security
Cisco Security Leadership Transition
I would like to announce that David Goeckeler is assuming leadership responsibilities for Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG) effective immediately. David has served as vice president of Product and Platform Engineering for the SBG for the last two years. His expertise will continue to help drive…
Continuing Our Legacy: Cisco Leads in Security Effectiveness
Last week we announced the availability of Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services, which represents the industry’s first threat-focused next-generation firewall (NGFW). This offering addresses threats across the full attack continuum anytime and anywhere a threat may manifest. Today NSS Labs released the…
Part 1: Why Is Enabling Only Authorized Users So Complex?
In the past, a critical component of preventing threats was understanding and controlling network access and access to network resources based on role, while also denying access for unauthorized users and devices. However, assuring this secure network access has been increasingly difficult due to:…
Threat Spotlight: “Kyle and Stan” Malvertising Network 9 Times Larger Than Expected
This post was authored by Armin Pelkmann. On September 8th, Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group unveiled the existence of the “Kyle and Stan” Malvertisement Network. The network was responsible for placing malicious advertisements on big websites like amazon.co…
Evolving the Next-Generation Firewall: The Importance of Being Platform-Based
Why is platform-based a key imperative for next-generation firewalls (NGFWs)? In our previous blog posts, we outlined what it means to be threat-centric, integrating best-in-class security layers with shared intelligence across all layers to combat advanced multi-vector threats. Multiple point produ…
Mobile Cloud Security: What CXOs Need to Know
As organizations seek ways to maintain real-time connections with their workforce and customers in an increasingly digital and mobile-centered world, the growth of mobile cloud will be a major force in shaping the business landscape and future tech decisions. The first blog post in this series, by P…
T-7 Days to Improved Cisco IOS Security
The Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication will go live in seven days and this time we will have an important update to the Cisco IOS Software Checker to go along with it. As a reminder, the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) releases bundles of Cisco IOS Softwar…
Help! My IP Address Has Been Hijacked!
SpamCop is a free, community-based spam email reporting service provided by Cisco. SpamCop analyzes reported spam, and extracts details about the sending IP, the URLs contained in the spam, and the networks over which the spam message has transited. This information is used to create the SpamCop Blo…
Igniting Security with Cisco
In an announcement earlier today, we introduced Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services, the industry’s first threat-focused next-generation firewall. We also are announcing the continued evolution of Cisco’s Security Channel Partner Program to substantially increase a Cisco partner’s Security business. S…