IoT Security
Unpacking IoT, a series: The complexity challenge and what you can do about it
In my previous two blog posts, I explained how Cisco addresses the security and scalability challenges associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. In this post, I cover the final of the top three challenges: complexity. For an IoT initiative to be successful, the deployment and managemen…
Unpacking IoT, a series: The security challenge and what you can do about it
Network engineers face a number of challenges when deploying Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. Come back to the Cisco IoT blog over the next few weeks as we dive into the top three IoT challenges, and best practices for conquering them. First up, the biggest challenge in IoT by a longshot: secur…
The Criticality of the Network in Securing IoT and Critical Infrastructure
Security is the key to the success of any digital project, whether you are connecting critical infrastructure, industrial Internet of Things (IoT), or delivering data and telemetry to reduce costs and increase revenue. We have long advocated the need for a holistic approach to IoT security, and with…
How Manufacturers Can Manage Increasing Cybersecurity Risks
Where is your factory vulnerable? We understand how hard you have worked to build a secure factory and digital framework. We know the landscape has changed dramatically over the past ten years, and we get how hard it has been to sit with uncertainty throughout this process. It’s one thing to acknow…
Cisco Empowers Partners to Accelerate Their IoT Business
There’s no better time to be in IoT than now! I’m thrilled to be here in Las Vegas at Cisco Partner Summit to share stories I hear from our customers about how IoT is changing their businesses. And to tell you – our partners – what we are doing here at Cisco to accelerate those IoT opportunities. Le…
Laying the Foundation to Secure Critical Infrastructure
We know critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Widely discussed for more than a decade, the risk is well known to both the public and to risk management and cybersecurity experts. With the rising wave of global Digitization, Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)…
Attackers turn to IoT and ICS to find gaps in security
Research from Cisco and partners reveal increased interest in IoT and ICS from security professionals and attackers alike Technology solutions and processes that rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly becoming standard equipment in many organizations as well as industrial facilities, than…
Cybersecurity – The Flipside of Digitization
It used to be science fiction. Now, it’s real. Hackers can use an unprotected infusion pump on the network as a gateway to your hospital’s data. A staff member might unknowingly download a malicious PDF from an email. Or perhaps a virus has been lurking undetected in your network for some time. The…
Securing the IIoT: Your Opportunity to be a Cyber Hero
There’s tremendous potential for operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) professionals right now, to be cyber heroes in any organization tackling security for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). That’s my takeaway from the IoT Evolution Expo, where I spoke last week on a pa…