government
Cisco’s Duo Security Achieves FedRAMP Authorization
This summer, U.S. CIO Suzanne Kent laid out the three pillars of the federal cloud computing strategy. Pillar number one: security. This tracks with what our government customers have been telling us for years: security is paramount. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that Cisco acquisition Duo Se…
RFC 8573: Why Trust in Time Matters for Your Network
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…
The Future of Public Sector
As global citizens, we want the best future for our families, friends and generations to come. We question and dream about what the future may mean for our lives – and for the world we live in. For years, Cisco has been working with governments around the world to help create safer communities, prov…
Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D) Launched
The next step in the U.S. Department of Defense’s IT communication journey – migration to a secure cloud – is here. Cisco is proud to announce provisional authority to operate (PATO) for Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D). Securing the cloud means securing collaboration At Cisco, we’…
Should governments pay extortion payments after a ransomware attack?
When it comes to ransomware attacks this year, it’s been a tale of three cities. In May, the city of Baltimore suffered a massive ransomware attack that took many of its systems down for weeks — restricting employees’ access to email, closing online payment portals and even preventing parking enforc…
Zero Trust for Government Networks: 6 Steps You Need to Know
Government agencies are well along on their journey of Digital Transformation to fundamentally change the way they manage and deliver services throughout our country and to citizens. They are doing this by thinking differently about how they use their networks and taking advantage of new technologie…
At Cisco, your Battle Buddy has your 6
Every soldier starts their career the same way as those before them–in an eight to ten week trial where they’re pushed and pulled (and stressed) to their limits; transformed from a civilian into a warrior. We all start out different but by the time it’s over, we all graduate as brothers…
Mission success: HCS-D will achieve a DoD first
Guest Author: John Allison is the Product Manager for the Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D), which is in the process of being approved by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is Cisco’s first DoD Impact Level 5 SaaS offering. John joined Cisco in 2015 after serving…
Securing Government: It all starts at the DNS Layer
There’s no doubt that today’s business technology landscape is vastly different than five or ten years ago. That’s especially true for the Federal Government in the United States. With initiatives like digital transformation, cloud-first strategies, and defending forward in cyberspace, the attack su…