The Traceability of Time Synchronization: Why Internet Time Isn’t Good Enough

April 2, 2019
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 
In today’s modern networking infrastructure, great care is taken to ensure that networks are reliable, highly available and most of all, secure. Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical area in all facets of the internet. It’s an area that companies spend millions on each year. Yet still, there are often-overlooked areas that degrade security. One example of this is time.
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Banking on BroadShield
February 5, 2019
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 
A major international financial services provider was losing its GNSS reception and they didn't know why. Here's how Orolia solved the problem.
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Big Data and Time: What’s the Connection?

April 3, 2018
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 

Precision time can play a vital role in improving the operation and efficiency of Big Data systems. However, to understand why or how time can be utilized, the most important thing to understand is that – Big Data is big.

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How Common is GPS Jamming? (And How to Protect Yourself)

March 19, 2018
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 

In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission fined a person almost $32k for using a device intended to evade the fleet management tracking system on his company vehicle. The device in question: a GPS jammer.

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MiFID II Clock Sync Requirements Checklist Available
February 7, 2018
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 

MiFID II RTS 25 compliance began in January 2018. To help meet the Clock Sync requirements, use this handy checklist to make sure that you’re aware of the key considerations, your timing chain is ready and you’re able to comply.

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Accurate timestamping: what you need to know about RTS25 reporting
November 20, 2017
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 
Because financial trades today are executed faster than a human can blink and the volume is overwhelming, monitoring everything in real time is virtually impossible.  MiFID is a widely encompassing set of regulations aimed at thwarting financial market abuse, and it includes important requirements for maintaining highly accurate timestamps.
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Time Synchronization for E-Commerce: PCI DSS Compliance

November 13, 2017
By Jeremy Onyan, Director of Time Sensitive Networks
 
As e-commerce continues to grow, so does the threat from hackers and cyber criminals, who are constantly looking for ways to exploit systems to gain access to customer data. To help combat this threat, and ensure systems are protected against attacks, the major credit card vendors have established the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
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