Cisco Stealthwatch

    authored by Andrew Turner, Cisco Cybersecurity Manager Data: the currency of all modern companies. Successful acquisition, secure storage and accurate analysis of data can uniquely position companies for competitive success, and as many examples have shown, failure to secure that data…

Mergers and acquisitions bring major challenges to nearly every aspect of a business, but integrating two different networks while maintaining enterprise security is perhaps one of the most demanding trials an organization can undergo. Every organization has their own security policies, and applying…

Few will contest the notion that security is complex. Evolving threats.  Clever, motivated attackers.   And all too often, vendor-inflicted complexity of managing security from the mismatched consoles from dozens of vendors. In this case, not only must users jump between consoles but the actions tha…

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…

written by Martin Rehak and Blake Anderson, on behalf of Cognitive and ETA teams Introduction How many engineers does it take to find malware in encrypted traffic? In case of Cisco, the core of machine learning team that enables Encrypted Traffic Analysis (ETA) is about 50 engineers, security resear…

Last time in this space I covered APIGee, a component of the Cisco and Google Hybrid Cloud announcement that enables legacy data stores to be front-ended by a modern, secure API with analytics and monitoring.  But if you have business logic running in the public cloud, how can you securely and relia…

Probably not a day goes by without someone telling you about a new vulnerability or threat to your network and your data.  These threats are seemingly everywhere.  In order to protect against these threats, we use strong passwords and encryption.  Unfortunately, our adversaries are getting the same…

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…

With the constant news headlines about data theft it is mandatory that organizations understand what data is entering, traversing, and leaving their networks and have the ability to examine that data if necessary for conducting network forensic investigations.  Two popular style of attacks that are…