Author: Asad Yaseen

The software-defined networking wide-area networking (SD-WAN) wave has surprised many with its depth and penetration into enterprise and service provider networking circles. I predict it will go even deeper. This is because of the ongoing integration of SD-WAN with the software-defined branch (SD-Branch). Ongoing trends in cloud services, service provider networks, and enterprise networks are all heading in the same direction – driving more nimble networks that can be managed and secured from the cloud and scale…

In a “Part 1” of this blog series, my colleague Paul Didier explained why manufacturers are accelerating transformation of their legacy production networks. In short, a modern network can readily enable integrated end-to-end cybersecurity – making it much easier to proactively monitor, identify and mitigate threats. In this post, I step through more of the “how,” with for designing, planning, testing and deploying new switches as part of a network transformation. When planning a transformation,…

Cisco Networking Academy enables distance learning The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the traditional education model for millions of students and teachers around the world, including the nearly 12,000 learning institutions worldwide that participate as Cisco Networking Academy schools.  The Networking Academy curriculum has been delivered via a hybrid model of in-person and online teaching. So when the pandemic hit, and while many schools, teachers, and students experienced widespread disruption and challenges in making the move to a…

One of the most common concerns I hear from partners and customers alike is that the talent shortage in security is a real problem. There are just not enough people to fill all of the critical roles to meet the increasing demands of the cybersecurity industry today.  With International Women’s Day, #IWD2021 fresh in my mind, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to address the impact women can make by helping to alleviate…

SecureX integration offers customers greater visibility to threats across technology silos Email threats continue to rise rapidly in volume and complexity.  With email being the number one threat vector, it’s no surprise that 94 percent of malware is delivered via email, and it remains the easiest way for attackers to breach an organization. Email security is complex and of great consequence to an organization, with threats having the potential to cause tremendous damage to an…