security
Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Reality of Multivendor IT Support
Join us for a #CiscoChat on February 8th at 11 a.m. PT to discuss the reality of multivendor IT support. Imagine you’re the IT director of a global bank. You recently implemented a variety of digital solutions: virtualization, IoT, data analytics. You get the picture. Your company is under pressure…
Here’s What’s Possible with DNA for Education
With Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) for education, network management is simpler, faster, and more flexible than ever. Our approach simplifies IT, utilizes analytics for facilities optimization and reduces risks with security everywhere, laying the foundation for digital transformation on…
Staying Ahead of the Evolving Threat – Announcing the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report
I’m proud to announce the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR) available for download today. Now in its 10th year, this report delivers analysis on the evolving threats and trends from 2016, insights from a survey of more than 2900 security professionals worldwide, as well as guidance on how…
7 Reasons Why IIoT Projects Fail
The Industrial IoT brings new promises to the plant floor: lower operating cost, better visibility, and improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness. These results are all in the pot of gold at the end of the IIoT rainbow, but that pot is sometimes hard to find. Here are the top 7 reasons why I believe…
Welcome to the OT World
It may have come to you in an email or perhaps during a 1:1 with your boss but either way the news probably caught you by surprise. You will be taking your security skills to the industrial side of the house. Congratulations! And good luck – you are going to need it. Much of what you have learned an…
The Apparent ‘Cloud Security Paradox’
It is all about security, isn’t it? Take every other customer survey and ‘security’ bubbles up at the very top of most respondents’ concerns. One of the latest data points I can share is part of an IDC cloud study in which security was cited as an important concern. In fact, 48% of respondents are c…
2017 Enterprise Network Security Trends
In 2016, there seemed to be constant reminders in the news about the latest hack or newest type of attack. As a result, the security market experienced a significant amount of growth. Gartner expects the cybersecurity market to cross $100 billion in 2019 from $76 billion in 2015. To take advantage o…
Cyber Security Capture the Flag (CTF) Series Part 1: Planning/Design
Tim Harmon is a Cisco Champion, an elite group of technical experts who are passionate about IT and enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco. The program has been running for over four years and has earned two industry awards as an industry best pra…
Crack-down on video streaming-piracy on the rise
Regardless of the ongoing debate on the efficacy of legal action against illegal streaming, there seems to be more legal action initiated, with pretty significant judgments, across more territories and jurisdictions. Two reports on action against illegal streaming caught my eye last month. The first…
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