training

July 10, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Social Media’s Impact on On- and Offline Events

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How do you turn social media on its head and make it unique for your initiatives? I’m always fascinated to see new approaches to using social media and get inspired by different organizations’ creativity. From specific initiatives to drive more traffic and awareness (like American Express’ Passion Project) to getting executives involved (like HubSpot’s CEO Manager […]

Cisco Networking Academy Students Participate in “Workforce Olympics”

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Olympic athletes train hard year round to be the best in their sport. Every 4 years we have the chance to watch them give it their all and compete on a global level. Did you know that a similar event takes the most talented, skilled workers from around the world to compete head-to-head for a […]

May 15, 2013

SECURITY

Network Threat Defense at Black Hat 2013

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Join us at Black Hat 2013 in Las Vegas this July, for our two-day hands-on Network Threat Defense, Countermeasures, and Controls course. Courses will be offered on July 27-28 and July 29-30, and attendees will learn and perform two network security roles. First, as a Security Practitioner, you’ll learn to secure and harden network infrastructure devices, and second, as […]

April 29, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

White House and IT Industry Partnership Prepares Servicemen and Women for the Workforce

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Cisco is proud to be a part of the White House IT Training and Certification Program – an initiative to help transitioning military personnel make the shift to the civilian workforce by obtaining the necessary training and certifications needed for high demand IT jobs.

April 22, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

5 Tips to Becoming a “Savvy” Social Media Marketer

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Where do you go to find social media tips, statistics, trends, and best practices? I recently attended the Social Media for Savvy Marketers event hosted by Cisco featuring speakers from Twitter, SAP, Adobe, BuzzFeed, Salesforce.com, Percolate, and more. The two-day event brought candid conversations, interactive panel sessions, and an engaging way to learn how B2B […]

April 15, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

3 Practical Tips for the Social Media for Savvy Marketers Event at Cisco #CiscoSMT #SocialSavvy

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We’re counting down the days until the Social Media for Savvy Marketers event on April 18 and 19 at the Cisco Headquarters in San Jose and online. As I’m writing this post, we’re doing audio and visual checks and working out the final details. Personally, I’m super excited about Cisco hosting this event for the […]

April 8, 2013

SECURITY

Cisco Live 2013 Orlando: Security Training and Breakout Sessions

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The Security track of sessions for Cisco Live Orlando (June 23-27, 2013) includes 72 breakout sessions, 74 hours of labs and seminars, and 3 Product Solution Overview sessions, accounting for about 15 percent of all the content delivered at Cisco Live. This post summarizes a number of the sessions being presented by members of the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) organization.

April 5, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Getting the Insiders’ View of Social Media

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Did you happen to catch the Let’s Chat! #ciscosmt Social Media Training Series executive panel USTREAM broadcast on Wednesday April 3rd? It was the first installment of an ongoing series we will provide through regular Twitter chats and occasional video chats. Side Note: In between Wednesday’s executive panel broadcast and our next Twitter chat, taking […]

April 4, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Top 10 Tips for Executive Social Media

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Navigating social media can be an intimidating challenge for many people, but particularly for company executives who may not be naturally inclined to communicate using social channels or have the time to learn how to use them. My own experience with social media has evolved – initially by watching my teenage children use it to communicate, […]