IT

July 22, 2014

NETWORKING

Your Network: Well-Kept Secret for Your Protection?

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In my discussions with security executives who gathered at the recent Gartner Security Summit they recognized that unsecured access to the network is a critical threat vector.   However, when leveraged properly, the network itself also provides a significant platform that offers comprehensive protection to close those gaps. What does this mean?

July 8, 2014

NETWORKING

Score for IT this World Cup

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Unless you've been living under a rock for the last two weeks, you know that the FIFA World Cup is in full swing. Stakes are higher than ever as we...

Security and Collaboration – Top of mind for IT and OT (Operational Technologies) professionals

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During the past ENTELEC event held in Houston, I had the opportunity to chat with Shawn Birch – Partner Development Consultant At Tait Communications to ask him about his impressions of the shows and what would be the key care-abouts of IT people during this Oil and Gas event. Tait Communications is a multinational global […]

Cisco Live Utilities Session a Big Success: Converging IT and OT (Operational Technologies) – BSAIoT-2100

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Rick Geiger presented Session BSAIoT-2100 – How to Successfully Converge IT and OT (Operational Technologies) at Cisco live in San Francisco this week, with strong interest from attendees. Many of you know of Rick Geiger from this blog and other publications. Rick’s session at Cisco Live 2014 discussed the many aspects and challenges of merging […]

Cisco Celebrates International Girls in ICT Day

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Women earn 57% of all U.S. undergraduate degrees but only 18% of undergraduate computer and information sciences degrees, according to the National Center for Women in Technology. Yet...