Internet of Things

The Internet of Things has changed the game for network professionals. Instead of being responsible for keeping people’s computers and smartphones online and keeping the data on servers secure, on today’s networks, network professionals are becoming responsible for keeping new kinds of devices – and…

When we talk about our own personal style we usually mean our preferences. And we often base that style on our goals. For example, the clothes we wear. The way we talk. How we spend our free time. Our style is also influenced by a number of channels—media, family, friends. But what channel should we…

In the last few months there have been several mass demonstrations and street protests in my hometown – nothing I can do about that… but I dread having to drive when this happens. Last weekend my family returned from a trip out of town during one of these demonstrations, and trying to find the…

There’s no doubt about it. The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing everything. How we work. How we communicate. Even how we play. Millions and millions of people around the world are benefiting. But what about our family pets? Best estimates put the pet dog population at more than 525 million Braz…

Guest Blogger: Jenifer Piccioni, Manager, Product Management Jenifer Piccioni leads Product Management for the Cisco IoT BU, with a specialization in the Cisco Kinetic and Connected Safety & Security product lines. In today’s digital era, more and more connected devices fuel new business opport…

After publishing “Building the Internet of Things” some 16 months ago, readers told me they gained a deeper understanding of why they should get moving with IoT projects. Going beyond the hype, the book underscored that IoT is real, success cases abound in multiple industries, and users are realizin…

Riding in a plane is significantly safer per mile than traveling by road. For the majority of people, driving or being a passenger in a motor vehicle is the most dangerous action they will perform in a day. Fatalities caused by aviation have steadily declined since the 1960s, but road safety has rem…

One of the most common misconceptions about fog computing is that it’s just another term for edge computing. That’s like saying fruit is just another word for apple. There is overlap, sure. But the word apple doesn’t begin to convey all the possibilities you’ll find in fruit! Similarly, processing d…

The 2016 Distributed Denial of Service attack on Dyn came from more than 100,000 infected devices. DDoS attacks leverage massive quantities of unsecured Internet-connected devices to disrupt Internet services worldwide [DYN]. The malicious and sophisticated attack kicked off serious conversations ab…