Kentik

APRIL 3, 2018

In this post, we dig a little deeper with real-world examples of how Kentik helps our financial industry customers solve these challenges. Comprehensive detection – Kentik’s policy-based alerting engine continuously evaluates incoming network data to detect anomalies and trigger notifications or automatic actions.

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Kentik

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

To briefly review, Interface Classification enables an organization to quickly and efficiently assign a Connectivity Type and Network Boundary value to every interface in the network, and to store those values in the Kentik Data Engine (KDE) records of each flow that is ingested by Kentik Detect.

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Kentik

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Network Performance Monitoring with Kentik Detect and nProbe. In this post we’ll talk about using Kentik’s NPM solution to watch the TCP performance of traffic as reported to Kentik Detect from a Kentik nProbe host agent. As an example, we’ll use traffic from Kentik’s own servers. TCP is the key.

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Kentik

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In an earlier post, DDoS Detection: Separating Friend from Foe , we showed how to use Kentik Detect to diagnose a potential DDoS attack when it’s already apparent that there’s anomalous traffic to a particular IP address. But with Kentik’s big data approach to flow records you’re no longer limited by those constraints.

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Kentik

DECEMBER 1, 2016

RTBH is effective, inexpensive, and simple to implement with Kentik Detect. Destination-based RTBH is not only incredibly effective at protecting network infrastructure, it’s also inexpensive and can be simple to implement, particularly with Kentik Detect, which makes it exceptionally easy and flexible to automate.

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Kentik

JUNE 28, 2023

This is part 1 of 3 in a blog series about how to fortify your security posture with Kentik. Kentik is crucial in strengthening the security posture for our customers before, during, and after a cyber attack. Prevent : Kentik reduces the likelihood of a full-blown attack before it happens. million dollars , or $165/record.

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Kentik

JANUARY 26, 2016

New Kentik Detect Section Shows More than Pretty Pictures. Back when we launched Kentik last June, I talked about the reasons that I was excited to get involved with the company (see 20 Years of Flying Blind ). By mapping the customer’s traffic merged with topology and BGP data, we’ve now done that in Kentik Detect.

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Kentik

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It is also a traffic surge that can be analyzed using Kentik’s OTT Service Tracking. Kentik True Origin is the engine that powers OTT Service Tracking workflow. Last week, Kentik customers were experiencing another Patch Tuesday. Learn more about the application of Kentik for network business analytics here.

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Kentik

JUNE 29, 2021

Without the ability to dig deeper into the incident, you won’t be able to assess your detection and mitigation strategy, know if it was actually an attack and not caused by something like a misconfiguration, make changes and/or deploy new techniques. Using Kentik to Detect and Mitigate DDoS Attacks. How Does Kentik Protect Work?

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Kentik

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As a critical input to a network observability platform, this data can help monitor and optimize network performance, troubleshoot issues, and detect security threats. This data can then be analyzed and used to monitor network performance, detect issues, and troubleshoot problems. Check out Kentik Labs for more information.

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Kentik

JULY 28, 2021

Detecting Packet Loss. Here’s a list of utilities and techniques that many of us are still using today to detect and isolate network packet loss: Ping : Using ping on the command prompt to measure packet loss is generally done to verify connectivity of a host, but “request timed out” could indicate if there is any packet loss.

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Kentik

MARCH 15, 2023

BGP route leak detection. Detection Try as we might, attacks will still happen. This means early detection is the name of the game in network security, where minutes or even seconds of compromised security can have disastrous implications for an organization’s brand equity (and bottom line). RPKI status checks.

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Kentik

MARCH 9, 2021

At Kentik, we are very excited about AWS’s commitment to providing direct access to the VPC network traffic, addressing the growing need to observe the network traffic as a foundation for delivering fast and secure services. AWS Mirrored Traffic Granular View using Kentik Data Explorer. Network observability is Kentik’s DNA.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 28, 2020

By actively performing tests at regular intervals, IT teams can get a headstart to detect and address problems proactively and build a foundation for quality assessment monitoring metrics, such as latency, jitter, and packet loss. With Kentik you can detect all degradation events on the network.

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Kentik

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Kentik’s OTT Service Tracking (part of Kentik Service Provider Analytics) combines DNS queries with NetFlow to allow a user to understand exactly how OTT services are being delivered — an invaluable capability when trying to determine what is responsible for the latest traffic surge. HBO Max OTT traffic analyzed with Kentik.

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Kentik

JUNE 6, 2023

Let’s take a look at how to use Kentik as a comprehensive API monitoring solution. A system that detects drops in performance before they become serious can give you a headstart. Monitoring APIs with Kentik Let’s take a look at how Kentik , a network observability platform, addresses monitoring for APIs.

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Kentik

JANUARY 19, 2021

Ingest VPC flow logs and combine with your other network data in Kentik. Managing your IBM Cloud network fabric is now much easier with the Kentik Network Observability Cloud. Beyond giving you a comprehensive view of your cloud network traffic, here are some examples of how customers are using Kentik with IBM Cloud flow logs.

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Kentik

MAY 29, 2023

One metric that plays a crucial role in incident response is mean time to repair (MTTR), which measures the average time it takes to fix a network issue once it has been detected. Detect This stage involves identifying and detecting signs of performance issues or disruptions in a networking environment.

