--- title: Blog | Interface Masters Technologies (2) description: Get expert knowledge from the professionals at Interface Masters Technologies about all your Networking & Switch Appliance needs. (2) --- # Blog ### Subscribe To Our Newsletter Join our newsletter to get the latest blogs, updates and special offers delivered directly in your inbox. ## Latest Blog Posts [![NETWORK APPLIANCE: WHY CUSTOM?](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/why-custom-network-appliance-768x432.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/network-appliance-why-custom) ### [NETWORK APPLIANCE: WHY CUSTOM?](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/network-appliance-why-custom) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) August 26, 2020 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 2 mins. OEMs, Fortune 100 and startups know that network appliances running security applications are the vigilant watchmen of a network. Designed and built to reside on a network with other hardware, software and services, these appliances can be centralized for a cost-effective security-focused network management solution. Customize the design and build... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/network-appliance-why-custom) [![Hardware Integrity: Combating State-Sponsored IP Theft](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/Hardware-Integrity-768x432.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-integrity-combating-state-sponsored-ip-theft) ### [Hardware Integrity: Combating State-Sponsored IP Theft](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-integrity-combating-state-sponsored-ip-theft) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) July 30, 2020 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 2 mins. Previously Interface Masters posted a blog focused on State-Sponsored IP Theft along with the mounting evidence that a significant portion of the Asian hardware contains hidden data tracking capabilities. The objective for these attacks? Targeting and obtaining intellectual property from government, private enterprise and educational institutions.... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-integrity-combating-state-sponsored-ip-theft) [![MADE IN THE USA: AN OEM-CENTRIC APPROACH](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/IMT-Twitter-OEM-Centric-II.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/made-in-the-usa-an-oem-centric-approach) ### [MADE IN THE USA: AN OEM-CENTRIC APPROACH](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/made-in-the-usa-an-oem-centric-approach) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) June 24, 2020 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 2 mins. For over 25 years, Interface Masters Technologies has provided off-the-shelf innovative networking solutions with customization services to OEMs, Fortune 100 and startup companies. Our headquarters is located in San Jose, California in the heart of Silicon Valley where we design and manufacture all our products. [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/made-in-the-usa-an-oem-centric-approach) [![MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING (MEC): REVOLUTIONIZING THE MOBILE EDGE](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/interface-masters-blog-1-1-768x512.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/multi-access-edge-computing-mec-revolutionizing-the-mobile-edge) ### [MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING (MEC): REVOLUTIONIZING THE MOBILE EDGE](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/multi-access-edge-computing-mec-revolutionizing-the-mobile-edge) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) April 16, 2019 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 3 mins. Scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness have solidified cloud computing as a platform of choice for both application development and delivery. However, much of the data generated by end-users and connected devices may never reach the cloud due to privacy requirements, latency constraints, and the high cost associated with pushing large... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/multi-access-edge-computing-mec-revolutionizing-the-mobile-edge) [![NETWORK SECURITY PARADIGM SHIFT: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED THREAT DETECTION](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/security-3014154_960_720.35fde878592d4f47aa94f4eb9eb12417-768x307.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/network-security-paradigm-shift-artificial-intelligence-ai-based-threat-detection) ### [NETWORK SECURITY PARADIGM SHIFT: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED THREAT DETECTION](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/network-security-paradigm-shift-artificial-intelligence-ai-based-threat-detection) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) April 9, 2019 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 3 mins. During February, 2019, 14 million to 19 million new malware infiltrations were recorded on computers running major brand antivirus software. In global aggregate numbers, malicious state sponsored cyber-attacks generate 3000-8000 gigabits per second of malicious data on enterprise and government servers -- with the nefarious goal to consume network... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/blog/network-security-paradigm-shift-artificial-intelligence-ai-based-threat-detection) [![THE MIGRATION TO 400 GIGABIT ETHERNET (400GBE)](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/181029-A-TC012-005.8f962b5ac41d3c3d755d44aef6f7e64c-768x422.