Next week’s Cyber Risk Report (CRR) will cover the successful prosecution of a gang of Internet criminals by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Their scam was selling “scareware,” bogus computer security software, including “Antivirus XP 2008,” from 2003-2008. …Read more.
Posted by Henry Stern on July 02, 2009 at 10:09AM
As discussed in the Cyber Risk Report (CRR) dated June 22–28, 2009, the recent crashes of Air France flight 447 and the Washington DC Metro Red Line commuter train have focused concerns over automated control systems, or computer-controlled systems. Preliminary …Read more.
Posted by Jeff Shipley on July 01, 2009 at 07:29AM
Modern operating systems contain a feature to give previews of content in files without opening them. So as you browse through a folder, you’ll see the layout of your office documents, thumbnails of your pictures, and the opening screen of …Read more.
Posted by Seth Hanford on June 29, 2009 at 09:48AM
So, for me, one of the best parts of working here at Cisco is the opportunity to work with some incredibly smart folks. Today, I can add one more person to that group of folks—Christofer Hoff is joining the Cisco …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on June 08, 2009 at 08:10PM
Today President Obama made an announcement regarding the findings of the 60-day review of the nation’s online security systems (.pdf document) and its recommendations for improvement. As a contributor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report for …Read more.
Posted by John Stewart on May 29, 2009 at 11:28AM
Perhaps you’re wondering where the demand for cloud services will come from, what will be the key market drivers, and how will service provider business models fit into the expanding view of the overall IT infrastructure virtualization market landscape. A …Read more.
Posted by Simon Aspinall on May 22, 2009 at 10:18AM
If you didn’t see the recent announcements from Cisco Security on how Cisco is enabling you to collaborate with confidence, read the details now. This TechChat featured Danelle Au, Senior Product Manager, Security Technology Business Unit, and Rush Carskadden, Product …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on May 14, 2009 at 09:59AM
Wireless networks are rapidly becoming the popular standard in home networking. Not only do they allow you to access the Internet from anywhere in your home, they make web surfing and file sharing incredibly convenient—and can eliminate cable clutter by …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on May 05, 2009 at 11:36AM
One of the fun, but hidden, aspects of The Realm animated adventure is the chat capability we build into our Cisco.com security pages. For instance, when you visit then latest episode ("Virus")... And you click through to the pages for …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on May 05, 2009 at 06:21AM
The fine folks at our ESE team are putting on what looks to be a very cool session on implementing security in the data center. The session is based on the information of the latest Cisco Validated Design and will …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on May 01, 2009 at 10:11AM
Cisco Live in Second Life TechChat: “Learn How to Keep Your Network SAFE” This TechChat featured Bill McGee, Manager, Security Solutions and Calvin Chai, Security Solutions Marketing Manager, both from Cisco. During this TechChat our speakers discussed how a solutions-based …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on April 30, 2009 at 10:00AM
Baseball season is in full swing now (pardon the pun), and I can’t help drawing comparisons with smart game management and smart business management—especially in the security arena. With baseball, it’s really about making sure you have defenses fanned out …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on April 21, 2009 at 07:06AM
We were recently alerted of the “psyb0t” botnet, which allegedly compromises WAN internet modems and routers, and immediately began investigating if it might utilize our Linksys by Cisco products to attack an entire home network. We initially learned that this …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on April 20, 2009 at 10:54AM
There are stories out warning people of the potential DOWNAD/Conficker Worm that could be unleashed on April Fools Day. This “Conficker Worm” is supposedly designed to create a large botnet of infected PCs also known as zombie PCs which would …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on April 01, 2009 at 10:07AM
I meant to mention that we launched another edition of The Realm, featuring my favorite character Wall and some nasty looking bots. Enjoy! Enjoy!
