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What is Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software?
Network traffic analysis (NTA) software tools enable IT security professionals to monitor and identify traffic and activity on their network in order to visualize how the network is being used and to identify performance issues. Compare and read user reviews of the best Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Site24x7
ManageEngine
ManageEngine Site24x7 offers unified cloud monitoring for DevOps and IT operations within small to large organizations. The solution monitors the experience of real users accessing websites and applications from desktop and mobile devices. In-depth monitoring capabilities enable DevOps teams to monitor and troubleshoot applications, servers and network infrastructure, including private and public clouds. End-user experience monitoring is done from more than 100 locations across the world and various wireless carriers.Starting Price: $9.00/month -
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Auvik
Auvik Networks
Auvik's cloud-based network management software gives you instant insight into the networks you manage, and automates complex and time-consuming network tasks. You get complete network visibility and control. Real-time network mapping & inventory means you'll always know exactly whats where, even as your users move. Automated config backup & restore on network devices means you'll mitigate network risk with no manual effort. And deep network traffic insights is a game changer. -
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ManageEngine OpManager
ManageEngine
OpManager is a network management tool geared to monitor your entire network. Ensure all devices operate at peak health, performance, and availability. The extensive network monitoring capabilities lets you track performance of switches, routers, LANs, WLCs, IP addresses, and firewalls. Monitor the finer aspects of your network with: Hardware monitoring enables CPU, memory, and disk monitoring, for efficient. performance of all devices. Perform seamless faults and alerts management with real-time notifications and detailed logs for quick issue detection and resolution. Achieve network automation, with workflows enabling automated diagnostics and troubleshooting actions. Advanced network visualization-including business views, topology maps, heat maps, and customizable dashboards give admins an at-a-glance view of network status. 250+ pre-built reports covering metrics like device performance, network usage, uptime, facilitate capacity planning and improved decision-making.Starting Price: $95.00/one-time -
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PathSolutions TotalView
PathSolutions
PathSolutions TotalView network monitoring and troubleshooting software bridges the gap between NETWORK MONITORING and TROUBLESHOOTING RESOLUTION telling you WHEN, WHERE and WHY network errors occur. PathSolutions TotalView continuously monitors and tracks the performance of every device and every link in your entire network, going deeper than other solutions by collecting error counters, performance data, configuration information and connectedness. A built-in heuristics engine analyzes all of this information to produce plain-English answers to problems. This means that complex problems can be solved by junior level engineers leaving the senior level engineers to work on more strategic level projects. The core product includes everything needed to run a perfectly healthy network: Configuration management, server monitoring, cloud service monitoring, IPAM, NetFlow, path mapping, and diagramming. Get Total Network Visibility on your network and solve more problems faster.Starting Price: $5,747 perpetual -
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Noction Flow Analyzer (NFA)
Noction
Noction Flow Analyzer (NFA) is a network analytics, monitoring, and alerting tool capable of ingesting NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, NetStream, and BGP data. The NetFlow analyzer enables engineers to optimize their networks and applications performance, control bandwidth utilization, do the proper network capacity planning, perform detailed BGP peering analysis, improve security, and minimize network incidents response time.Starting Price: $299/month -
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Datadog
Datadog
Datadog is the monitoring, security and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, security engineers and business users in the cloud age. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.Starting Price: $15.00/host/month -
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Faddom
Faddom
Faddom's application dependency mapping software (formerly VNT) uses network traffic protocols to automatically map all on-prem and cloud platforms. Have a real-time, holistic view of all your hybrid servers, applications, and dependencies 24/7. A completely passive dependency mapping tool. Lightweight. No agents. No credentials. No firewalls. Pricing starts at $1 per node, per month, with a free trial -- no credit card needed.Starting Price: $1 per node per month -
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WhatsUp Gold
Progress
