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…anada, Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy, 2010 Cyberspace is the electronic world created by interconnected networks of information technology and the information on those networks. It is a global commons where more than 1.7 billion people are linked together to exchange ideas, services and friendship. The Netherlands, The National Cyber Security Strategy, 2011 Cyber security is to be free from danger or damage caused by disruption or fall-o…
Tags: cyber security, security
Protecting data, resources, and assets, including audio-video (A/V) content and communications no matter where it resides or travels on Cisco-powered networks can be a daunting undertaking to say the least. People ultimately are responsible for making this happen. With this thought in mind, here are a few questions that frequently challenge someone with this type of responsibility: How can one ensure that the confidentiality, integrity, and ava…
Tags: Cisco, cyber security, security, Security Intelligence Operations (SIO), vulnerabilities
Cisco SecCon 2012 brought together hundreds of engineers, live and virtually, from Cisco offices around the globe with one common goal: to share their knowledge and learn best practices about how to increase the overall security posture of Cisco products. It is amazing to see how many definitions the word “hack” has out on the Internet. Just look at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack. In short, the word “hack” d…
Tags: Cisco Security, cisco-seccon-2012, CSDL, intellishield, product security, psirt, SecCon, security, third party software
Security events, such as vulnerabilities and threats, that are detected globally continue to grow and evolve in scale, impact, diversity, and complexity. Compounded with this is the other side of the coin, the unreported or undetected events waiting in the wings, hovering below the radar in a stealthy state. With all of the security technologies at our disposal, are they sufficient enough to provide effective protection? Well, it is certainly a…
Tags: advisories, Cisco, cyber security, cybersecurity, exploits, intellishield, secure software, security, security management, vulnerability
…gainst a range of threats.” — Cisco Security Control Framework (SCF) Model pdf The two principles that govern the Security Control Framework are Total Visibility and Complete Control. In October 2012, Cisco hosted our 15th Annual Cisco CIO Summit in Dana Point, California. The theme of this year’s event was “Redefining What’s Possible.” Speeches and breakout sessions reflected some of the major issues on the minds…