Posted by Martin Hardee on March 24, 2009 at 07:25AM
Are the big phish eating the little phish? New research throws doubt on the size of the problem. Phishing, short for fishing expedition, is a common method in which intruders find their way into networks to create mischief and mayhem …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on March 13, 2009 at 03:01PM
Jim Grundy, a Senior Network Engineer at Farmers Insurance in Grand Rapids, MI, notes that he bears a striking resemblance to our character "Wall," an ace defender from The Realm adventure on Cisco.com. What do you think? (Jim is the …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on March 13, 2009 at 11:45AM
What makes for interesting marketing in today’s web-focused, always-on world? Is it big media spend for placement? Or is it trying something different that gets word of mouth going through Facebook, Twitter, Digg, you name it? As a marketing vice …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on March 05, 2009 at 09:27AM
We launched a stunning four-episode animated graphic novel on Cisco.com this week. Yes, animated graphic novel (as in animated comic). Yes, on Cisco.com. With artwork by comic work heavyweight Mike Mayhew. Enjoy episode 1 and stay tuned for more! P.S. …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on March 03, 2009 at 06:54AM
Today Cisco and Trend Micro announced the integration of Trend Micro’s internet security software embedded directly on select Linksys by Cisco wireless-N home routers. The integrated software service has been dubbed: Home Network Defender. This is a huge advancement in …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on February 17, 2009 at 11:07AM
Cisco Live in Second Life TechChat: “Scalable, Secure, and Cost-Effective WAN Services with Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers” This TechChat featured Mike Weir, Technical Marketing Engineer Manager, Edge Routing Business Unit, and Matthew Eubanks, Product Manager for Cisco …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on February 03, 2009 at 08:15AM
There isn’t a technology customer in the world right now not focused on ROI but small businesses care more than most about getting a quick, tangible benefit to their business from a technology investment. Cisco small and medium business partners …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 27, 2009 at 11:00AM
Most governments around the world realize small businesses are the engines of innovation. It’s why so many of their stimulus packages have been designed to help small businesses weather the downturn and evolve, create new ideas and generate new business …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 26, 2009 at 06:17PM
As the U.S. presidential inauguration arrives, all eyes are on Barack Obama. From our industry’s vantage point, many of those eyes are centered squarely on his intent to increase technology’s role in facilitating better government. Within this arena, one of …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on January 20, 2009 at 01:00PM
Recently I read a post about networking for the cloud, even listing a trademark on an associated term. I certainly am no IP lawyer, but it strikes me as not the most judicious use of time and funds to trademark …Read more.
Posted by Douglas Gourlay on January 08, 2009 at 12:40PM
I have had more friends, co-workers, and even a few competitors ask me, “What are you doing with Stuart Bailey on the web-cast next week?” It turns out that so far over 500 people have registered do GReg Ness is …Read more.
Posted by Douglas Gourlay on January 06, 2009 at 05:06PM
2008. A year many will gladly say goodbye to in a matter of days. However, for some, 2008 was a good year. A profitable year. In the world of online security, the threats and attacks preying on companies, customers, and …Read more.
Posted by Cisco PR on December 15, 2008 at 09:35AM
Alistair over at GigaOm penned an interesting piece on the role of security in the cloud. Alistair raises some interesting points- that since there are less humans involved in cloud architectures, that processes are more stringent, and that it is …Read more.
Posted by Douglas Gourlay on December 12, 2008 at 01:31PM
This is part III in the series of technical foundation posts leading up to our December 11 TechChat “Networks That Know You: Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services”. Have you ever left the house and forgotten to lock the front door? It …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on December 02, 2008 at 01:00PM
This TechChat featured Calvin Chai, Security Solutions Marketing Manager and Carina Reyes, IT Manager, Virtual Office Services, both from Cisco. During this TechChat, Chai and Reyes discussed the primary challenges businesses face in rolling out teleworking and how Cisco Virtual …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on October 21, 2008 at 07:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, emphasizes the importance of censoring personal information that many of us may divulge through social networks. A recent study on data leakage, conducted by Cisco, provides additional information on the behaviors surrounding data …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 21, 2008 at 02:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, talks about the results from a recent study on the behavior issues surrounding data leakage in the enterprise. In this video, Burgess elaborates on why the results of the study are important to …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 21, 2008 at 12:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, discusses the threats consumer face on the internet, in conjunction with a recent Data Leakage Study commissioned by Cisco.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 20, 2008 at 11:30PM
Today, Cisco released interesting results from a global study on data leakage that looks at the human and behavioral side of security. Our study details numerous risks and mistakes employees frequently make, but for brevity’s sake we’ve compiled a Top-10 …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on September 30, 2008 at 07:58AM
Just this last week, Merriam-Webster released their updated dictionary for 2008. As you may imagine, the 100 or so new words added each year reflect our current interests, new technologies, or topics in the news. In looking over the list, …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on July 10, 2008 at 03:56PM
Those of us focused on IT concerns about security, QoS, video, the last mile, management, and usability in the business word can sometimes forget that our own households have evolved in a few short years to become microcosms of many …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on July 03, 2008 at 01:38PM
I’ve been thinking about how machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will evolve, and what it will mean for the network. We seven billion humans think we’re the majority, with about one billion of us connected to the Internet and more than three …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on May 31, 2008 at 06:42PM
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