After a two-year hiatus, Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne is back! Personally, it will be a special experience, attending with my team and leaders for the first time as the Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Lead. I will be speaking on the “Top Priorities for IT and Security Leaders in 2023” on 7 December at the Cisco Secure Insights Live, covering key priorities for security leaders as we … [Read more...] about ALL IN at Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne: Building Security Resilience for the Modern Enterprise
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Cisco Joins the Launch of Amazon Security Lake
Cisco supports the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework and is a launch partner of AWS Security Lake The Cisco Secure Technical Alliance supports the open ecosystem and AWS is a valued technology alliance partner, with integrations across the Cisco Secure portfolio, including SecureX, Secure Firewall, Secure Cloud Analytics, Duo, Umbrella, Web Security Appliance, Secure … [Read more...] about Cisco Joins the Launch of Amazon Security Lake
U.S. Bans Chinese Telecom Equipment and Surveillance Cameras Over National Security Risk
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally announced it will no longer authorize electronic equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua, deeming them an "unacceptable" national security threat. All these Chinese telecom and video surveillance companies were previously included in the Covered List as of March 12, 2021. "The FCC is committed to … [Read more...] about U.S. Bans Chinese Telecom Equipment and Surveillance Cameras Over National Security Risk
Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms – The ABCs of MDR and XDR Security
In the second part of this blog series on Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms, we covered Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (MEDR) solutions, which included an overview of the evolution of endpoint security solutions. In this blog, we’ll go over Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) … [Read more...] about Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms – The ABCs of MDR and XDR Security
CrowdStrike Cloud Security Extends New CIEM Capabilities
As organizations continue to shift to multi-cloud environments and increasingly use cloud services for application development, new challenges emerge that require dramatic changes in the delivery and practice of cybersecurity. Notably, Gartner predicts that inadequate management of identities, access and privileges will cause 75% of cloud security failures by 2023.1 Though … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Cloud Security Extends New CIEM Capabilities
Talking IoT Security at the White House
Last week, I was privileged to participate in an important national summit on IoT Security convened by Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies. Representatives from across the US government, industry, and academia were invited to the White House to discuss a National Consumer IoT Security Labeling program. In short, we were all … [Read more...] about Talking IoT Security at the White House
Ensuring Security in M&A: An Evolution, Not Revolution
Scott Heider is a manager within the Cisco Security Visibility and Incident Command team that reports to the company’s Security & Trust Organization. Primarily tasked with helping to keep the integration of an acquired company’s solutions as efficient as possible, Heider and his team are typically brought into the process after a public announcement of the acquisition has … [Read more...] about Ensuring Security in M&A: An Evolution, Not Revolution
When It Comes to M&A, Security Is a Journey
Shiva Persaud is the director of security engineering for Cisco. His team is responsible for the Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle (CSDL), a set of practices based on a “secure-by-design” philosophy developed to ensure that security and compliance are top-of-mind in every step of a solution’s lifecycle. This blog is the third in a series focused on M&A cybersecurity, … [Read more...] about When It Comes to M&A, Security Is a Journey
The Upcoming UK Telecoms (Security) Act Part One: What, Why, Who, When and How
In November 2020, the Telecommunications (Security) Bill was formally introduced to the UK’s House of Commons by the department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Now, after several readings, debates, committee hearings, and periods of consultation, the Telecommunications (Security) Act is quickly becoming reality for providers of public telecoms networks and services in … [Read more...] about The Upcoming UK Telecoms (Security) Act Part One: What, Why, Who, When and How
Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of EDR and MEDR Security
In the first part of this blog series on Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms, we provided a high-level overview of the different threat detection and response solutions and went over how to find the right solution for your organization. In this blog, we’ll do a deeper dive on two of these solutions – Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Managed Endpoint Detection and … [Read more...] about Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of EDR and MEDR Security