What is sFlow in Cybersecurity?

sFlow gives security teams traffic visibility in environments using non-Cisco equipment. SOC analysts use sFlow data alongside NetFlow to detect anomalous traffic patterns and potential threats. Security engineers select between sFlow and NetFlow based on their infrastructure vendor mix and monitoring requirements.

Cybersecurity professionals who work with sFlow include SOC Analyst, Security Engineer, Incident Responder. These roles apply sFlow knowledge within the Networking & Infrastructure domain.