Chris Abella

About Chris

Chris Abella is a Technical Marketing Engineer for ExtraHop Networks, where he explores the power of the open and extensible ExtraHop platform, building out strategic solutions. A fitness enthusiast and culinary dabbler in his spare time, Chris comes from F5 Networks where he worked with the Core PM team.

Posts by Chris Abella

• What Is Karn's Algorithm?

  • September 7, 2016
  • Posted in TCP Tuning, Tech, Tips and Hacks

  Learn about Karn's Algorithm, and how it affects TCP efficiency and network performance.

• How to Get ExtraHop Metrics in AWS Cloudwatch

  • July 28, 2016
  • Posted in Cloud, Company, Tech

  The ExtraHop REST API makes it easy to get the AWS Cloudwatch metrics you need, where you need them.

• Trigger Optimization 101: Accessing Metrics

  • January 7, 2016
  • Posted in Performance, Tech, Tips and Hacks

  When accessing metrics in ExtraHop Application Inspection triggers, save cycles by using variables right. Here's how.

• Trigger Optimization 101: Return or Exit()?

  • December 22, 2015
  • Posted in Tech

  Learn when to `return` and when to `exit()` for the best performance.

• Writing Malicious Code 101: Infinite Loops

  • December 21, 2015
  • Posted in Tech

  How to avoid destroying your performance numbers with Regexp & infinite loops in ExtraHop.

• Trigger Optimization 101: Return Quickly

  • December 15, 2015
  • Posted in Tech

  Learn why using 'return' efficiently in your code makes a huge difference in performance in the second installment of the Trigger Optimization 101 series.

• Trigger Optimization 101: Exception Handling

  • December 9, 2015
  • Posted in Tech

  How to optimize the performance of your custom metrics and triggers in ExtraHop.

• Tech Tip of the Week: How to Find Expired Certificates On Your Network

  • July 13, 2015
  • Posted in News, Good Reads, Security, Tech

  This week we're sharing a quick down-and-dirty video guide to finding expiring and expired certificates in your network. ExtraHop makes it easy to find not only expired certs, but which servers those…

• Track the Entire Threat Lifecycle with ExtraHop + FireEye TAP

  • December 8, 2014
  • Posted in Analysis, Good Reads, Industry Trends, Security, Tech

  Visibility gets you many things: high-performing applications, faster remediation and, perhaps most importantly, peace of mind. That's why we're super excited to show off our recently announced…

• Six Reasons Your Security Toolset Needs to Include Wire Data Analytics

  • September 3, 2013
  • Posted in Analysis, News, Good Reads, Industry Trends, Security, Tech, Wire Data Analytics

  Unlike IDS/IPS that use signatures, ExtraHop identifies threats by providing context—trends and real historical activity.Every year, the stakes get higher for IT organizations trying to prevent data…