Byte25

Byte25 is a network, application, and cyber security monitoring solution designed to enhance security and performance across the IT infrastructure. This software solution is aimed at SMEs, enterprise-level organizations, managed service providers (MSPs), and telecommunications companies. According to the vendor, Byte25 offers a range of features that can benefit IT managers, network engineers, system administrators, MSPs, and professionals in the telecommunications industry.

Key Features

Complete Network Observability: Byte25 provides monitoring for security and performance across the IT infrastructure. It offers network, application, and cyber security monitoring to identify issues impacting performance and potential cyber security threats. The vendor claims that Byte25 is a cloud-based solution that is simple to deploy and provides meaningful information accessible to both business managers and network engineers.

Network Performance: Byte25 offers detailed layer 7 analysis of traffic flows across the network, quantifying traffic generation and diagnosing bottlenecks. It utilizes deep packet inspection (DPI) to classify network traffic and export data for analysis and presentation. Additionally, it measures inter-packet arrival times to provide insights into network latency and jitter.

App Performance: According to the vendor, Byte25 emulates user experience to provide insights into application performance. It monitors application performance across local and cloud infrastructure, collecting timings for various components such as DNS lookup, TCP connection, first byte received, content transfer, and TLS handshake. This allows for real-time and historical assessment of application performance.

Threat Detection: Byte25 serves as a network detection and response (NDR) solution, continuously scanning the network for malicious traffic. It utilizes an intrusion detection system (IDS) and updates intrusion signatures daily to detect zero-day threats. Additionally, it uses machine learning to profile the network and identify anomalous traffic.

End Point Performance: Byte25 monitors end point devices in distributed environments, providing metrics on end point performance, WiFi statistics, inventory data, and application usage. It manages the fleet of remote machines and enables monitoring of end point performance critical for maintaining network integrity.

Alerts & Notifications: According to the vendor, Byte25 offers a comprehensive alert and notification system that proactively notifies of unusual or potentially malicious traffic. It integrates with existing systems for seamless implementation and supports a range of options for delivering notifications. This feature aims to provide businesses with the information they need to address network, application, and cyber security issues.

Comprehensive Reporting: Byte25 provides a range of reports tailored to the needs of businesses. It includes technical reports for network operations and business-level reports for board-level presentations. Reports can be scheduled to auto-generate and deliver directly to the inbox via email, aiming to provide meaningful insights and data analysis.

Identifying WiFi Issues: Byte25 provides visibility and identification of WiFi issues across the network, including support for work-from-home users. It aims to help diagnose and resolve WiFi performance issues, ensuring optimal WiFi performance for users connecting to cloud-based services.

Using Byte25 to Classify Microsoft Application Traffic: According to the vendor, Byte25 identifies and classifies Microsoft application traffic, offering reports on usage and performance of individual Microsoft applications. It aims to help optimize Microsoft application performance and provide insights into Microsoft application traffic for better network management.