Progress boosts Flowmon with IP address indexing update

Progress has unveiled a significant update to its Flowmon network observability platform with the introduction of IP Address Indexing, offering a substantial acceleration in search speeds.

The enhancement aims to support IT teams in swiftly tracking and analysing network activities related to specific IP addresses, thereby improving threat detection and troubleshooting across large and complex networks. By incorporating this update, the platform seeks to provide faster insights into potential cyber threats.

Sundar Subramanian, EVP and General Manager, Infrastructure Management at Progress, remarked on the benefits of the update, "For many IT teams, retrospective analysis while hunting for threats amidst growing volumes of telemetry data can be time-consuming, especially in large and complex networks. In the ever-shifting terrain of cybersecurity, the urgency to resolve network performance and security issues rapidly - within moments, is paramount. With the addition of IP Address Indexing in Flowmon, IT professionals can perform near-immediate searches to process IP address data swiftly, gaining critical insights essential for quick troubleshooting of their networks."

John Yang, Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, also commented on the new feature, saying, "With the growing number of cyberthreats globally including in the Asia Pacific and Japan region, coupled with the increasing volume of data on the networks, businesses want the right tools in place to be able to resolve any cybersecurity and network issues immediately. The introduction of IP address indexing in Flowmon enables IT teams to track activities in the network and accelerate the search of threats in the network tied to a particular IP address. This provides businesses and IT teams with confidence that their network is well always guarded."

As networks expand, so does the volume of telemetry data, which often leads to longer search times and hinders threat-hunting efforts. The IP Address Indexing enhancement offers near-instantaneous answers to retrospective analysis questions, such as whether communications with malicious IP addresses took place within a given timeframe. This feature boosts IP search query speeds by up to tenfold, facilitating fast identification of network activities associated with specific IP addresses and consequently reducing the time required for data analysis and troubleshooting.

The update also includes improved usability and streamlined workflows. Flowmon now sets IP Conversation as the default selection for critical statistics, providing immediate insights into network interactions. Additionally, the Analysis chart allows for selective toggling of network performance monitoring metrics to offer a more customised data view.

Precision in event reporting has been bolstered with flexible event reporting using Syslog messages over the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), ensuring targeted and reliable transmission to specified IP addresses. This enhancement aims to accelerate the data processing and issue identification timeliness.

With these updates, the Flowmon platform, which utilises AI-powered detection for cyber threats and anomalies, intends to continue delivering actionable insights for improved network and application performance across hybrid cloud ecosystems.