cybersecurity

November 8, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Industrial Security: How IT and OT Meet at the Firewall

With the political election season finally drawing to a close, the one thing that has been a bit of a silver lining is the renewed interest and focus on the country’s Manufacturing sector. To truly grasp the impact of this industry on the U.S. economy, The National Institute of Standards and Technol…

October 31, 2016

SECURITY

National Cybersecurity: A Collaborative Approach is Required

As we wrap up National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S., cybersecurity continues to be a top-of-mind issue for business, government and consumers alike. In February 2016, President Obama announced a Cybersecurity National Action Plan to improve the United States’ cybersecurity posture. The…

October 28, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Your industrial network doesn’t have to be a scary movie

Another Halloween is upon us, and jack o’lanterns, ghosts, and diabolical clowns are springing up everywhere. October is also National Cybersecurity Month—another reminder that the world can be a frightening place, with sophisticated new attacks on a regular basis.…

October 28, 2016

EDUCATION

EDUCAUSE 2016: Update from the Show

Hello from Anaheim! I’ve had the chance to connect with tons of colleges and universities at EDUCAUSE 2016, and there have been many great breakout sessions. By far, the biggest trend this year is digital everything. Everywhere I look, digital challenges and solutions are front and center. In fact,…

October 26, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Cybersecurity and the Federal Government – GovLoop’s Latest Guide Features Cisco

It seems like everyone is concerned about cybersecurity these days, but the stakes are especially high for the federal government. For good reason, as the public sector’s networks and data in question contain some of our nation’s most important and most sensitive information. But the technology land…

October 26, 2016

SECURITY

Top 3 Actions to Take Now to Secure Your Digitization Strategy

At Cisco, we talk a lot about cybersecurity as a strategic advantage for organizations. We believe that a strong security program must be an inherent component of a digitization strategy. There are consequences for organizations that don’t have a plan for addressing this risk. As Ashley Arbuckle, Vi…

October 25, 2016

MANUFACTURING

The risk of doing nothing

Source: Edreformnow.org Have you ever told your team, “Upgrading our equipment is too expensive and likely to cause downtime. Let’s just keep it running.” Ultimately, you made a risk decision. While cyber security hasn’t been a critical risk factor until recently, it has quickly emerged as one of to…

October 21, 2016

PARTNER

Connections: Vulnerabilities? Or Advantages?

When is the last time that you didn’t update the operating system on your phone? Or ignored those pop-up messages letting you know your software is out of date? Last week I was in Arizona with about 50 partner executives, a speaker from Talos asked us the same question. A small number of people rais…

October 20, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Mission-Driven Cybersecurity

For many government agencies, cybersecurity can be an afterthought, a one-off, single product they add on after the fact to meet regulation or protect from basic hacks. What these agencies don’t realize is that cybersecurity isn’t an afterthought – it’s closely tied to an agency’s core mission. Whet…