Time machine device and methods thereof

A time machine arrangement for performing health check on a network environment, comprising:

• a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving data traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said data traffic from said time machine arrangement;
• a monitoring port, said monitoring port being configured to receive at least a portion of said data traffic flowing through said network environment;
• a set of processors configured at least for managing and analyzing said data traffic, wherein said set of processors including
• a scheduler component configured for directing said data traffic,
• a filtering component configured for applying a set of filters on said set data traffic,
• an encryption component configured for encrypting said data traffic, and
• a trigger component configured for defining a set of conditions for storing said data traffic;
• and
• a storage memory component configured for storing a copy of at least said portion of said data traffic flowing through said network environment.