Microsoft

November 18, 2019

DATA CENTER

What to Consider when Modernizing to SQL 2019

2 min read

Modernizing your database isn’t just about migrating to Microsoft SQL 2019 you must consider the infrastructure that will run SQL Server if you want to harness its full potential.

November 5, 2019

NETWORKING

Cisco and Microsoft Advance Technology Partnership to Improve SD-WAN and Cloud Connectivity

2 min read

Cisco and Microsoft extend their partnership to help customers improve connectivity from branch offices to Microsoft by integrating Cisco’s SD-WAN with Microsoft’s Azure Virtual WAN and Office 365.

September 3, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

The latest on BlueKeep and DejaBlue vulnerabilities — Using Firepower to defend against encrypted DejaBlue

1 min read

Over the past few months, Microsoft has released several security updates for critical Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-related security bugs. These bugs are significant for IT infrastructure because they are classified...

August 1, 2019

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco & Microsoft: Making Containerized Apps Easier

1 min read

Our collaboration with Microsoft enabled Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to integrate into the Cisco Container Platform via our natively-integrated Kubernetes managed services, further accelerating containerized application innovation.

February 12, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday — February 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage

1 min read

Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 69 vulnerabilities, 20 of which are rated “critical,”...

January 9, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday — January 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage

1 min read

Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 49 vulnerabilities, seven of which are rated “critical,”...

November 16, 2018

SECURITY

Agentless threat detection for Microsoft Azure workloads with Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud

2 min read

Detecting threats, such as malware, rogue insiders, and credential abuse, within public cloud environments can be a major challenge. Traditionally, organizations have tried to solve this problem by overlaying a...

September 24, 2018

THREAT RESEARCH

Adwind Dodges AV via DDE

1 min read

his blog post is authored by Paul Rascagneres, Vitor Ventura and with the contribution of Tomislav Pericin from ReversingLabs. Introduction Cisco Talos, along with fellow cybersecurity firm ReversingLabs, recently discovered...

September 11, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco, Intel and Microsoft Accelerate the Transition from SDI to IP with an Open Source Toolkit for Media Software Vendo …

4 min read

Cisco, Microsoft and Intel are making the vMI/DPDK/PCI-passthrough package available for appliances, application and virtualized deployments.