Cisco Security Intelligence Operations

November 21, 2013

SECURITY

Cisco Updates Its Next-Generation Firewall Management Application – Prime Security Manager

4 min read

Cisco Prime Security Manager is a management application that was introduced in 2012 to manage Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls. It is built on Web 2.0 technologies and supports both single-device and multi-device manager form factors to help manage various features such as Application Visibility and Control (AVC), along with web security in a simple, light-weight, and scalable manner.

October 15, 2013

SECURITY

Mobility: No Longer a Risky Business?

2 min read

Risk. It’s not just a strategic board game; in business it’s the analysis that determines the potential for loss. In today’s organization, the consumerization of IT has led to groundbreaking developments in the mobility space. The broad deployment of BYOD, coupled with the availability of corporate data and applications, have challenged how we define security. […]

June 19, 2013

SECURITY

Standing Up to Threats: The Cisco 2013 Annual Security Report & Security Intelligence Operations [Infographic]

1 min read

Are you thinking about the evolving threat landscape? You should be. Each day, new vulnerabilities are found and new exploits are crafted. Attackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, while industry trends such as cloud computing and mobility are rapidly expanding the attack surfaces. Your mobile device could act like a Trojan horse, passing right through your […]

March 26, 2013

SECURITY

Network Threats Are Hitching a Ride in Mobile Environments

2 min read

Innovation never stops in the mobile world, and that rule applies to security threats as well. Network attacks are becoming more sophisticated and even high-tech businesses with the most advanced security may find themselves in the crosshairs as we shift to more devices and anywhere access. Just a few weeks ago, multiple leading social networking […]

January 3, 2013

SECURITY

Security Assessments: More Than Meets the Eye

5 min read

Is the product safe to use? I have been asked this question on occasion in a non-technical sense and maybe you have too. In a technical context, I could frame the question as “Are the online services and underlying technologies supporting my services safe?”  A continuous effort must go into substantiating the preferable answer (“Yes”) […]

November 12, 2012

SECURITY

History of Cisco’s Security Intelligence Operations Portal

1 min read

The Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) Portal has matured over the past several years, and I’d like to highlight this change from the portal’s development to its evolving stages. I’ll also share the latest features on the portal and invite you tell us what you think about the portal through your choice of a survey or […]