CWS

December 10, 2015

SECURITY

Securing that Holiday Shopping List with Cloud Web Security

2 min read

With holiday shopping in full swing many of us are scrambling to buy that must-have toy, hot new gadget, or latest fashion trend. But shoppers aren’t the only ones striving to deliver just the right thing. There’s an entire supply chain working in lock-step to make sure the shelves are stocked with what you want, […]

November 3, 2015

NETWORKING

Tunneling: Faster, More Secure, and Cost-Effective Connectivity for Your Network

1 min read

No, I’m not talking about schematics for the Hyperloop (although I’m pretty excited about flying through California in a suction pipe). I’m talking about an even more important network in today’s digitized world: the WAN. Recent trends such as bring-your-own-device, mobility, and cloud computing have led to a surge in the number and types of […]

July 30, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 29. Cisco Cloud Web Security (CWS)

1 min read

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about Cisco Cloud Web Security (CWS), which provides industry-leading security and control for the distributed enterprise. Users are protected everywhere, all the time when using CWS through Cisco worldwide threat intelligence, advanced threat defense capabilities, and roaming user protection. Our SME […]

January 18, 2015

NETWORKING

Security or Hybrid WAN’s? Do you need to choose?

2 min read

Security is hot topic on everyone’s mind and for IT it is a constant challenge to stay ahead of the latest threats and vulnerabilities that their organizations face on a daily basis. Take a quick look at the news and it won’t take you long to find an article talking about the latest cyber attack […]

November 14, 2014

SECURITY

Working Smarter with Cisco Cloud Web Security

3 min read

We listen to our customers all the time, and what they have been telling us about cloud security over the past 18 months is intriguing. There was a time when IT security leaders were clearly uncomfortable about the idea of trusting remotely delivered security; discussions about cloud security would be met with skepticism. Over the […]

September 22, 2014

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Spotlight: “Kyle and Stan” Malvertising Network 9 Times Larger Than Expected

3 min read

This post was authored by Armin Pelkmann. On September 8th, Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group unveiled the existence of the “Kyle and Stan” Malvertisement Network. The network was responsible for placing malicious advertisements on big websites like amazon.com, ads.yahoo.com, www.winrar.com, youtube.com and 70 other domains. As it turns out, this was just the tip of the iceberg. Ongoing research now reveals […]

September 8, 2014

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Spotlight: “Kyle and Stan” Malvertising Network Threatens Windows and Mac Users With Mutating Malware

9 min read

This post was authored by Shaun Hurley, David McDaniel and Armin Pelkmann. Update 2014-09-22: Updates on this threat can be found here Have you visited amazon.com, ads.yahoo.com, www.winrar.com, youtube.com, or any of the 74 domains listed below lately? If the answer is yes, then you may have been a victim to the “Kyle and Stan” […]

September 2, 2014

SECURITY

Filtering Explicit Content

1 min read

Many web sites provide a setting to reduce the amount of explicit, or objectionable, content returned by the site. The user configures these settings, but many users are unaware such a setting exists, or that it needs to be set for each web site. Additionally, the security administrator cannot audit that users have configured the […]

July 23, 2014

NETWORKING

#IWANWed: Harness the Power of Web Within the Enterprise Branch

2 min read

In the ever-changing world of enterprise branch environments, a high number of businesses are planning to migrate their WAN to the Internet. To be exact, Nemertes Research (Benchmark 2012–13 Emerging WAN Trends) estimates that number to be close to 50%.  That’s 50% of businesses migrating to Internet for WAN. And why is that happening? Enterprises […]