Avoid downtime with a network monitoring solution that covers you from the network edge to the cloud. See developing issues before users report them. Troubleshoot faster from an interactive topology map that shows connectivity and dependencies. See what's up and what's down instantly whether in the cloud or on-premises. Get complete visibility to the status of network devices, systems and applications. Leverage topology-aware monitoring that understands network dependencies so you receive fewer, more intelligent alerts. Receive notifications through SMS, email, web or Slack so you know about developing issues before users report them. Integrate your other systems with a powerful REST API to automate your workload. See network devices, servers, virtual machines, cloud and wireless environments in context. Click on any device to get immediate access to a wealth of related network monitoring settings and reports. See how everything is connected and get answers faster.Starting Price: $1755.00/one-time -
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FortiAnalyzer
Fortinet
The digital attack surface is expanding at a rapid rate, making it increasingly difficult to protect against advanced threats. According to a recent Ponemon study, nearly 80% of organizations are introducing digital innovation faster than their ability to secure it against cyberattacks. In addition, the challenges of complex and fragmented infrastructures continue to enable a rise in cyber events and data breaches. Assorted point security products in use at some enterprises typically operate in silos, obscuring network and security operations teams from having clear and consistent insight into what is happening across the organization. An integrated security architecture with analytics and automation capabilities can address and dramatically improve visibility and automation. As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiAnalyzer provides security fabric analytics and automation to provide better detection and response against cyber risks. -
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Mist
Mist Systems
Traditional enterprise wired and wireless solutions are over fifteen years old, leveraging monolithic code bases that are expensive to scale, prone to bugs, and difficult to manage. They are not equipped for the scale and complexity of today’s digital users, and do not provide the reliability needed for mission-critical wired and wireless operations. This all changes with Mist. With a modern, Mist delivers unprecedented scale and agility, and offers groundbreaking subscription services: Wi-Fi Assurance, Wired Assurance, WAN Assurance, AI-Driven Virtual Assistant, Premium Analytics, User Engagement, and Asset Visibility. Mist has an inline AI engine for unprecedented insight and automation. While the enterprise-grade Access Points combine Wi-Fi, BLE and IoT for amazing wireless experiences in a cost effective manner, Juniper EX Switches also deliver new mission critical experiences. -
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CySight
IdeaData
CySight's Dropless Collection method provides absolute data retention, enabling the most data orientated decision making and cost-effective workflow for any organization, significantly enhancing network performance, network security and cyber intelligence to the highest level. With a Unique approach, CySight delivers comparative baselining, superior granularity, scalable collection, root cause analysis and QoS Analysis. All Designed to run independently or work together as a powerful single unit. CySight empowers communication and application visibility for networking, security, billing and compliance with high-end integrated network traffic analytics, granular forensics, cybersecurity intelligence, cloud usage, internet-of-things analytics, peering and billing to medium and large enterprise customers and service providers. Our objective at CySight is to reveal your data’s potential and eliminate all blind spots.Starting Price: $299/month -
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SparrowIQ
Solana Networks
SparrowIQ is a turnkey network traffic monitoring solution developed to help IT organizations to rapidly troubleshoot and diagnose network issues and provide visibility into how applications are performing and thus affecting end user experience. Its award-winning ‘resource efficient’ design combines powerful performance monitoring capability in an easy-to-deploy, intuitive package ensuring minimal administrative load on an already strained IT staff. SparrowIQ was designed for small and medium businesses that have the same need as their larger counterparts for enterprise-class monitoring solutions but have limited technical resources, time and money to invest in traditional systems.Starting Price: $19 per month -
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NetFlow Analyzer
ManageEngine
