First, Intrusion Detection Technologies cannot monitor encrypted network traffic.

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As new cloud infrastructure rolls out, opportunities arise to protect data in motion, to provide layered defenses against things such as hacking, and to monitor and analyze traffic on a network.

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Other projects will include a network of sensors to monitor air quality, traffic flow, water supply and other parameters.

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Monitor the gateways into and out of the corporate network and inspect the traffic.

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