IoT

August 20, 2018

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

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)…

August 15, 2018

INNOVATION

Problem. Solved. Creating a Culture of Impactful Innovation That Can Change the World

When you think of the word innovation, what comes to mind? Better, faster, technology, robots… And what about entrepreneurship? Risk, bold, opportunity, unicorns… While all these ring true, we often forget the most important factor of success for each: the problem solving itself. To create a c…

August 9, 2018

PARTNER

The Power of Brazil Meets the Power of IoT

Energy helps power the work we do, the food we eat and the homes we live in. If it stops, our lives stop, too. As one of Brazil’s largest energy providers, Neoenergia knows this all too well. More than 11 million people depend on them for power without pause. It’s a big job—one that comes with its…

How Cisco Is Helping Tweens Become Tech-Savvy Global Problem Solvers

This post was originally published on Harvard Business Review. When you think back to the first time an experience inspired you to take action, you’d likely point to your adolescent years. An engaging teacher, a passionate parent, an enthralling book, or a movie that you watched time and time again.…

August 1, 2018

NETWORKING

Shining a Light on Shadow IT

I touched on the problem of Shadow IT in the expanding world of IoT in a previous blog A Security Fabric for IoT. But there is another ecosystem of applications and hardware besides IoT devices to manage in the realm of Shadow IT. From the old days of departments buying OTS packaged software for spe…

July 31, 2018

DEVELOPER

“MUD” Enhances IoT Endpoint Security with Zero Clicks

Without the need to even reference any research, most network administrators would agree that Security is one of the biggest inhibitors to mass adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) in enterprises. IoT Devices, unlike their IT counterparts, tend to be architected for specific uses, with security (if…

July 31, 2018

INNOVATION

Are Blockchain and IOT made for each other?

As 20 billion connected devices come online in the next few years1, The internet of things is poised to play an increasingly important role in our economy. IDC expects IOT based spending to top $1 trillion by 20202 representing a large swath of industries including agriculture, transportation, logis…

Industrial IoT Routers & Gateways – Under the Hood of IPsec VPN

At Cisco Live Barcelona 2018, engineers from our Industrial IoT Product Management and Customer Experience team, led a lab on industrial gateways and VPN technologies. While we look forward to repeating this session in future Cisco Live events, let’s discuss the impact of VPN technology on industria…

July 27, 2018

PARTNER

What’s Coming? A Preview of the New Industry Webinars

I am not a big moviegoer, but one of fun parts of going to the movies for most people is seeing the previews of coming attractions. Everyone wants to see the exciting new movie trailers to help decide if they want to go. I also remember when I was a kid one the highlights in the summer break from sc…