NETWORKING

It was so amazing to return to London for the Black Hat Europe 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC). Produced by Informa Tech, and built by the security partners, the mission of the NOC is to quickly build a conference network that is secure, stable and accessible for the briefings, sponsors and attendees. It is a team effort, where collaboration combines a robust backbone (Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and…

Today’s cybersecurity universe shares many similarities with the Marvel Universe. There’s bad guys (those pesky cyber-attackers) and there’s good guys, like cybersecurity thought leader Mark Lynd, and Enric Cuixeres Saez, Head of IT at Leng-d’Or. In a recent video, Mark and Enric sat down to discuss the latest dangers and developments in the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity – and it’s an absolute must-watch! But to expand on the conversation and share more of his experiences…

Introduction With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. They are responsible for a variety of costs, including licensing, appliance, related infrastructure updates, and ongoing maintenance. From a time-value perspective, inserting firewalls also creates additional complexity for NetOps and SecOps teams, delaying time to deployment in production environments due to design and testing required to integrate the new firewall into the network. To become more agile, organizations…

With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, our nation begins a significant investment in critical infrastructure that is smarter, safer and designed for long term sustainability. But we should also take the opportunity to modernize operational technologies (OT). Investing in our nation’s OT at this moment is critical to creating more secure and resilient infrastructure. We must think beyond broadband, making strategic investments in OT that support our roadways, water systems, subways,…

Wi-Fi 6 has some impressive improvements over its predecessor Wi-Fi 5 including lower latency, faster speeds, higher throughput, and increased range that can make it a better fit to serve both dense clusters of clients and clients running high-bandwidth applications. As Wi-Fi in general replaces wired networks in some enterprises and with the increased use of tablets, laptops, and mobile phones within enterprises, wireless-network responsiveness and versatility are becoming more desirable. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax)…

Edge computing is a simple concept. Move processing and storage closer to devices and users to better manage the tsunami of data being generated and consumed across your enterprise and enable new digital applications. But it’s not so simple in execution. Edge use cases have different requirements that must be factored into your edge strategy. And edge computing sites are deployed in very different physical environments. While some edge use cases may be supported by…

It was evident throughout the discussions at Smart City Expo World Congress that technology is a critical component when it comes to understanding the future of our communities. We heard firsthand how cities are grappling with the digital divide and determined to make more livable and sustainable communities, with ubiquitous access to education, healthcare, and government services. We talked about securing and modernizing our critical infrastructure, the cornerstone of our economies and cities, and ensuring…

Monitoring and servicing are two critical functions to ensure your distributed UPS assets do the job they were intended to do to keep your critical edge computing applications available.   But when you have UPSs distributed across dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of sites, managing them can be a challenge due to the geographic dispersity, the lack of trained/dedicated staff, and the mixed ages/models of the fleet. Some companies opt to manage their fleet themselves, while…

Cisco Blogs / Developer / Open source cloud native visibility tool for APIs APIClarity, an open source cloud native visibility tool for APIs, utilizes a Service Mesh framework to capture and analyze API traffic, and identify potential risks. Quick and Easy API Visibility & Analysis: Reduce API security risk without code instrumentation or workload modification. Comprehensive Dashboard to Monitor APIs: Evaluate OpenAPI specifications for security issues and best practices. Where there is no spec, automatically…

Cisco Networking Academy Be the Bridge Awards celebrate the incredible things our education partners have made possible and their achievements every Cisco financial quarter. I’m thrilled to publicly announce the partners who made an impact on our six-person global judging panel for this Cisco financial quarter (Q1) of financial year 2022 (FY22). Help us celebrate Cisco Networking Academy’s Be the Bridge Award recipients; twelve partners from around the world who embody the true spirit of…