NetFlow Analyzer is a comprehensive traffic analysis tool that leverages flow technologies to provide real-time visibility into network bandwidth performance. NetFlow Analyzer is primarily a bandwidth monitoring tool, which has optimized thousands of networks globally, offering a holistic view of your network bandwidth and traffic patterns. NetFlow Analyzer is a unified solution that collects, analyzes, and reports on your network's bandwidth usage, and by whom. NetFlow Analyzer is your partner in optimizing bandwidth usage across a million interfaces globally, as well as providing network forensics and network traffic analysis. Reconfigure policies with traffic shaping via ACLs or class-based policies to gain control of the applications that use the most bandwidth. NetFlow Analyzer leverages Cisco NBAR technology to give you deep visibility into Layer 7 traffic and recognize applications that use dynamic port numbers or hide behind known ports.Starting Price: $245 -
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Reblaze
Reblaze
Reblaze is the leading provider of cloud-native web application and API protection, providing a fully managed security platform. Reblaze’s all-in-one solution supports flexible deployment options (cloud, multi-cloud, hybrid, data center and service mesh), deployed in minutes and includes state-of-the-art Bot Management, API Security, next-gen WAF, DDoS protection, advanced rate limiting, session profiling, and more. Unprecedented real time traffic visibility as well as highly granular policies enables full control of your web traffic. Machine learning provides accurate, adaptive threat detection, while dedicated VPC deployment ensures maximum privacy, performance and protection while minimizing overhead costs. Reblaze customers include Fortune 500 companies and innovative organizations across the globe. -
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Submotion
submotion
Submotion gives you an easy overview of who has access to which systems. The central view in Submotion gives you a spreadsheet-like view of your team and services. This makes it quick and easy to see who has access to what. Every time a company starts using Submotion, one of their first reactions tends to be surprise at the old accounts that they have sitting around for people who are no longer working with them. Not only is this a potential expense, it's a liability and it can be especially bad if someone was laid off and feels disgruntled. Not having access to the necessary systems and not knowing who to reach out to in order to get access to them results in a bad onboarding experience for new team members. We take security very seriously! All communication is encrypted. All keys and tokens are encrypted in our database which is stored with the world-class hosting provider Amazon Web Services.Starting Price: $3 per user per month -
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Core CSP
Core Security (Fortra)
Core CSP is a purpose-built security system that is designed to monitor Internet Service Provider (ISP) and telecommunications subscribers for cyberthreats. This lightweight and scalable service provider solution passively monitors extremely large networks and identifies malicious activity on a subscriber network originating from PC, tablet, and mobile devices. ISPs and telecommunications companies must increasingly fend off cyber threats that hijack bandwidth capabilities. These attacks put subscribers at risk of having credentials stolen, falling victim to fraudulent transactions, or having devices commandeered and used for cryptomining, botnets, or other persistent attacks. DDoS attacks, often committed by botnets, are particularly problematic because they consume bandwidth with floods of requests, disrupting normal traffic or crashing the infrastructure entirely. Threat actors use networks to access any number of unsuspecting targets. -
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NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer
Soneco
NetFlow Analyzer is an easy solution for net admins to better understand bandwidth consumption, traffic trends, applications, hosts and traffic anomalies, by visualising the traffic by network devices, interfaces and subnets, traffic segments and end users. NetFlow Analyzer utilizes Cisco® NetFlow, IPFIX, NSEL, sFlow and compatible netflow-like protocols to help net admins with bandwidth monitoring, network traffic investigation, analyses and reporting. This way, companies can optimise networks and applications, plan network expansion, minimize time spent on troubleshooting and diagnostics, and improve security. NetVizura allows you to define custom traffic to be monitored based on IP subnets and traffic characteristics like protocol and service used. Monitor specific traffic for each organisational unit in your network such as departments, remote sites and collections of regional offices by identifying them with IP subnets. -
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Unified threat detection across on-premises and cloud environments. Detects early indicators of compromise in the cloud or on-premises, including insider threat activity and malware, as well as policy violations, misconfigured cloud assets, and user misuse. Receives a wide variety of network telemetry and logs. Abnormal behavior or signs of malicious activity generate an alert so you can quickly investigate it. SaaS-based network and cloud security solution that is easy to buy and simple to use. No specialized hardware to purchase, no software agents to deploy, and no special expertise required. Extends your visibility to detect threats across your cloud as well as on-premises environments, all from a single interface.
