In cybersecurity, truth is found in the network traffic. That’s why cybersecurity professionals and network engineers have a well-known saying: packets don’t lie. 

Live network packet data represents the actual traffic flowing through the network, making it one of the most reliable, unfiltered, and comprehensive sources of truth for detecting cyber threats. Whereas logs are far more vulnerable and can be made to “lie” or disappear altogether, even by a relatively unsophisticated attacker. 

Network Detection and Response (NDR) tools are highly effective at identifying cyber threats hidden in network traffic, but deploying these tools requires a careful balance between strong threat detection capabilities and the need to protect data privacy. A key part in striking that balance is deciding where the traffic analysis takes place.

NDR solutions can either analyze traffic data on-premises or send that data to a cloud service for analysis. This choice affects privacy, performance, and compliance.

Written By: An IntelliGenesis Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

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