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Kentik

MAY 21, 2019

When Kentik customer Race Communications—a provider of reliable, high-speed internet and advanced communications to communities throughout California)—learned of Mirai’s potential risk to its customers, the team knew it needed to act fast. Network Forensics & Visibility from Kentik. Automated DDoS/Botnet Detection.

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Kentik

APRIL 12, 2023

It provides real-time visibility into the performance of network devices, applications, and traffic, enabling network operators to detect and resolve issues quickly. Network operators can detect and respond to security threats in real-time, such as DDoS attacks or unauthorized access attempts, by monitoring telemetry data.

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Kentik

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, at scale, humans alone can’t detect and respond to issues fast enough. This is where a network observability platform like Kentik comes in. Meanwhile, you should leverage AI/ML-backed tools to understand your network, detect problems early, and provide predictive analysis.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As a Director of Product Management here at Kentik, I specialize in service provider networks and content delivery over the internet. I’ve written several Kentik blog posts and articles about this in the past, including Kentik True Origins Brings CDN Insights to ISPs and The CDN Era Requires New Network Visibility Standards.

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Kentik

JUNE 8, 2021

That’s why the service provider turned to Kentik. Read our newest case study to see how EdgeUno uses Kentik for peering and capacity planning and to unlock a comprehensive, real-time view of performance and availability throughout the network. With Kentik, EdgeUno: Optimizes costs. Reduces MTTR.

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Kentik

JULY 15, 2021

Kentik True Origin is the engine (or secret sauce) that powers OTT Service Tracking workflow (and our CDN Analytics workflow, too). Yet, there are reasonable proxies to subscribership count and performance measurements that Kentik uses to help. Performance perceived by the subscriber consuming the content. It’s a pretty fun read!

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Kentik

JANUARY 13, 2021

Kentik Network Observability: Synthetic Monitoring. Kentik Synthetic Monitoring enables you to continuously test network performance (via ICMP, TCP, HTTP, and other tests) so you can uncover and correct issues before they impact customer experience. Kentik Network Observability: Network Explorer. Kentik’s Network Explorer.

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Kentik

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This summer, Kentik extended our analytics platform to support visibility within public cloud environments via VPC Flow Logs. Dropped traffic can indicate misconfigurations or malicious activities, and is useful for both proactive detection of events, as well as real-time investigation. Getting started with Kentik + AWS VPC Flow Logs.

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Kentik

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Kentik Co-founder and CEO Avi Freedman and I were two of the panel’s four speakers. According to Kentik data, Verizon experienced a 12% drop in traffic volume nationally while the service was down. According to Kentik data, Fastly saw a 75% drop in traffic volume during the outage. CAST YOUR VOTE. BACK TO TOP. .

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Kentik

MAY 15, 2023

Given how swiftly DDoS attacks are carried out, immediate detection and response time are critical to mitigating service downtime. Learn more about how Kentik integrates with Cloudflare to mitigate DDoS attacks on demand. Once Kentik noticed the leak, we alerted Orange, who contacted PTCL to block the route.

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Kentik

MAY 17, 2021

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of Kentik Cloud , our latest innovation enabling network and cloud engineers to easily visualize, troubleshoot, secure, and optimize cloud networks. We are super excited to tell you about all the things that make Kentik Cloud special (and there are a lot!), What Makes Kentik Cloud Different?

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Kentik

MAY 31, 2018

That’s why cloud, data center, and managed services provider Immedion chose Kentik to help maintain high customer satisfaction and provide always-on, accessible, secure services. “As With Kentik, Immedion gains: Real-time visibility and security across seven facilities. Commitment to service-level agreements (SLAs).

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Kentik

JANUARY 17, 2017

Kentik Integration with Thunder TPS Pairs Detection with Mitigation. As a company, Kentik announced ground-breaking DDoS detection capabilities in Kentik Detect. Together we provide additional detection capabilities for our customers, alleviating the burden on the network and security IT staff.”.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Kentik is growing! Despite a relatively short 3+ years since our launch, Kentik’s SaaS solution has already been embraced by dozens of organizations across the European continent — particularly those who deliver or depend upon routed networks and the Internet as an essential part of their operations and business.

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Kentik

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Kentik recently announced some major new enhancements to Kentik Detect in the arena of DDoS protection. If you saw that announcement and/or some of the materials associated with it, you’ll notice that Kentik Detect now supports integrated automation of multiple DDoS attack mitigation options.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 11, 2016

If you haven’t seen Kentik or been updated in a while, we’ve got some cool new things to share with you. What’s Kentik up to at NANOG 68? A few weeks ago, Kentik announced the first network performance monitoring solution that is built for cloud and digital operations. Preview of new anomaly and DDoS detection.

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Kentik

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Using Kentik Detect to analyze and respond to memcached attacks. Attackers are using an open source software package called memcached to launch DDoS attacks, and multiple Kentik Detect® customers have reported experiencing the attack activity. What Kentik Sees. That makes for massive attack potential.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 23, 2017

To help make it more convenient to maintain security without constantly entering authentication credentials, Kentik has enabled single sign-on (SSO) for the Kentik Detect portal. In the SAML2 terminology: Kentik is the “service provider”(SP). Your SSO is the “identity provider” (IdP). How SSO works.

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Kentik

OCTOBER 2, 2017

While Kentik addresses use cases across monitoring, alerting, analytics, and planning, organizations will likely always encounter specific scenarios that aren’t totally handled by any one tool or system. APIs for Kentik. We realize, however, that Kentik Detect alone may not cover all network use cases.

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