security

January 24, 2017

MANUFACTURING

7 Reasons Why IIoT Projects Fail

3 min read

The IIoT brings new promises to the plant floor: lower operating cost, better visibility, and improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness.

January 9, 2017

NETWORKING

2017 Enterprise Network Security Trends

2 min read

Security is often seen as getting in the way of networking, by adding too many controls, or slowing the network down. We talk about common concerns with our network buyer customers, as well as the opportunities and challenges around securing the enterprise.

January 9, 2017

PERSPECTIVES

Cyber Security Capture the Flag (CTF) Series Part 1: Planning/Design

5 min read

Cyber security Capture the Flag (CTF) events are used to keep security professionals and students up-to-date with their skills in the cyber security industry. As part of our Cyber Security CTF Series, we explore how to develop and host a cyber security CTF event, and how to do it well.

Crack-down on video streaming-piracy on the rise

3 min read

Regardless of the ongoing debate on the efficacy of legal action against illegal streaming, there seems to be more legal action initiated, with pretty significant judgments, across more territories and jurisdictions. Two reports on action against illegal streaming caught my eye last month. The first was the conviction and four-year prison sentence for Terry O’Reilly in […]

December 20, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Tis the Season to Secure Your Devices (and Things)

4 min read

Today, global headlines are focused on alleged government-led breaches of U.S. political parties. But the threat of nefarious online activity goes beyond the email and communications of elected officials. The large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack that flooded the servers of Domain Name System (DNS) host Dyn on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 undoubtedly proves the disruptive […]

December 16, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Security is the talk of the town in South Beach

1 min read

When winter comes around, many people head down south to places like Miami to escape the snow, play some golf, and relax on the beach. The weather is the attraction, but on January 10-12, Miami will become a hub for a hot topic beyond just the weather: cybersecurity at the S4x17 ICS Security Conference. Cisco […]

December 9, 2016

PARTNER

Speed, Simplicity and Smarketing

2 min read

Wendy Bahr said it best at Partner Summit: “to move with speed, we have to simplify”. But how can you cut through the clutter and not only reach your target audience, but reach them with something that spurs action and pushes results? Our distribution partners at Comstor did just that. Through a laser focus on […]

December 8, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Question of the Year: Is Your Factory Secure?

2 min read

While there’s no silver bullet to cybersecurity for manufacturers, it’s important to prepare, assess, clarify, and drive awareness within your organization to build a security framework.

New Cisco FindIT Network Management Platform

2 min read

Friends, The team is excited, especially our FindIT Product Manager, David Harper for the announcement of his Network Monitoring and Management Platform. But why? Today’s market offers businesses a wide range of networking options. There’s more than a handful of ways to provide your business backbone with a robust routing, switching and wireless solution. It […]