network as a sensor

December 21, 2020

SECURITY

Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) Then, Now and Beyond – Part 3: Into the Future

3 min read

The final part in our look at the past, present, and future of Secure Network Analytics. We’ve looked at the origins of the product formerly known as Stealthwatch and now it’s time for us to look ahead as we consider what the future holds.

December 4, 2020

SECURITY

Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) Then, Now and Beyond – Part 2: Behavioral Analytics Has its Day

4 min read

Part 2 of a look back at the history and origins of Secure Network Analytics, where we look at how behavioral analytics helped shape the product into what it is today.

November 6, 2020

SECURITY

Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch): Then, Now, and Beyond

4 min read

A look back at the history and origins of Secure Network Analytics as a we explore the beginnings of the recognized industry leader in Network Detection and Response (NDR).

January 23, 2017

SECURITY

What if your network could do it all? Be digital-ready AND secure your business.

2 min read

Networks today are supposed to be digital-ready, meaning fast and agile to propel business into a world where everything is connected. Getting there has hit some major speedbumps due to highly publicized hacks. And this has started a virtual arms race, where no expense is spared to deploy numerous, disparate security solutions. Yet somehow, the […]

December 19, 2016

SECURITY

To be Effective, Security Needs to Be a Force Multiplier

4 min read

Effective security is simple, open, and automated.  We’ve already talked about simple and open. Now let’s talk about automated. Security admins can relate to this scenario. You just learned of an infected system in your environment of thousands of devices. How many others are affected? That’s hard to figure out even in elite operations. What […]

December 2, 2015

NETWORKING

Celebrate the Holiday Season with Better Security Defense

2 min read

Holidays are here. It is time to take a pause from work for travels and family celebrations. But hackers are not taking a rest. Just recently, a major hotel chain reported that it suffered a security breach related to customer credit and debit card payments. The hospitality industry is certainly not the only victim of data […]

June 8, 2015

NETWORKING

The Network as a Security Sensor and Enforcer

3 min read

The Digital Economy and the Internet of Everything means everything is now connected. Digitization is fundamentally transforming how we conduct business. It creates new opportunities to develop services...

June 8, 2015

SECURITY

Leveraging the Network as a Security Sensor and Policy Enforcer

3 min read

The topic of cybersecurity has become so ubiquitous that it’s almost a daily occurrence to read or hear about security breaches in the news. Cisco understands this paradigm shift within the nature of computing, that the Digital Economy and the Internet of Everything now requires what we are calling Security Everywhere. Security has to span […]