Why It Matters in Securing Your Network  Not all network traffic is the same. Depending on where it’s headed and where it came from, network traffic can behave differently and pose different security challenges. Some threats come from the outside or involve sensitive data being exfiltrated out of the network, which is north-south traffic. Other threats move quietly within the network itself, spreading laterally through east-west traffic.  Network Traffic Directions  Let’s take a look at the difference between north-south and east-west in the context of network traffic.   North-South Traffic  North-south traffic refers to data that travels between your internal network and external