Data center traffic is expected to quadruple in the next five years as IoT and big data applications take off. At the same time, we'll see growth in distributed databases and applications, increasing virtualization and virtual mac...
In a world of increasingly "extreme" sports, I offer the premise that security in a connected world is truly the most extreme team sport of all. Why? Because while it demands a tightly aligned team, often we do not even know who o...
We all seek opportunities that fill us with enough excitement to carry us through our days. The highs are remarkable, ground-breaking highs -and even when there's an off day (because we all have those) these opportunities are the ...
Because "somewhat prepared" is not good enough. Are you cyber-resilient? Or like other utility leaders, are you asking yourself what itreally meansto be cyber-resilient? It's the burning question for utilities today who want to mo...
When a vacation starts off bad, it can set the tone for the entire trip. Fortunately, that didn't happen when my family kicked off our recent vacation in Paris. Because of my background at Cisco, I couldn't help but notice that ou...
According the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, 40 percent of the dynamic networks, endpoints, and cloud infrastructure in enterprises is leading to significant blind spots and lack of real-time awareness for security teams....
Pre-Virtual Virtual Firewalls Nowadays, everyone likes to talk about network function virtualization. Most security vendors build their firewall products to run on a few popular hypervisors. However, the "virtual firewall" term pr...
What's new with Webex? A whole lot. Starting July 27th, you'll see a new look to Webex Meetings and Webex Events, designed to make your meeting experience easier than ever before. There's a new desktop app, which replaces Webex Pr...
DDoS understandably makes for a lot of headlines and is the source of genuine concern on the modern Internet. For example, the recent memcached attacks were remarkable for the volume of traffic generated through amplification (1.7...
As my colleague Damien McCoy wrote recently, Webex Teams is much more than just a rebranded Cisco Spark app. If you used the product for a while, you'll be the first to agree. We're revamping the user experience. Colors are changi...
A typical branch office IT installation consists of multiple point products, each having a specific function, engineered into a rigid topology. Changing something in that chain, be it adding a new function or connection, increasin...
This weekend, France emerged victorious over Croatia and hoisted the trophy as FIFA World Cup champions. I was one of millions of viewers held in rapture by the tournament, especially as it entered the home stretch. It was a littl...