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Enterprise Networking in 2020: 5 Trends to Watch in Wireless, SD-WAN, More
Networking isn’t what it used to be. A few years ago, the epicenter of networking began to move. It shifted from company-owned datacenters, out to the cloud. For users, the focus of networking moved from computers connected with wires, to mobile devices connected over the air. These fundamental shif…
Service Providers set to take centre stage at Cisco Live! 2020 in Barcelona
Service Providers (SPs) represent some of the largest enterprises in today’s changing world. Influenced by the fluid macro-economic and geo-political climates in which they operate, they are at the forefront of network transformation in a fiercely competitive, global market. Meeting the expectations…
A Look Back at the Major Cyber Threats of 2019
Today we launch our 2019 Threats of the Year report; a look back at the major tools and tactics that cybercriminals have exploited over the past year. Based on original research conducted for our ‘Threat of the Month’ blog series, we look into the impact of directed attacks against specific o…
The Power of Multi-Domain Integration for Your Network
End-user expectations for digital experiences have never been higher. Cisco is meeting the demand to have an unplugged and uninterrupted experience with its multi-domain integration across the data center, campus, and branch. But what does this mean in practicality? Application access must be…
It’s Time for Security to Work as a Team
Four million. According to the latest study, that’s the approximate number of cybersecurity jobs around the world that still need to be filled by skilled professionals. With the current cybersecurity workforce measured at 2.8 million, it would need to grow by 145 percent for us to catch up. The same…
Unpacking IoT, a series: The scalability challenge and what you can do about it
The Internet of Things (IoT) presents a number of challenges for network engineers. In my previous post, I explained how Cisco is helping to address the biggest IoT challenge by far: security. In this post, we’ll cover the next challenge: scalability. As shown in the figure below, tens of billions o…
What’s New & What’s Next with Security at Partner Summit
Our customers are working to build the future and let’s face it – security is a grind. Customers have to deal with increased complexity, multiple vendors, and adversaries who only continue to get more sophisticated. Not to mention the increasing pressure on our partners to stay on top of the lates…
The Criticality of the Network in Securing IoT and Critical Infrastructure
Security is the key to the success of any digital project, whether you are connecting critical infrastructure, industrial Internet of Things (IoT), or delivering data and telemetry to reduce costs and increase revenue. We have long advocated the need for a holistic approach to IoT security, and with…
Simplicity Out of Chaos with Intent-based Networking
IT today is overworked, understaffed, and managing an increasingly complex network. Use cases for IoT are expanding. The proliferation of devices isn’t slowing down. The workforce is becoming more mobile. And applications and workloads are moving to the cloud and multicloud at a rapid pace. Without…