Cisco Midyear Security Report
CYBERCOM comes into its own
The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. — Commander Montgomery Scott, on sabotaging the much-ballyhooed, transwarp-capable USS Excelsior. Scotty crippled the newer Starfleet vessel so that the renegade Admiral James Kirk and his small band of loyal companio…
A Global Cybergovernance Framework: The Real Infrastructure Needed to Support a More Secure Internet
As part of a broader “Cybersecurity Call to Action” outlined in the Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report, Cisco has called for the development of a cohesive, multi-stakeholder, global cybergovernance framework. Investing in the development of such a framework is essential to supporting innovation and…
#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 31. 2015 Midyear Security Report
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about the Cisco Midyear Security Report with Cisco Marketing Manager Kevin Parra. Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View t…
Threat Vectors for Criminals: Common Coding Errors and Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Coding errors in software products provide easy paths of entry for online criminals, who can exploit vulnerabilities to compromise systems or launch additional attacks and malware. As reported in the Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report, certain types of coding errors consistently appear on lists of m…
We Who Cut Mere Stones Must Always Be Envisioning Cathedrals
The well-known Quarry Worker’s Creed, called out in prefaces to books such as “The Pragmatic Programmer” and “Ship While you Sleep”, posits the notion of IT done right as more than simple engineering discipline – good software development, for example, should not “preclude individual craftsmanship”.…
Change is Coming to the Security Industry – and This is a Good Thing
Cisco presents a vision of the future in the Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report that we expect many—particularly in the security industry—might find a little controversial. We suggest that over the next five years, there will be a continued wave of industry consolidation—driven less by financially m…
Midyear Security Report: Exploit Kits and Ransomware Get Creative
The modern online adversary is out to make money, not simply hack networks for the fun of it. In the Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report, there’s yet more evidence that criminals are using tools with ever-increasing sophistication to steal valuable personal or financial data and sell it, coerce users…
Security Must Mature to Protect Against Threats
As we discuss in the Cisco Midyear Security Report, cybersecurity is becoming more of a strategic risk for today’s businesses, creating a growing focus on achieving “security operations maturity.” That’s why Cisco has developed the Security Operations Maturity Model – to help organizations understan…