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Sycope and CMDBuild
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Sycope and CMDBuild
A custom API-based integration can connect network information available in Sycope with configuration data maintained in CMDBuild, helping teams relate observed network activity to documented infrastructure.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
28/09/2026
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Sycope Network Checks in Nagios
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Sycope Network Checks in Nagios
A custom integration can make selected Sycope network, performance and security information available as Nagios service checks, adding network context to an existing infrastructure monitoring workflow.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
28/09/2026
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Check Point NetFlow in Sycope
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Check Point NetFlow in Sycope
Check Point Security Gateways can export NetFlow or IPFIX data directly to Sycope, providing historical visibility into traffic crossing the gateway and additional context for network performance and security analysis.
Paweł Drzewiecki
28/09/2026
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Palo Alto Networks Flow Data in Sycope
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Palo Alto Networks Flow Data in Sycope
Palo Alto Networks firewalls can export NetFlow data directly to Sycope, providing historical visibility into traffic passing through the firewall and additional context for network performance and security analysis.
Paweł Drzewiecki
28/09/2026
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FortiGate flow data in Sycope
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FortiGate flow data in Sycope
FortiGate can export network flow data directly to Sycope, providing traffic visibility, historical communication data and additional performance and security context for networks protected by Fortinet firewalls.
Paweł Drzewiecki
28/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in Energy Logserver
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Sycope alerts in Energy Logserver
Selected Sycope network and security alerts can be sent to Energy Logserver in CEF format, making network detections available alongside logs and events collected from other parts of the IT environment.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
28/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in Elasticsearch
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Sycope alerts in Elasticsearch
Selected Sycope alerts can be sent to Elasticsearch as structured JSON documents, making network and security detections available alongside other operational data stored in the Elastic environment.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
28/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in Microsoft Teams
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Sycope alerts in Microsoft Teams
The integration sends selected Sycope alerts to Microsoft Teams, allowing NOC and SOC teams to receive network and security notifications in the communication environment they already use.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
28/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in Discord
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Sycope alerts in Discord
The integration sends selected Sycope alerts to Discord channels through webhooks, giving network and security teams an additional way to receive and discuss events detected in the monitored environment.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
25/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in IBM QRadar
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Sycope alerts in IBM QRadar
The integration makes selected Sycope network and security alerts available in IBM QRadar, where they can be analyzed alongside events from other infrastructure and security sources.
Paweł Drzewiecki
24/09/2026
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Sycope alerts in Splunk
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Sycope alerts in Splunk
Selected network and security alerts from Sycope can be sent to Splunk, making Sycope detections available alongside other operational and security data used by SOC teams.
Paweł Drzewiecki
24/09/2026
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Passive vs active inventory — why network scanning alone is not enough
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Passive vs active inventory — why network scanning alone is not enough
Learn how passive inventory differs from active scanning and why continuous traffic observation provides a more complete view of the network.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
07/08/2026
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The network never lies: catching attackers who already bypassed the firewall
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The network never lies: catching attackers who already bypassed the firewall
See how flow-based network visibility helps detect lateral movement, C2 beaconing, and other signs of attackers operating inside the network after bypassing the firewall.
Paweł Drzewiecki
03/08/2026
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The hidden attacker in your OT network: the case for flow-based detection
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The hidden attacker in your OT network: the case for flow-based detection
Discover how flow-based detection helps uncover hidden threats in OT networks — without agents, active scanning or the risk of disrupting industrial processes.
Paweł Drzewiecki
27/07/2026
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From alert to evidence: reconstructing an attack with NetFlow
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From alert to evidence: reconstructing an attack with NetFlow
See how NetFlow helps security teams reconstruct the full attack path, trace lateral movement, identify command-and-control patterns and estimate data exfiltration using historical network evidence.
Paweł Drzewiecki
20/07/2026
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LinkSense architecture: why agent–server, Rust and SQLite
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LinkSense architecture: why agent–server, Rust and SQLite
See what architectural decisions stand behind LinkSense — a lightweight, open-source synthetic monitoring tool based on the agent–server model, Rust and SQLite.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
14/07/2026
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How to analyze network incidents with PCAP?
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How to analyze network incidents with PCAP?
In this article, we explain how to combine NetFlow, retrospective PCAP and packet analysis to identify suspicious communication faster, reconstruct the course of incidents and document response activities more effectively.
Paweł Drzewiecki
07/07/2026
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LinkSense: a lightweight, open-source synthetic monitoring tool from the Sycope team
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LinkSense: a lightweight, open-source synthetic monitoring tool from the Sycope team
See how LinkSense helps monitor the availability, performance and health of services in distributed environments — without unnecessary complexity or vendor lock-in.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
01/07/2026
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NIS2 starts with visibility — what the directive really requires from monitoring
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NIS2 starts with visibility — what the directive really requires from monitoring
In this article, we look at NIS2 from the perspective of monitoring: what an organization needs to see, what data it must be able to analyze, and why simply having security tools in place does not yet mean operational readiness.
Piotr Kałuża
22/06/2026
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Sycope + Jira: network alerts immediately turned into tickets and incidents
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Sycope + Jira: network alerts immediately turned into tickets and incidents
The new Sycope integration with Atlassian Jira allows tickets and incidents to be created directly from network alerts. The Microsoft Power Automate option helps reduce duplicates by adding recurring alerts as comments to existing tickets.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
12/05/2026
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How to detect unknown devices in the network?
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How to detect unknown devices in the network?
Passive device detection without scans, agents, or interference with infrastructure.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
23/03/2026
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What is a DDoS attack and how to defend against it in 2026
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What is a DDoS attack and how to defend against it in 2026
DDoS attacks are one of the biggest cyber threats today – capable of crippling banks, online stores, and public services. In 2026, they are stronger than ever. Learn what they are, how they work, and how to defend against them effectively.
Paweł Drzewiecki
02/03/2026
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One step closer to zero-configuration Sycope: phpIPAM integration (Hosts & Subnets)
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One step closer to zero-configuration Sycope: phpIPAM integration (Hosts & Subnets)
Integration between Sycope and phpIPAM enables zero-configuration of the primary Lookup Hosts & Subnets, delivering inventory details of network infrastructure used by Host & Subnet dashboards, filters, rules, and many other features.
Marcin Kaźmierczak
02/02/2026
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Compliance and regulation with Sycope
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Compliance and regulation with Sycope
Cybersecurity compliance has become a strategic responsibility for executive leadership and public institutions. Regulations such as NIS2, DORA, and sector-specific national laws require organizations to not only protect their infrastructure, but to prove continuous control, resilience, and accountability.
Radu Dmitru
22/01/2026
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