Government

In the never-ending escalation of cyber threats, an emerging type of attack could dramatically raise the stakes. Called Destruction of Service (DeOS), these attacks could soon become common — and devastating. As outlined in Cisco’s Midyear Cybersecurity Report (download it here), behavior such as lo…

Cisco Live US which was held in Las Vegas the last week in June, is one of the premier IT industry events Cisco hosts every year.  This year’s event drew over 28,000 customers, partners, press and analysts. Our top executives presented keynote and innovation talks which tackled topics like cloud, co…

No one today would dispute the importance of information technology in the modern world. But as federal IT budgets shrink and the threat of persistent cyber adversaries increases, we are seeing a tension between the need to reduce IT procurement costs and the imperative to remain agile and vigilant…

The federal government is in a time of rapid transition. We have a new administration, new priorities, new opportunities, and new threats. Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and agencies are challenged to find innovative ways to leverage technology to support their missions, improve th…

You didn’t think WannaCry was the end of the ransomware story, did you? This week, a new ransomware exploit began sweeping Europe and apparently made its way into the United States in a matter of hours. Although many press accounts identified the malware as Petya, Cisco’s Talos threat analysis team…

For my inaugural blog post, I want to show you how vulnerable your Internet of Things exposure can make you. But first, about me: I’m one of four Distinguished Systems Engineers in Cisco’s US Public Sector organization and work with customers across the federal, state, local and education markets. T…

Cisco’s announcement of The Network. Intuitive last week might have seemed to some like an overwhelming amount of information. As experts begin to sort through it, though, a clear consensus is emerging: Intuitive networking is important. Many of Cisco’s customers seem to already understand jus…

Cisco Live, which takes place next week in Las Vegas, is our largest gathering of customers, IT experts, partners, media specialists, industry analysts and others interested in learning more about Cisco and our offerings.  We expect close to 29,000 attendees, including the active participation of ov…

Battlefield decisions have to be lightning quick. Thanks to Cisco and Intel, special operations forces can now have more information at their fingertips for making those judgment calls. At this year’s Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, we presented a groundbreaking demonstration that hig…