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Having been in tech for decades, with quite a few interesting and successful projects completed throughout my career, nothing has given me more satisfaction than the creation of a Natural Language Processing (NLP) Chatbot during a mentorship opportunity with high school students from local Italian s…

The world of cybercrime never sleeps. There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds. Every day approximately 230,000 malware samples are created by cybercriminals and more than 4,000 ransomware attacks are deployed. To combat this never-ending siege, billions of dollars and countless hours are spent try…

What comes to mind when you hear the word disability? Many things I would imagine. It’s a word with many connotations and history behind it. But does poverty come to mind? For many of us it doesn’t. The truth is, adults with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty and nearly 70…

Hiring the right talent has always been a challenge for organizations, but it’s even harder to find IT workers with the right combination of skills. This has led many technology companies, like Apple, Google, and IBM, to consider workers without a traditional college degree as long as they can demon…

This post was written by Sarah Hurd, Content Strategist for Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility marketing team. It takes a special team of people to pull off Cisco Live US (CLUS) each year. As Cisco’s largest customer Cisco Live US attracts 28,000 of the industry’s top talent looking to pr…

There’s no better place to talk about bridging the gap to economic vitality in Latin America than in Miami, where the 6th annual eMerge Americas conference recently took place. eMerge brings together business and government leaders who are transforming industries, countries, and lives with innovativ…

As part of our ongoing efforts to empower and connect military veterans interested in working in the tech field, Cisco’s Veterans Program is excited to announce the Cisco Veterans Cyber Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. Part of CyberVetsUSA, the Cisco-led, skills-to-job consortium,…

This post was written by guest blogger Lori Biesen, CSR Consultant, Corporate Affairs Marketing, Cisco. FY18 was a significant year for CSR in many ways – Blackrock’s CEO Larry Fink came out strong in his annual letter titled, “A Sense of Purpose,” emphasizing the importance that businesses consider…

I have a love-hate relationship with this time of year. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity I have to reconnect and celebrate with the people I care about most, but I often resent the hectic pace required to achieve those moments of peace and joy. Though in the end, the memories make all the effo…