# Distributed Latency Monitoring at Black Hat

DevFeed: [Distributed Latency Monitoring at Black Hat](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/distributed-latency-monitoring-at-black-hat-8417.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blogs.cisco.com/security/bhusa-2026-te-latency/>)

Author: Adam Kilgore

Published: 2026-09-07T15:00:37Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Security @ Cisco Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/security-cisco-blogs.md>)

Topics: [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>)

Tags: [black-hat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/black-hat.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dashboards.md>), [dns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [network-operations-center](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-operations-center.md>), [noc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/noc.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [thousandeyes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thousandeyes.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes a ThousandEyes-based monitoring mesh at Black Hat USA that tracks latency, availability, download speed, and protocol-specific behavior. It combines dashboards and automated tests with on-demand Linux command-line checks for rapid troubleshooting.

## Source excerpt

Learn how the Black Hat NOC/SOC used ThousandEyes, Linux command-line testing, and packet evidence to monitor distributed latency, isolate DNS issues, and validate network performance during a live cybersecurity event.