Cisco Security
Rise of the Machines: Staying Ahead of the Next Threat
Did you know that this is the 15-year anniversary of the release of the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines? Is the world like the movie portrayed it would be? Yes and no. Machines certainly do more than we dreamed possible. And yet…self-actualized robots are not the rise of the machines the mo…
Cisco at Splunk .conf18 – A broad data center and security technology showcase
It is a double-header this month-end for me at Orlando, with back-back technology events. I had a terrific Microsoft Ignite earlier this week and now I am getting ready for Splunk .conf18 at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Oct 1-4. Cisco is a Peta sponsor this year and I am ineffably exc…
Cisco Stealthwatch: Security Analytics Services without upfront cost or risk
As cybersecurity becomes more complex and demand grows for knowledgeable security staff, organizations will look for more ways to maximize their security budgets. One way to do so is to outsource security functions to a service provider. According to the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report…
On and Off the Court With the NBA
Recently, I traveled to New Jersey to visit one of the National Basketball Association (NBA) offices. Not only do we have a sponsorship with the NBA, but they are one of our customers. As a huge basketball fan, it was an awesome experience to see all of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes.…
Four Ways to Simplify Security
This blog post was collaboratively written with Dinesh Shadrach. Dinesh Shadrach is a Sr. Product Manager in Cisco’s Security & Networking Business group where he oversees the design and evolution of Cisco’s cross-architecture software buying programs. Security breaches dominate the hea…
Imagine Our Collective Impact on Cybersecurity
I just had a heart-to-heart talk with a few thousand of my fellow security professionals at the RSA Conference. We had a lot to discuss. As I walked off the stage, I was thinking about all of the people in our industry who weren’t in attendance, and all those who aren’t in our industry, yet still sh…
Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Advanced Actors Target Smart Install Client
Update: 4/9 Cisco PSIRT has released additional guidance available here. Cisco has recently become aware of specific advanced actors targeting Cisco switches by leveraging a protocol misuse issue in the Cisco Smart Install Client. Several incidents in multiple countries, including some specifically…
Cisco at RSAC 2018: It’s Time to Put Security Above Everything
There will be more than 700 vendors on the show floor at RSA Conference. Cool, right? Yes – and no. Competition breeds innovation, which is needed to fight the bad guys. However, using products from multiple vendors creates unforeseen security challenges – the very challenges our products were…
Taking your Financial Services firm from a Cinderella story to a #1 seed.
My friends called me out after I finished eloquently telling them I knew Loyola Chicago would make it this far, how I have followed them all year and I saw this coming. No one believed me… Aren’t teams like this the real reason the tournament is so much fun? The great Cinderella story, a team comin…
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