security

July 29, 2016

PARTNER

Partner Rewind and Fast Forward

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Time is valuable. And it never feels like we have enough of it. Learn how to save time, make more money, reach more customers, and stay connected. Seem impossible? It’s not!   Service contracts are a time and money succubus. But they don’t have to be. Tracking thousands of services contracts, renewing those contracts, and ensuring […]

July 22, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Cisco is Powering #ConnectedConventions

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This past week, the Republican National Convention took place in Cleveland and on Monday, the Democratic National Convention will kick off in Philadelphia. During this time, both cities are transformed, with thousands of political leaders and eager participants flying in from around the country to converge on both the Quicken Loans Arena and the Wells […]

Facing Up to Security Challenges in a Digital Economy

3 min read

Hello! My name is Kevin Wood, and I am a retail business architect here at Cisco for both Retail and Hospitality. I have done a lot of work providing security to retailers – one of the most vulnerable industries in the world today. We all know that staying ahead of security threats is a dynamic […]

July 11, 2016

NETWORKING

Cisco Umbrella Branch: the Fastest, Easiest Security for Branches

1 min read

As an organization, providing secure guest and corporate Internet access at the branch can be a major challenge. Not only do you have to protect the enterprise, you also have to protect your customer. Protection is good… but it also needs to be simple to deploy, easy to manage, and integrates seamlessly. Let’s also not […]

July 1, 2016

PARTNER

Partner Rewind and Fast Forward

2 min read

Knock knock. Who’s there? Muffled reply. Sounds serious. Do you open your door? Hackers hope so.   This week we’re talking about: Security, security, security: what’s new and what does it mean to you? Your value proposition. Does it stand out? Or does it sound like everyone else’s?   Hackers are knocking at your door. […]

June 30, 2016

CLOUD

Red Hat Keynote Open Source: the Forefront of Innovation

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Though a long time IT guy and Cisco veteran, when it comes to Open Source, containers, really the future of data centers – I’m a newbie!  However, this has got to be one of the coolest times to enter this field. In the Red Hat Summit keynote session, Open Source: The Forefront of Innovation, I […]

June 28, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco to Expand Cloud Security Portfolio with Acquisition of CloudLock

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I’m excited to share that today Cisco announced its intent to acquire CloudLock Inc., a leading cloud security solution that gives companies visibility and policy control over content shared in cloud applications. CloudLock specializes in Cloud Access Security Broker, or CASB, technology and helps organizations move faster to the cloud. CloudLock delivers cloud security to […]

June 27, 2016

DATA CENTER

Micro Segmentation and Cisco ACI – From Theory to Practice Part II

6 min read

This is Part II in a four part series of blogs.  This is the second of a series of blogs where we will illustrate how to leverage Cisco ACI to implement Micro Segmentation. In the first blog we described how to use ACI micro segmentation to implement a web application that uses a tier of […]