Welcome Michelle Dennedy, Cisco’s Chief Privacy Officer

By John Stewart “It’s our thesis that privacy will be an integral part of the next wave in the technology revolution and that innovators who are emphasizing privacy as an integral part of the product life cycle are on the right track.” —The Privacy Engineer’s Manifesto, 2014 Privacy in an always and increasingly connected world is a complex topic. Does privacy mean the same thing it did 20—or even 10 years ago—before we all used smartphones and social media? How does data that we []

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Fortinet to Host Three Xtreme Team Partner Events in 2015, Bringing Together the Best Technical Minds in Cybersecurity

Fortinet to Host Three Xtreme Team Partner Events in 2015, Bringing Together the Best Technical Minds in Cybersecurity

Source:: Fortinet

Fortinet to Host Three Xtreme Team Partner Events in 2015, Bringing Together the Best Technical Minds in Cybersecurity

Fortinet to Host Three Xtreme Team Partner Events in 2015, Bringing Together the Best Technical Minds in Cybersecurity

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Fortinet Hires Holly Rollo as Chief Marketing Officer

Fortinet Hires Holly Rollo as Chief Marketing Officer

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Fortinet Hires Holly Rollo as Chief Marketing Officer

Fortinet Hires Holly Rollo as Chief Marketing Officer

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SYNful Knock: Acting to protect Cisco customers

By Omar Santos The security of our customers is critical, and when needed, we pull out all stops to protect them. Cisco participates in a large ecosystem of partners, industry peers (yes, that includes competitors), and non-profits that provides insight and awareness into a multitude of security threats. We also have deep internal expertise. The Cisco Talos organization is focused on threat research and content for our security offerings, our Information Security teams protect Cisco’s own network, and our PSIRT organization delivers coordinated []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

SYNful Knock: Acting to protect Cisco customers

By Omar Santos The security of our customers is critical, and when needed, we pull out all stops to protect them. Cisco participates in a large ecosystem of partners, industry peers (yes, that includes competitors), and non-profits that provides insight and awareness into a multitude of security threats. We also have deep internal expertise. The Cisco Talos organization is focused on threat research and content for our security offerings, our Information Security teams protect Cisco’s own network, and our PSIRT organization delivers coordinated []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

IT Security: When Maturity is Overrated

By Anthony Grieco In so many parts of life, the passing of time is a benefit. Wine and whisky mature, intelligence is gained, and friendships grow stronger. For those of us working in IT security, however, the passing of time brings new challenges. Prolonging the use of older technology exponentially increases risk and the resulting problems can cost more than recommended maintenance/upgrades. Let’s consider three facts: Fact 1: IT is fundamental to the economy, safety, health, and well-being of the world’s societies. Today’s []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

IT Security: When Maturity is Overrated

By Anthony Grieco In so many parts of life, the passing of time is a benefit. Wine and whisky mature, intelligence is gained, and friendships grow stronger. For those of us working in IT security, however, the passing of time brings new challenges. Prolonging the use of older technology exponentially increases risk and the resulting problems can cost more than recommended maintenance/upgrades. Let’s consider three facts: Fact 1: IT is fundamental to the economy, safety, health, and well-being of the world’s societies. Today’s []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

SYNful Knock: Protect Your Credentials, Protect Your Network

By Omar Santos Interest in IT security has never been higher. So when a new type of attack comes along, it attracts the attention of our customers and others in the industry. Earlier this week Cisco and Mandiant/Fireye released information about the so-called SYNful Knock malware found on Cisco networking devices. You can read my earlier blog on this subject here: SYNful Knock: Detecting and Mitigating Cisco IOS Software Attacks . This attack isn’t caused by a problem or vulnerability with a Cisco product. It results from an attacker stealing administrative credentials []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice