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When we started the Cisco Security Technology Alliance (CSTA) a few years ago, we didn’t envisage it growing into such a large ecosystem of technology spanning the breadth of our Cisco Security portfolio in such a short span of time. But security is most effective when it works as an integrated syst…

With the rise of encrypted traffic, it is becoming extremely resource intensive for organisations to decrypt traffic for security use cases. And with increasing adoption of TLS 1.3 and privacy-oriented TLS mechanisms like certificate pinning (HPKP), decryption using man in the middle (MITM) techniqu…

Sun Tzu’s the Art of War is a famous book known for insights from the Chinese philosopher with a guided focus on leadership, strategy and military theories. While the book is renowned for many insights into warfare tactics, it also provides some good insight into defensive strategies that are…

Many professional athletes would say that while winning the first championship is unforgettable, its winning back-to-back championships—or even accomplishing the rare three-peat—that carries special meaning as it requires an enduring focus and a consistent commitment to excellence to achieve the hig…

When it comes down to the decision of picking between network security or innovation it can seem like you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. You may feel like when you allocate your time, IT resources, and money to one, you are taking away from the other. The best security in the world won’t…

A long time ago, when I was a CISO at a large Service Provider, I was ingrained early and often about the concept of “security rings”. Unlike the common belief among younger information security professionals, the term “security ring” was coined not by information security people, but instead by phy…

With digital transformation unlocking unprecedented value for today’s businesses and consumers, the key to success is arguably predicated on speed: Whoever is the fastest to enter new markets; the fastest to innovate; the fastest to deliver value to consumers can be the difference that separates the…

The Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in an exciting digital renaissance that is redefining the traditional models of how healthcare is delivered. With IoT devices such as smart infusion pumps or connected inhalers, healthcare providers can now remotely monitor and adjust care. IoT devices in hea…

We often hear of the many challenges of the industrial revolution, but one of the scourges of this time period that often goes unmentioned was mass fires. To the people of the time, great fires threatened the very viability of industrialization. The number of fires bearing the moniker ‘great’ helps…