TrustSec

­­The FDA recall of a medical device last week has caused a bit of a media storm as the general public scrambles to find out more. The fact that a medical device meant to help sustain life is insecure and could be hacked to kill a patient is alarming to all of us. More worrying is that the medical d…

It can be easy to get lost in all the superlatives of these recent announcements…they can border on hyperbole.  It is important to remember that much of the recent Intuitive Network, New Era of Networking announcement is purposefully taking the long view.  DO NOT miss the fact that there is a…

It’s a gross understatement to say that security is critical in healthcare, where a breach can not only impact an organization’s effectiveness and reputation but also affect patient privacy and—worst-case scenario—health and safety. If you are reading this blog, you no doubt already know the most co…

If you were driving a race car without brakes, chances are you’d keep your speed in check. How else could you manage the corners? Pushing the pedal-to-the-metal on the straightaways and actually reaching the car’s peak performance would only end poorly when the road turns. The same can be said for e…

Visibility doesn’t just mean seeing data move within the network – it also means seeing who and what is on the network. Trends like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Enterprise Mobility – that will result in tens of billions of connected devices and users – are fundamentally changing the enterprise n…

Effective security is simple, open, and automated.  We’ve already talked about simple and open. Now let’s talk about automated. Security admins can relate to this scenario. You just learned of an infected system in your environment of thousands of devices. How many others are affected? That’s hard t…

Forrester Consulting recently conducted an analysis of customers using TrustSec software-defined segmentation in production networks and deduced the following: This matters today as network segmentation in the branch, campus and data center is a critical foundation for any network defense. Effectiv…

Visibility has always been a core component of building effective security policy. Starting with the discovery phase of understanding the behavior of the users and assets on a network through the effective monitoring of the policy once the policy is implemented. Through the collection and analysis o…

New Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) v2.1 Enables TrustSec-ACI Policy Plane Integration “Going green” is all about reducing waste and protecting the environment. It’s a movement most of us believe in and try to live by. Who wouldn’t want to reduce waste and protect the environment? In fact, it g…