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July 13, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

5 Things I Learned My First Week at Cisco

It’s six in the morning, and the alarm is blaring – it can only mean one thing. It’s my first day at Cisco! Waking up that morning, I really didn’t know what to expect from a company like Cisco. I was curious to know if it’d be everything I dreamed it would be, would I enjoy my time at Cisco? Would…

Cisco Leading Cyber Training Effort to Help Employ Virginia Veterans

Cybersecurity skills are in high demand, and employers are challenged with finding the right talent to build their expanding workforce needs. At the same time, thousands of veterans are looking to apply their unique skills as they transition to civilian jobs. At Cisco, we see this as an opportunity…

July 12, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Curling – The ULTIMATE in Team Building

As an Executive Administrator, I get to see life at Cisco in a special way. On most days, it’s like I am looking into a bubble as I get to observe how everyone interacts with each other, what makes each person special, and I get to see each person’s many talents. One of my favorite things about my j…

July 12, 2017

COLLABORATION

Behind-the-Scenes at the NBA Draft

By now, everyone’s likely heard about the top picks at this year’s NBA Draft. As expected, freshman Markelle Fultz out of the University of Washington was selected No. 1 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. With so much hoopla surrounding the top picks on Draft Night, it’s hard not to get caught up in…

July 11, 2017

GOVERNMENT

Navigating a Time of Rapid Transition

The federal government is in a time of rapid transition. We have a new administration, new priorities, new opportunities, and new threats. Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and agencies are challenged to find innovative ways to leverage technology to support their missions, improve th…

July 10, 2017

SECURITY

#CiscoChat Podcast: Exploring Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Welcome to the third installment of the new #CiscoChat podcast. This episode, recorded live from the Cisco Live Las Vegas floor, focuses on security — and more specifically, on encryption. Aside from detailing recent developments in this rapidly developing field, it also offers a glimpse into Cisco’…

July 10, 2017

DATA CENTER

Elastic Compute Delivers Real Cost Savings

Workloads are forecasted to grow 26% over the next three years.   Yet the business is only funding increases of 3% to IT budgets.  How will your business address this gap? Organizations are turning to automation, digitalization of processes and intent-based analytics to support year over year worklo…

July 10, 2017

COLLABORATION

Meet the Design Group: Building a Design Ecosystem

Last week, our industrial design team traveled to Essen, Germany to receive one of the greatest honors in the international design community: the Red Dot award. It would be a great honor to receive one award. Instead, Red Dot awarded us with four. We received awards for Cisco Spark Room Kit, Cisco S…

July 7, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Attack on Critical Infrastructure Leverages Template Injection

Contributors:  Sean Baird, Earl Carter, Erick Galinkin, Christopher Marczewski & Joe Marshall  Executive Summary Attackers are continually trying to find new ways to target users with malware sent via email. Talos has identified an email-based attack targeting the energy sector, including nuclea…