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Kentik
Kentik
Kentik delivers the insight and network analytics you need to run all of your networks. Old and new. The ones you own and the ones you don't. Monitor your traffic from your network to the cloud to the internet on one screen. We provide: - Network Performance Analytics - Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Analytics (GCP, AWS, Azure) - Internet and Edge Performance Monitoring - Infrastructure Visibility - DNS Security and DDoS Attack Defense - Data Center Analytics - Application Performance Monitoring - Capacity Planning - Container Networking - Service Provider Intelligence - Real Time Network Forensics - Network Costs Analytics All on One Platform for Visibility, Performance, and Security. Trusted by Pandora, Box, Cogent, Tata, Yelp, University of Washington, GTT and more! Free trial or demo! -
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Rapid7 InsightIDR
Rapid7
With the cloud architecture and intuitive interface in InsightIDR, it's easy to centralize and analyze your data across logs, network, endpoints, and more to find results in hours—not months. User and Attacker Behavior Analytics, along with insights from our threat intel network, is automatically applied against all of your data, helping you detect and respond to attacks early. In 2017, 80% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen passwords and/or weak or guessable passwords. Users are both your greatest asset and your greatest risk. InsightIDR uses machine learning to baseline your users' behavior, automatically alerting you on the use of stolen credentials or anomalous lateral movement. -
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Darktrace
Darktrace
The Darktrace Immune System is the world’s leading autonomous cyber defense platform. Its award-winning Cyber AI protects your workforce and data from sophisticated attackers, by detecting, investigating and responding to cyber-threats in real time wherever they strike. The Darktrace Immune System is a market-leading cyber security technology platform that uses AI to detect sophisticated cyber-threats, from insider threat and criminal espionage, to ransomware and nation-state attacks. Analogous to the human immune system, Darktrace learns the ‘digital DNA’ of the organization, and constantly adapts to changing environments. Self-learning, self-healing security has arrived. Machine-speed attacks like ransomware are simply too fast for humans to deal with. Autonomous Response takes the burden off the security team, responding 24/7 to fast-moving attacks. AI that fights back. -
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Flowmon
Progress Software
Make informed decisions and deal with network anomalies in real time. Cloud, hybrid or on-premise, with Flowmon’s actionable intelligence you are in control. Flowmon’s network intelligence integrates NetOps and SecOps into one versatile solution. Capable of automated traffic monitoring and threat detection, it creates a strong foundation for informed decision-making without having to sift through volumes of information noise. Its intuitive interface allows IT professionals to quickly learn about incidents and anomalies, understand their context, impact, magnitude, and most importantly, their root cause. -
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MixMode
MixMode
Unparalleled network visibility, automated threat detection, and comprehensive network investigation powered by Unsupervised Third-wave AI. MixMode's Network Security Monitoring platform provides comprehensive visibility allowing users to easily identify threats in real time with Full Packet Capture and Metadata for longer term storage. Intuitive UI and easy to use query language help any security analyst perform deep investigations and understand the full lifecycle of threats and network anomalies. Using our best-in-class Third-Wave AI, MixMode intelligently identifies Zero-Day Attacks in real time by understanding normal network behavior and intelligently surfacing any anomalous activity outside of the norm. Developed for projects at DARPA and the DoD, MixMode's Third-Wave AI needs no human training and can baseline your network in only 7 days, enabling 95% alert precision and reduction and identification of zero-day attacks. -
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Arista NDR
Arista
Today, a zero trust networking approach to security is paramount for organizations looking to build a robust cybersecurity program. Irrespective of which device, application, or user is accessing an enterprise resource, zero trust focuses on complete visibility and control over all activity on the network. Arista’s zero trust networking principles, based on NIST 800-207, help customers address this challenge with three cornerstones: visibility, continuous diagnostics, and enforcement. The Arista NDR platform delivers continuous diagnostics for the entire enterprise threat landscape, processes countless points of data, senses abnormalities or threats, and reacts if necessary—all in a matter of seconds. The Arista solution stands out from traditional security because it is designed to mimic the human brain. It recognizes malicious intent and learns over time, giving defenders greater visibility and insight into what threats exist and how to respond to them. -
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Fidelis Network
Fidelis Cybersecurity
Detecting advanced threats requires deep inspection, extraction, and analysis of all forms of content going across the wire in real-time. Fidelis network detection and response bi-directionally scans all ports and protocols to collect rich metadata used as the basis for powerful machine-learning analytics. With direct, internal, email, web and cloud sensors, you gain full network coverage and visibility. Identified attacker TTPs are mapped against the MITRE ATT&CK™ framework to help security teams get ahead of the curve. Threats can run, but they can’t hide. Automatically profile and classify IT assets and services including enterprise IoT, legacy systems and shadow IT to map your cyber terrain. When integrated with Fidelis’ endpoint detection and response solution, you gain a software asset inventory correlated with known vulnerabilities including CVE and KB links, as well as security hygiene for patches and endpoint status. -
