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Financial institutions have to be vigilant in the face of a continually evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. As these have attacks have evolved, regulatory bodies have updated their regulations to account for the increasing threat of cyber risk. In 2015, following a significant increase in nation state and hacktivist attacks on U.S. financial institutions, the FFIEC released new guidance and a Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for institutions to self assess their risks and determine their cybersecurity maturity….

Cisco’s effort to power an inclusive future for all is not solely focused on enabling digitisation for businesses, but (as stated within our Annual Purpose Report) looks to act boldly and deliberately to drive fairness, inclusion for our people, and equitable access to opportunity for our global communities. In doing so, Cisco’s commitment to achieve our purpose, also ensures a sustainable and regenerative future for our planet so that people and ecosystems can thrive. Here…

Virtual care comes in many forms and the term covers a multitude of use cases and workflows. We find that providers can deliver better remote care, at lower cost, when they standardize on a virtual care platform with the ability to support all core use cases. At Cisco, we’ve taken a full-stack platform approach that leverages the power of our Webex service, together with software and hardware deployed across the cloud and the premise, to…

Over the past year, Cisco has embarked on a journey to make everything possible for our partners, distributors, and customers. We’ve worked together to help accelerate our customers’ digital transformation efforts, while continuing to navigate through multiple challenges. Despite those challenges—or perhaps because of those challenges—we’ve found that we’re more powerful together, and that when we work together, we can open up a world of limitless possibilities. A world where truly everything is possible. So…

Enterprises have options for making cloud services more resilient but at a price premium of up to 111% over the base price of services that offer no protection, according to a study by Uptime Institute. The extra cost can mean faster recovery times, better compensation from service-level agreements when there are outages, and improved “implied reliability,” according to Uptime’s report “Public cloud costs versus resiliency: stateless applications”. The institute modeled three scenarios for improving the…

This blog comes to us from Tyrone Harmon – aka “Ty the Cyber Guy” – an influential voice in cybersecurity, with an active presence on social media with his video series #CybersecuriTEA. Ty is a Cybersecurity Specialist at Cisco and the fantastic host for Cisco Networking Academy’s #BeCyberSmart virtual event on June 30, 2022. Ty will be joined by Josh McCloud, National Security Manager at Cisco, and Semyon Ovsyannikov, an education and technology expert with Cisco…

In follow-up to my recent Customer Success discussion, this month I checked in with two more Cisco Partner leaders in the Americas – Ryan Kingston, Director, Americas Distribution, Lifecycle Services, and Stefania Di Cicco, Manager, CX Renewals – to learn how Cisco partners are scaling their recurring revenue business by leading with a digital renewals strategy. Here are a few highlights: John: Tell me about your business and where partners are at in their renewals…

Wireless connections are ubiquitous and have become a part of our daily lives no differently than electricity. Planning, maintaining, and troubleshooting  WiFi networks, optimized for today’s radio coverage and capacity requirements, may not be a simple task for an otherwise seasoned wireless network engineer.   While wireless technologies are ubiquitous, they interact steadily with the physical environment.  Architecting the best wireless coverage for a specific environment depends on many different physical factors like obstacles (walls, doors,…

The appeal of private 5G is driving companies to explore ways to improve the performance, scalability and flexibility of their mobile networks. Enterprise deployment of the technology has been slow due to the pandemic and an immature device ecosystem, but that’s not stopping early adopters. To help get started, they’re turning to service providers, which can include telcos, private wireless vendors, hardware vendors, systems integrators, and major cloud players. Here’s a look at how three private-5G…

Semiconductor maker Semtech has announced plans to acquire fellow chip vendor Sierra Wireless in an effort to accelerate its push into making internet of things components. Semtech makes a variety of analog and mixed-signal chips, including long-range, low-power wireless RF connectivity, power management, and video-broadcast equipment. Sierra Wireless makes dedicated IoT technology. Semtech has made steps toward this market but a takeover of Sierra would accelerate the effort. “We believe the next era of technology…