The tools known as network sniffers are named after a product called the Sniffer Network Analyzer. Introduced in 1988 by Network General Corp. (now Network Associates Inc.), the Sniffer was one of the ...

Network Associates released a new hardware appliance and updated software on Tuesday that will extend the reach of that company’s Sniffer network traffic management technology from remote users into ...

Sniffers are tools — sometimes referred to as network analyzers — commonly used for monitoring network traffic. The term packet sniffing refers to the technique of copying individual packets as they ...