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At a time when you are challenged more than ever to secure the digital infrastructure at the core of your operations, you need a technology foundation for security that unifies network threat detection, forensics and integrated response. Network Detection and Response is the evolution of effective, efficient and accessible network security. You need no specialized hardware to rapidly deploy Network Detection and Response in any segment of the modern network — enterprise, cloud, industrial, IoT and 5G — to see all activities and record everything for comprehensive analysis, discovery and action. Network Detection and Response delivers network visibility, threat detection and forensic analysis of suspicious activities. This service dramatically accelerates the ability for organizations to respond to and identify future attacks before they become serious events. This threat detection and response service captures, optimizes and stores network traffic from multiple infrastructures.Starting Price: $20 per month
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GREYCORTEX Mendel
GREYCORTEX
Current network security tools leave networks vulnerable because of a lack of detection for advanced threats, lack of visibility, and a lack of integration. This means threats hide in the network, infected devices and misconfigurations go unnoticed, and analysts must switch between different platforms to stop attacks when they are finally detected. GREYCORTEX Mendel is an NDR (Network Detection and Response) solution for network security monitoring in IT and industrial (OT) networks. It combines advanced detection methods to analyze network traffic and alert you on any malicious activities, common and unknown advanced threats and network operational issues. It perfectly visualizes network communications at the user, device and application levels, enabling systems analysts and network administrators to quickly and efficiently resolve security and operational incidents. -
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BhaiFi
BhaiFi
BhaiFi is an All-In-One Software-Based Networking Platform that secures, manages, monitors & visualizes your network automatically. It ensures that you are safe from cyberattacks, downtimes and disasters while keeping you 100% DoT compliance. BhaiFi is very simple to use & doesn't require extra technical skill to operate, leveraging machine learning & artificial intelligence to do the tough job itself. Being software-based, it is scalable, cost-effective & integrates with your other software. Take smart decisions by understanding complex network patterns & user behavior. Anyone in your team can manage the network without being technical in a few clicks. All critical & complicated decisions are taken automatically in real-time. Delivering a matchless WiFi experience to your customers & a marketing platform further boosting your revenue, all this keeping your legal-compliance in place.Starting Price: $3 per user per month -
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Citrix Analytics
Citrix
To guard sensitive data, you need to keep assets and employees secure in real time. Citrix Analytics for Security gives you proactive security protection without complicating your employee experience. Secure your employees, IT environment, and content with analytics intelligence. Pinpoint threats to your data with proactive visibility across your organization. Citrix named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for virtual client computing. Quantify user experience and uncover the health of your environment. Give employees a high-quality virtual experience on any device. Redefine employee experience with an intelligent workspace platform. Our Customer Success Services (CSS) Select program, included with your subscription, combines always-on support, expert guidance, flexible training, and proactive monitoring. We have one goal in mind: your success.Starting Price: $3 per user per month -
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IBM i Server Suites
Fortra
Pressured to maintain constant system availability in fast-paced business environments, IT teams must do more with less. IBM i server monitoring software saves time and resources by automating monitoring and corrective actions that would otherwise be performed manually. A single download and simple implementation makes it easy to install your solution across the enterprise. Once you’re up and running, enjoy intuitive features, automatic upgrades, and built-in templates. Pick and choose the modules you actually need. Our tiered solution suites progress from entry-level monitoring to advanced operations management. As your business grows, it’s easy to add functionality to meet monitoring, automation, and reporting requirements. Simplify your monitoring of multiple servers and applications with at-a-glance management—anytime, anywhere.
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software Guide
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software is a type of solution that is used to monitor, assess, and analyze the data traffic on a network. It allows users to gain insight into how the network is being used by monitoring all incoming and outgoing data packets. The software captures this data in real-time and can be used to identify any malicious activity on the network, such as malicious software, viruses, or hacking attempts.
The primary goal of NTA software is to detect anomalous or suspicious activity. This means that it looks for patterns in the captured data which are out of the ordinary when compared to normal usage patterns. For example, it can look for an unusually high amount of traffic from a particular IP address or system process that indicates a potential attack or compromise. Once an anomaly has been detected, further investigation may be necessary to determine if there is indeed something malicious occurring on the network.
In addition to identifying anomalous activity, NTA can also provide detailed reports about various aspects of network performance including latency/throughput analysis, packet loss/retransmissions analysis, application protocol distribution analysis, etc. These reports offer up valuable insights into how certain applications are performing and whether they are creating any bottlenecks in terms of delivery time or performance. Such information can then be used to improve overall efficiency and help maximize resources available on a given network.
