both runtimes ship privately with NetCrunch and are used only for narrow internal tasks.
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Why You Shouldn't Build Your Monitoring on External Scripts
Script-based monitoring feels like freedom. In practice, it means running unsupported, unreviewed code on your monitoring server. Here is why that is a bad trade — and what NetCrunch does instead.
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Agentless, agents - or is there a third way?
Are you tired of being limited to an agent or agentless solutions? Fortunately, there is a third option that provides even more flexibility and customization for your network monitoring needs.
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Five Reasons to Keep Your Software Subscription Up-to-Date
Why upgrade if you don’t want new features? Discover security, compatibility, and other reasons for maintaining an active subscription for the systems running on your servers
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Setting up secure access to the monitoring server via Windows IIS Reverse Proxy with SSL certificate
A reverse proxy protects applications against cybercriminals and malicious software. It also allows limiting access to applications based on username, IP, domain, or geographical location.
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How to set up secure remote access to monitoring server using a NginX Reverse Proxy with SSL certificate
A reverse proxy protects applications against cybercriminals and malicious software. It also allows limiting access to applications based on username, IP, domain, or geographical location.
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The risks of not updating software
Failing to update your software may expose your network to at least 5 types of risks. Are you ready to face them?
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7 proactive ways of monitoring your network in order to stay compliant with GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about to come in-effect on May 25th, 2018 in the European Union. In a nutshell, it’s the first law of its kind which will define what is third-party personal data and how this data should be protected. Moreover, the law stipulates hefty fines on individuals and businesses alike, in case personal data is leaked into the wrong hands and the IT administrator (or business owner) does not handle the situation accordingly.
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Using NetCrunch to track Port Security status of Cisco switches.
Cisco port security is a great feature to make your network safer. Learn how to configure NetCrunch to display the status of Cisco Port Security on the switch interfaces.