cybersecurity

The world revolves around trust. From trusting your financial institution to keep your accounts secure, to trusting government keeps your private data out of the wrong hands, network security is critical. And for today’s networks, ensuring that time is a trusted resource within the network is…

If you’re working in IT, or driving a digital transformation, you’re already aware of the skills shortage in the industry. You might also know the shortage hasn’t yet reached its peak. Some analysts predict a global talent shortage of up to 85 million people by 2030, and many of these unfilled roles…

Taking steps to stay safe online is a year-round effort, but every October—during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month—things are ramped up a notch. Individuals and organizations of all types stop to remind themselves about the importance of cybersecurity and of making sure that everyone has the r…

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reminding us that cyber-attacks know no boundaries between work and home, so we need to be diligent about cyber hygiene across all environments. With the abundance of connected devices we all depend on, protecting your digital footprint is no longer optional…

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Cisco has an amazing set of products like AMP for Endpoints and Cisco Umbrella protecting devices from advanced malware threats.  There were other user and endpoint scenarios that remained unsolved until we introduced the new Cisco Endpoint Security Analytics (CESA) solution that was recently announ…

Three months after joining Cisco as a Cyber Security Specialist in South Africa a friend asked how my new job was going, and how it felt to work for such a large, global company. The answer was easy – my new job was going fantastic, and I told her any time I have a question I was always met with th…

Well, the industry now understands where Cisco is going! A modern security framework/architecture should be designed to cover all the important security frameworks and compliance requirements. Cisco has been developing a comprehensive end to end, cross-domain network architectural approach over the…

There are many aspects to securing an endpoint beyond finding the malware on it.  What do you know about the behavior of your endpoints? Can you track anomalous traffic? Can you tell what the applications and other software processes are up to?  What is happening when the device is off the corporate…