Finally, NTA software can also monitor user behavior on a network and track various activities such as downloads/uploads over time as well as what websites they have visited. Such information can help administrators make sure that users are not engaging in any prohibited activities or violating company policies regarding internet use.
Overall, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software offers many advantages when it comes to monitoring security threats and ensuring optimal performance on networks of all sizes - from small businesses to large enterprise organizations. It helps detect potential attacks quickly so that action can be taken before serious damage occurs while also allowing administrators get detailed insights into their networks’ performance so that areas for improvement can be identified and addressed accordingly.
Features Offered by Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
- Packet Capture: Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software provides a feature that allows packets to be captured, analyzed, and stored for later review. It can capture data from both local and remote sources, giving administrators comprehensive visibility into the traffic going in and out of their networks.
- Protocol Decoding: The NTA software has a protocol decoder which enables it to decode various application layer protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3 and others. This helps administrators to understand the content of the network traffic in order to identify threats or suspicious activities.
- Advanced Analytics: The NTA software features advanced analytics tools that allow administrators to analyze raw packet data from multiple sources. Administrators can visualize their network traffic patterns over time and detect any anomalies or activity indicative of malicious activity or network abuse.
- Alerts & Reports: The NTA software also provides alerts whenever it detects any suspicious activity on the network such as port scans, buffer overflows and more. Additionally, it can generate detailed reports based on its analysis of the data which can then be used by administrators to take corrective action if necessary.
- Performance Monitoring: Performance monitoring is another key feature provided by Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software. It monitors performance-related metrics such as latency, throughput, jitter and packet loss which helps administrators troubleshoot performance issues quickly and efficiently.
- Cloud Integration: Many NTA software solutions are now available with cloud integration capabilities, providing administrators with the ability to monitor their networks from anywhere in the world via a secure connection. This allows them to have more control over their network traffic and better visibility into what is happening on their network.
Types of Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
- Packet Sniffing: This type of NTA software captures, decodes, and analyzes traffic on the network by monitoring packets passing over the network. It can detect errors, bottlenecks, and security threats.
- Network Flow Monitoring: This type of NTA software relies on data generated by packet sniffers or routers to provide a more detailed view of packets entering and leaving the network. It can be used to identify suspicious activity and unusual patterns.
- Protocol Analysis: This type of NTA software examines communication protocols that are being used on the network such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, etc., providing an in-depth analysis of each protocol's performance and potential security risks.
- Baseline Analysis: This type of NTA software is used to measure network performance against pre-defined metrics for comparison purposes. It can help identify anomalies in traffic levels that may indicate a problem or malicious behavior on the network.
- Log Analysis: This type of NTA software mines log files for valuable information about events that occurred on the network such as user access activity, file transfers, application usage etc. The data collected can be used to detect unauthorized access attempts or other malicious activities.
- Passive Scanning/Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDS/IPS): These types of tools monitor incoming data streams for any malicious content based on signatures or rules defined by administrators. When detected they can alert administrators or block the connection automatically if needed.
Trends Related to Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
- Increased Visibility: Network traffic analysis software provides greater visibility into network traffic, allowing an organization to better detect and respond to malicious activity and suspicious incidents quickly.
- Automation: NTA software is becoming increasingly automated, making it easier for organizations to quickly identify and address potential threats with minimal human intervention.
- Advanced Analytics: Modern NTA software leverages advanced analytics capabilities to provide users with real-time insights about their network activity. This allows for a more informed decision-making process when responding to security threats.
- Improved Security: By providing greater visibility into network traffic and offering advanced analytics capabilities, NTA software can help improve an organization's security posture by quickly detecting and responding to malicious activity.
- Cost Savings: NTA software can help reduce operational costs by automating processes that were previously done manually, such as monitoring and analyzing network traffic.
Advantages of Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
- Detect Malicious Activity: Network traffic analysis (NTA) software can detect malicious activity, such as malware infections, DDoS attacks and data exfiltration. It helps identify suspicious connections to external locations and suspicious activities that may be indicative of a security breach or malicious actors penetrating the network.
- Troubleshoot Performance Issues: NTA software can also be used to troubleshoot performance issues on networks. It can identify outages, potential bottlenecks in the system, and sources of latency or jitter in the network connection. This helps administrators quickly diagnose and fix any performance issues in order to keep systems running smoothly.
