cybersecurity
HIMSS18 – Goodbye Vegas, hello more advanced healthcare
HIMSS18 is now in our rear-view mirrors. As usual, it was a whirlwind of a week — one full of interesting and engaging exhibits and sessions that revealed the top trends and conversations in Health IT. Attendance this year set new records! As of Friday, HIMSS reported the official count at 43,979 pr…
The Trends Are In: Cisco’s 2018 Cybersecurity Report
Recently, Cisco published the 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report providing analysis and insights on the latest security trends and threats across the industry. John N. Stewart, Cisco’s Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust Officer captured the highlights in his latest blog, but I wanted to r…
New Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud: Built for Managed Security Service Providers
authored by Bryan Doerr, Cisco Cybersecurity Manager As the threat landscape continues to become more complex, more and more businesses are looking to outsource their security needs. According to the 2018 Cisco Cybersecurity Report, 44 percent of enterprises and 54 percent of small bus…
What are you hoping to get out of HIMSS18? A former clinician’s call to action
Today, I’m Cisco’s national director for healthcare in Canada — but in a former life I was a Registered Nurse. As we approach the biggest Health IT event of the year, I have a few thoughts on the upcoming conference from a clinician’s perspective. Watch this short video to find out: The…
The Surprisingly High Cost of Malware in Schools — And How to Stop It
Compared to banks and enterprise corporations and government agencies, who would think that schools would be prime targets for cyberattacks? Surprisingly, education is actually the industry most at risk of ransomware attacks, with 13 percent of education organizations falling victim.[1] One reason f…
Cisco and Rackspace Deliver Advanced Security for the Multicloud
As a leading managed cloud service provider, Rackspace has been helping business customers drive digital transformation through IT-as-a-Service and multicloud solutions for almost 20 years. And for nearly all of that time, Rackspace has partnered with Cisco to ensure that transformation was seamless…
Security Threats – The New Reality for Utilities
Security experts agree: Cyberattacks are the new reality for utility companies. On Jan. 10th, 2018, a major power outage hits the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas. For nearly two hours, participants were reminded that without electricity, the digital economy would not survive very well. In…
Setting the Cybersecurity Bar Higher – Announcing the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report
Today marks the launch of the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, which offers security industry data, analysis and insights about attacker behavior over the past year. This report – now in its 11th year – provides a view into the techniques that adversaries use to elude defenses and evade detec…
A Necessary Paradox: Trust and Value for Industrial IoT
Introducing: Cisco Industrial IoT Security Journey Series. It’s a fact: most people are worried about data breaches. A Cisco Value/Trust Paradox report, based on a survey of 3,000 consumers, revealed that while 42 percent of respondents appreciate the values of the Internet of Things (IoT) data, onl…