A Q&A with Dr. Kelley Misata of Sightline Security and Cisco’s Wendy Nather Have you or your company donated to a nonprofit recently? In the security industry, we are always very focused on protecting enterprises due to the amount of money that’s at stake if they are compromised, as well as the critical services that many of them provide. But have you thought about … [Read more...] about Securing Nonprofits Protects Us All
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Securing AWS EKS Environments – Cisco Blogs
So, your organization’s simplifying Kubernetes management with AWS’s Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Now, how are you going to secure that cluster? Whether your role is on the application team, or in DevOps or SecOps, you might be thinking: We chose EKS because agility is important to us. Similarly, we need manageable and efficient security, so we can stay focused on what … [Read more...] about Securing AWS EKS Environments – Cisco Blogs
11 Useful Security Tips for Securing Your AWS Environment
Want to take advantage of excellent cloud services? Amazon Web Services may be the perfect solution, but don't forget about AWS security. Whether you want to use AWS for a few things or everything, you need to protect access to it. Then you can make sure your business can run smoothly. Read on to learn some important AWS security tips. Use Multi-Factor authentication When … [Read more...] about 11 Useful Security Tips for Securing Your AWS Environment
Securing industrial networks: What is ISA/IEC 62443?
Cyber attacks targeting industrial networks increased by 2000% from 2018 to 2019. Attacks on operational technology (OT) can interrupt production and revenue, expose proprietary information, or taint product quality. They can even put employees in harm’s way or damage the environment. Attacks on critical infrastructure—water, power, and transportation—can inflict devastating … [Read more...] about Securing industrial networks: What is ISA/IEC 62443?
Vote of Confidence: Securing the 2020 Election
Trust in election results begins with faith in our election systems Snail mail in the spotlight Absentee ballots, also called voting by mail, is a hot topic. The pandemic is forcing everyone to re-think what they’ll do this year. Many states expanded mail-in voting and, according to the Washington Post, up to 77% of Americans can now vote by mail. The numbers are … [Read more...] about Vote of Confidence: Securing the 2020 Election
Securing Remote Work: Questions You Should Ask
No one could have anticipated the overnight need to rapidly pivot from working in an office to working remotely. Today, 76% of employees are working from home, needing remote access to corporate systems from all sorts of devices from unknown, potentially unsecure home networks. But with 68% of breaches originating on endpoints and bad actors intensifying pandemic-themed malware … [Read more...] about Securing Remote Work: Questions You Should Ask
Securing Elections Globally: Threats & Recommendations
As a global leader in protecting elections, we want to explain our perspective on election security issues and share some resources with the elections community. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracies everywhere, and globally they have come under increasing threat by foreign adversaries who seek to manipulate or undermine their processes or outcomes. We … [Read more...] about Securing Elections Globally: Threats & Recommendations
Securing Remote Work: Protecting Endpoints the Right Way
The remote work environment has been around for years. In fact, 56% of employees in the US have a job where some of what they do could be done remotely even before the pandemic. However, no one could have predicted the sudden need to fast-track remote worker access to corporate systems. Overnight, we’ve gone from environments where most of us were confined to an office … [Read more...] about Securing Remote Work: Protecting Endpoints the Right Way
Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
This post was authored by Sham Miah I’ve been working in the cybersecurity industry for many years now and because of the way cybercriminals evolve their threats, there has always been one constant; email is still the number one threat vector. According to Gartner “by 2021, Gartner expects 70% of public and private companies to be using cloud email services”. And, that … [Read more...] about Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
Securing Your Future by Innovating Today
At a time when cybercrime costs three times more than natural disasters globally1, the demands on security are constantly growing. Whether you’re asked to protect a workforce that roams anywhere, a workplace that is digitized, or workloads that run wherever, your disparate security solutions are creating discord and an untenable level of complexity. At Cisco, we’ve been on a … [Read more...] about Securing Your Future by Innovating Today