Saturday 17 March 2018

Attackers turn to IoT and ICS to find gaps in security

Technology solutions and processes that rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly becoming standard equipment in many organizations as well as industrial facilities, thanks to IoT systems’ ability to automate and communicate with devices. Unfortunately, as we detail in the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, attackers see benefits to IoT as well—namely, the ability to take control of IoT devices with weak or no security and build powerful IoT botnets. They also see value in taking control of operational technology (OT) systems, which are often used to manage critical infrastructure.

Friday 16 March 2018

Cisco FindIT Network Manager System Update

After the big announcement last week, we are following that up with big FindIT news.

So with that, our Software Product Manager, David Harper is pleased to announce two exciting new deployment options.

The availability of FindIT Network Manager on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace as well as support for the FindIT Network Probe on the Raspberry Pi single-board computer.

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Using machine learning to detect possible insider threats

Cloud applications are now commonplace in enterprises. From productivity applications to storage, employees and IT departments are realizing the benefits of offloading documents and data into the cloud. But as data, identities, and applications move to the cloud, security teams must manage the risk involved with losing control of traditional network perimeter. This is largely a problem of visibility: If data never travels across corporate networks, how can defenders understand what users are doing, whether their activities are legitimate, and if their accounts have been compromised?

Monday 12 March 2018

Paving the Way for Network Transformation

Service providers today are facing serious challenges. Developments like 5G and ultra high definition video are putting them under growing pressure to supply large bandwidths, fast speeds and low latencies.

To address this, providers are realising that they can operate their networks more efficiently by keeping more traffic in the outer network layers. This can help them provide services that are faster and more responsive to demand, by minimising the time that traffic takes to travel through the network. At this level, every millisecond counts.

Friday 9 March 2018

New Cisco 250 and 350 Series Switches with Multi-Gigabit and 10GE

Today we proudly announce the availability of several new models in the 350 and 250 Series. These new models provide even more Managed and Smart Switch options including MGig and 10 Gigabit Ethernet models.

Wednesday 7 March 2018

The Power of Logging in Incident Response

A deep dive into logging as an often-overlooked but powerful tool for incident detection and response

“Lack of instrumentation or insufficient logging” is often a phrase used on incident response reports. During incident response activities, this isn’t a phrase you want to see, since lack of logging inhibits your organization’s ability to conclusively determine root cause analysis.

Monday 5 March 2018

New Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud: Built for Managed Security Service Providers

As the threat landscape continues to become more complex, more and more businesses are looking to outsource their security needs. According to the 2018 Cisco Cybersecurity Report, 44 percent of enterprises and 54 percent of small businesses based in the United States outsource their security monitoring capabilities. The Global Managed Security Services Market has a projected compound annual growth rate of 14.5 percent through 2022, reaching US $45 billion.