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/the-migration-to-400-gigabit-ethernet-400gbe) ### [THE MIGRATION TO 400 GIGABIT ETHERNET (400GBE)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/the-migration-to-400-gigabit-ethernet-400gbe) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) April 2, 2019 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 3 mins. Speed, flexibility, and cost savings are generating the migration for most companies to move IT over to cloud computing. In addition to expansion propelled by businesses, consumers are also driving cloud computing growth through accelerated adoption of mobile applications like maps, social networking, search, and photo/video sharing, which all... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/the-migration-to-400-gigabit-ethernet-400gbe) [![BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY CHALLENGES](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/blockchain-3326155_960_720.f85e16a587858c4995b4656085b41175.png)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/blockchain-security-challenges) ### [BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY CHALLENGES](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/blockchain-security-challenges) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) January 29, 2019 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 3 mins. When a person uses an application like Zelle or Venmo to pay a friend, the operation proceeds smoothly and without incident. With a few ‘user initiated’ steps the transaction concludes, one account balance declines while the other account balance increases – at least when viewed on-line. Behind the scenes, complex networking systems work in tandem... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/blockchain-security-challenges) [![STATE-SPONSORED IP THEFT: IS YOUR FOREIGN-BUILT NETWORK HARDWARE SAFE?](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/computer-1591018_1920-768x502.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/state-sponsored-ip-theft-is-your-foreign-built-network-hardware-safe) ### [STATE-SPONSORED IP THEFT: IS YOUR FOREIGN-BUILT NETWORK HARDWARE SAFE?](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/state-sponsored-ip-theft-is-your-foreign-built-network-hardware-safe) [Brian Shannon - VP Product](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/brian) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) December 4, 2018 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 1 mins. Adversarial nation states continue to aggressively and broadly use implanted hardware data-tracking devices, cyber tactics and malware to obtain sensitive intellectual property from the United States and Europe – targeting confidential government, private enterprise and educational institution research data. [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/state-sponsored-ip-theft-is-your-foreign-built-network-hardware-safe) [![HARDWARE-BASED AUTHENTICATION: CRITICAL IMPERATIVE FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/11407106173_56edba48e4_b.656bb5c94bc77f8ab4b43a9b4ef7729d-768x509.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-based-authentication-critical-imperative-for-network-infrastructure) ### [HARDWARE-BASED AUTHENTICATION: CRITICAL IMPERATIVE FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-based-authentication-critical-imperative-for-network-infrastructure) [Stephan Tiriac - Senior Software Engineer](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/stephan) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) November 13, 2018 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 4 mins. Securing a company’s networking infrastructure is critical, given the ever-increasing threats to data and resources and the explosion of network edge devices driven by Internet of Things (IoT). Cyber-attacks range from stealing an organization’s intellectual property, to creating and distributing viruses, using web-based attacks, malware, denial... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/hardware-based-authentication-critical-imperative-for-network-infrastructure) [![EMBEDDED APPLIANCES FOR IPSEC OFFLOAD: HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING WITH REDUCED TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/Interface-Masters-Theme/Blog/Blog%20Images/VPN-image.797d28e1c20f13d7d90f51a870b0642a-768x512.jpg)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/embedded-appliances-for-ipsec-offload-high-performance-virtual-private-networking-with-reduced-total-cost-of-ownership-tco) ### [EMBEDDED APPLIANCES FOR IPSEC OFFLOAD: HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING WITH REDUCED TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/embedded-appliances-for-ipsec-offload-high-performance-virtual-private-networking-with-reduced-total-cost-of-ownership-tco) [Krut Patel - Hardware Design Engineer](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/author/krut) | ![Date-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Date-icon.png) October 18, 2018 | ![Time-icon](https://interfacemasters.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Interface%20Technologies%20Theme/images/Time-icon.png) Read Time: 4 mins. As cyber-attacks increase in sophistication and effectiveness, growing concerns over traffic interception, as well as the collection and use of unencrypted information, have kindled a global desire for privacy protection. This has led to a massive increase in the use of encryption at the server access layer (such as firewall, load balancing,... [Read More](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/company/hardware/embedded-appliances-for-ipsec-offload-high-performance-virtual-private-networking-with-reduced-total-cost-of-ownership-tco) [View All posts](https://interfacemasters.com/company/blog/all) ## Looking for a Customized Solution? Let us help! ##### [Click Here](http://interfacemasters-21828002-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/contact-us) to Set Up a Free Consultation We have a stock of ready-for-sale components for immediate shipment. click [here](https://interfacemasters.com/excess-inventory) for a searchable list. 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