ESG Survey of IT Security Professionals Provides Insight to Data Center Security Issues
Yesterday, I reported on Cisco’s new ACI security
NGFW
Enhance Data Center Security and Automation with New Cisco ACI Features and Partners
We’ve been talking for a while about Cisco ACI’s leadership in SDN security features (like here), and in the design of our fine-grained security policy enforcement between individual
A New Way Forward: Continuous Threat Protection for Organizations of All Sizes
Organizations are under relentless attack, and security breaches happen every day. A global community of attackers creates advanced malware and launches it via multi-faceted attacks and through multiple attack vectors into organizations of all sizes.
Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services – How to get infected
On October 7, 2013 Cisco completed the acquisition of Sourcefire. At that time, I recognized this via Twitter and checked out the products on their website. I was excited to...
A Dynamic Integration: FireSIGHT and ISE
With the security landscape constantly evolving and attackers innovating at the rapid pace, it is important that we keep up with attackers. For this reason we have based our security...
ASA now with FirePower Services?
I get tired of the word NGFW because it tends to lend itself now to more of a marketing term. Anytime you hear that type of stuff it's like, "What makes it next generation?" If you look at Star Trek, what makes Star Trek Next Generation is they got
Continuing Our Legacy: Cisco Leads in Security Effectiveness
Last week we announced the availability of Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services, which represents the industry’s first threat-focused next-generation firewall (NGFW). This offering addresses threats across the full attack continuum anytime and anywhere a
Evolving the Next-Generation Firewall: The Importance of Being Platform-Based
Why is platform-based a key imperative for next-generation firewalls (NGFWs)? In our previous blog posts, we outlined what it means to be threat-centric, integrating best-in-class security layers with shared intelligence across all layers to combat
Step Up to a New Standard in Threat Defense
The 135 Spanish Steps are perhaps one of the most popular tourist attractions in Rome—and this in a city where your alternatives include stunning options like visiting the Vatican, the...