- Monitor Network Traffic Usage: NTA software also provides detailed reports on network traffic usage. These reports show how much data is being transferred between different points on the network, what type of traffic it is (e.g., video streaming or web browsing), and which users are responsible for consuming this data. This information is useful for tracking usage across multiple departments or users so that organizations can better manage resources and understand network trends over time.
- Optimize Network Configuration: By analyzing the patterns of traffic on a given network, NTA software can help administrators optimize their configuration settings for improved performance and security. This includes setting up appropriate bandwidth limits, prioritizing certain types of applications or services, and blocking dangerous websites or IP addresses from accessing the network.
- Improve Security Visibility: Finally, NTA software can be used to gain visibility into all activity occurring within a given corporate environment in real time. This allows for proactive monitoring of user behavior as well as faster identification of potential threats before they cause any damage to systems or data.
How to Find the Right Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
Use the comparison engine on this page to help you compare network traffic analysis (NTA) software by their features, prices, user reviews, and more.
When selecting the right Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software, there are several key factors to consider:
- Cost: Before beginning your search for NTA software, it is important to evaluate how much money you can allocate towards the project. This will help narrow down your list of options and ensure that you do not overspend.
- Features: Each piece of NTA software offers different features and capabilities. It is essential to understand which features are necessary for your particular network in order to select the most suitable one.
- Ease of Use: In addition to evaluating the features offered by each piece of NTA software, it is also important to consider how user-friendly they are in terms of setup, maintenance and use within the network environment.
- Reputation & Support: Be sure to check online reviews before making a final decision on which NTA software to purchase - this will provide an indication of how reliable and customer-friendly each option is. Additionally, research what kind of tech support each company offers should you run into any issues with their product after implementation.
Following these steps will ensure that you select the best Network Traffic Analysis software for your particular situation and needs!
Types of Users that Use Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software
- Security Professionals: Network traffic analysis software is widely used by security professionals such as IT administrators and network engineers to monitor and analyze network activity in real time. This helps them identify any anomalies or malicious activity that might be occurring on the network.
- Forensic Investigators: NTA can provide a detailed record of all network activities, both past and present. This can be invaluable for forensic investigators who are trying to uncover evidence of wrongdoing, such as data theft or other cyber crimes.
- Network Operators: Network operators use NTA to monitor current network conditions and performance levels in order to optimize their networks. This helps them ensure maximum uptime while preventing unexpected outages due to resource contention or misconfigured resources.
- Network Architects: Network architects need detailed information about how their networks are being used in order to design efficient architectures that meet the needs of their users. NTA gives them an accurate view of how traffic is flowing on their networks, so they can make informed decisions when designing new systems or optimizing existing ones.
- Application Developers: Application developers benefit from using NTA because it provides insight into how applications perform across a given network infrastructure. Knowing how certain applications interact with one another allows developers to troubleshoot issues quickly, ensuring optimal user experiences for customers and clients alike.
- Business Analysts: Business analysts utilize NTA to understand customer behavior patterns in order to better serve their clients’ needs through targeted marketing campaigns or product/service optimizations. Studying user behaviors also reveals opportunities for improving overall satisfaction levels with an organization's services or products.
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software Cost
The cost of network traffic analysis (NTA) software can vary depending on the features and capabilities you need. For basic NTA, prices can start as low as a few hundred dollars for a single-use license. For more advanced NTA software with additional features, such as anomaly detection or security analytics, prices will range from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars for enterprise-level solutions. Of course, some larger organizations may require even more advanced NTA solutions that offer sophisticated packet analysis capabilities and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Ultimately, the best way to determine the right solution and price point for your specific needs is to speak with an experienced and knowledgeable provider who can help you find an NTA solution tailored to your requirements.
Types of Software that Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software Integrates With
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) software can integrate with a variety of different types of software, such as security systems, authentication and authorization tools, packet capture programs, and even intrusion detection systems. These types of software provide additional layers of protection for networks by monitoring network traffic for malicious activity. They are typically used in conjunction with other methods of network defense, such as firewalls and antivirus programs. NTA also integrates with popular network performance monitoring software packages that provide detailed visibility into the network's performance and health. This enables IT professionals to identify potential issues before they become critical problems. Additionally, many types of business intelligence tools can be integrated with NTA to help organizations gain a better understanding of their data flows across the enterprise.