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Cyber Security is As Much about People as Technology
Cyber Security is As Much about People as Technology
Cisco hosted the Southern California Cybercup Challenge in December in Cisco’s Customer Experience Center, and I was lucky to welcome a group of college and high school kids from across...
Dec. 18, 2017
Cisco ACI Ecosystem Brings Digital Innovation to Dutch Healthcare
Cisco ACI Ecosystem Brings Digital Innovation to Dutch Healthcare
To meet the growing demand for applications and the network loads in its data center, VECOZO chose to deploy a joint solution based on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) and Citrix® NetScaler as a next generation foundation
Aug. 14, 2017
Firepower 2100 – The Architectural “Need to Know”
Firepower 2100 – The Architectural “Need to Know”
Take a tour of the last few generations of Cisco firewall and their architecture to see why the Firepower 2100 is not at all like the Firepower 4100.
March 6, 2017
The Case for Next-Gen Intrusion Prevention to Protect Digital Business
The Case for Next-Gen Intrusion Prevention to Protect Digital Business
Today’s digital economy is growing at a phenomenal rate. All modes of commerce from entertainment to finance and retail have moved on-line. You name it; there is an on-line business...
Nov. 16, 2016
Cisco achieves 100% detection in Breach test
Cisco achieves 100% detection in Breach test
And why 100% detection is grossly misleading It is with great pride that we received the latest Breach Detection Report from NSS Labs, in which Cisco achieved a 100% detection...
Aug. 10, 2016
A Winning NGFW
A Winning NGFW
Cisco Firepower NGFW recognized with Best of Interop 2016 Award for Security Each year at Interop, a group of the most influential IT practitioners, analysts and professionals vote on the...
May 18, 2016
The Service Provider Security Question
The Service Provider Security Question
I talk to a lot of customers and partners in the Service Provider space, and among the many conversations, I notice a common set of concerns centered around a simple...
April 26, 2016
Cisco Firepower Management Center Brings Security Into Focus
Cisco Firepower Management Center Brings Security Into Focus
IT Teams gain insight and focus with the industry’s most comprehensive NGFW management - before, during and after attacks. As we discussed in our last two posts, most organizations today...
March 1, 2016
Introducing Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall
Introducing Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall
Enable Digital Business with the Industry’s First Fully Integrated, Threat-Focused NGFW Today’s world is undergoing digital disruption that will spark more connectivity than ever before, as consumers, businesses and governments...
Feb. 16, 2016
Threat-Focused NG-Firewall – Who Cares? Part 3
Threat-Focused NG-Firewall – Who Cares? Part 3
This is Part 3 of our blog series about NG-Firewalls. See Part 1 here. Part 3: Challenges of the Typical NGFW What good is a malicious verdict on something...
Dec. 21, 2015
Branch Direct Internet Access: is your branch office secure?
Branch Direct Internet Access: is your branch office secure?
With the recent launch of FirePower Threat Defense on Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers, I would like to spend some time talking about enterprise branch security and...
Aug. 7, 2015
The Network as a Security Sensor and Enforcer
The Network as a Security Sensor and Enforcer
The Digital Economy and the Internet of Everything means everything is now connected. Digitization is fundamentally transforming how we conduct business. It creates new opportunities to develop services...
June 8, 2015