security

It’s that time again: SAP TechEd in Las Vegas!  Local temperatures have cooled to a balmy 150 degrees outside the convention center and 10 degrees inside, reminding us that SAP Data Center refresh season is once again upon us. This year at TechEd, Cisco will focus on securing critical SAP data and s…

When Rand Morimoto was 11 years old, he did some sweeping and other cleanup tasks at a local business in exchange for the privilege of playing their computer games. One day, the mainframe that the company depended on broke down. IBM techs came out and tried to fix it, but they were all too large to…

Combating hackers is tough. They’re always out there, searching for new ways to attack. But for effective network security, Telecom service providers can learn something from nature. And look at the way that bees protect their hive from bears. Here is the story SECURITY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN…

By Orly Amsalem, data scientist at Cisco Who is Stealing Credentials? Imagine a hacker.  You’re probably visualizing a blurred image in a white mask or a black hoodie, typing lines of code, determined to hack into secure sites, steal credit cards, and collect valuable, previously private data. Now i…

Imagine you’ve made a decision to move out of your house—the one that’s faithfully served your needs in the past years—to a new one. You want your new house to be part of the digital world around you, and to enjoy all the benefits of modern technology, so you make it connected, smart, automated. But…

While the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement deadline is less than a year away and it’s “all systems go” to get ready, privacy – like all other fundamental human rights – is not just a European issue. The specific rules and requirements might differ between jurisdictions, but t…

Cloud security is the kind of topic that can make you sigh, shake your head, and quickly look for some other, less daunting project to deal with—no doubt about it. I mean honestly—what do you even define as “cloud” in your particular environment, and what constitutes “secure”? Is your only job to wo…

Do you visit multiple websites regularly throughout the day to stay up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity news? You aren’t alone. We asked customers like you what frustrates them and, it turns out, that they overwhelmingly agree that this is an exhausting and annoying task. This feedback is w…

­Making the Impossible, Possible Last year, one of my colleagues went to a start-up conference with 2,000 people. On stage, someone asked the audience how many were working on consumer apps. Almost everyone raised their hands. Then the person asked how many were working on enterprise apps. This time…