Cisco Umbrella

October 25, 2017

SECURITY

Gartner releases report on the transformation of the SWG market

On September 12, Gartner – the leading research and advisory company – released a competitive report on the secure web gateway (SWG) market. The report highlights the significant transformation as the traditional SWG gives way to a new platform –– the secure internet gateway (SIG). Gartner states, “…

September 14, 2017

CLOUD

Cloud Unfiltered Podcast, Episode 18: Chris Riviere, Cisco

Cloud security is the kind of topic that can make you sigh, shake your head, and quickly look for some other, less daunting project to deal with—no doubt about it. I mean honestly—what do you even define as “cloud” in your particular environment, and what constitutes “secure”? Is your only job to wo…

August 7, 2017

SECURITY

Open Source Threat Intel: GOSINT

It’s our pleasure to announce the public availability of GOSINT – the open source intelligence gathering and processing framework. GOSINT allows a security analyst to collect and standardize structured and unstructured threat intelligence. Applying threat intelligence to security operati…

July 27, 2017

SECURITY

Black Hat USA 2017: Cisco Umbrella Joins the NOC

Cisco Cloud Based Security in the SOC Black Hat USA marked its 20th anniversary this year. The members of the NOC management showed me photos of the original NOC: a single router in a closet. The NOC has grown with the conference; into a well-managed team of experts from around the globe, from vario…

June 29, 2017

CLOUD

New Dog, New Tricks: Industry’s First Secure Internet Gateway in the Cloud

We’ve all heard the saying: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But have you ever tried? I know, I know, you didn’t come here for canine training tips. Stay with me, there’s a point to all this. Anyways, it’s super hard. I tried, and all the dog wanted to do was sleep. Your best bet? You guessed…

June 26, 2017

SECURITY

Apple and Cisco: Partnering to Deliver the Deepest Visibility and Security Control for a Mobile Workforce

Every day I talk to companies who are looking for ways to use mobility to transform the way they do business. Hospitals are now replacing a nurse’s clipboard with an iPad, manufacturers use custom apps on an iPhone to increase productivity, and sales reps are now given an iPad instead of a laptop. W…

#SHOWMESECURITY: Protect Network Assets with a Security Strategy

Cybersecurity was a main topic at the recent IP Visions Conference and Expo in St. Louis, MO this week. Cisco hosted a pre-conference workshop on Monday and cybersecurity was referenced in all the topics; three out of the five session’s main discussion points focused around cybersecurity. CCI was ho…

March 31, 2017

SECURITY

Cisco Securely Connects the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The Olympic Games represent the pinnacle of athleticism and excellence on the world stage like no other event. The scale of the preparation and production that goes into them is absolutely massive. That’s why providing connectivity and security to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio was both a challenge a…

March 17, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for the Week of Mar 13 – Mar 17

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed over the past week. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior characteri…