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Just like any fast-growing innovative sector, the industrial cybersecurity market largely remains a mystery to many. And where there is mystery, there are myths. In the era of all things being connected and of cybercrime becoming a structured business, the cybersecurity challenge is a daunting one for many companies. This article debunks some of the myths that leave industrial organizations dangerously exposed. While not an exhaustive list, here are five of the big ones: I’m…

When I started cord-cutting, only hardcore techies and television fans were doing it. It was really difficult to do. Today, there are more people watching streaming shows than there are paying for cable or satellite TV and anyone can do it with any high-quality streaming device and a decent broadband connection.  There are three reasons for this shift. First, the best live TV streaming services now offer pretty much anything you’d ever want from a…

This blog was written by Stephanie Y. Moore and Curshanda Cusseaux Woods. Stephanie Y. Moore is a Director of Government Affairs at Cisco and leads Cisco’s social justice advocacy with federal policymakers for Action 1, Influence Ecosystem. Curshanda Cusseaux Woods is a Community Impact Manager at Cisco where she oversees the Cisco Black Equity Grant program, social justice sponsorships, and employee engagement for Action 1, Influence Ecosystem. L to R: Stephanie Y. Moore and Curshanda…

AVA solution bridges network and security gap SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET), a leader in data-driven networking, today announced that its 720XP series of switches for campus deliver embedded security and packet analysis. By embedding NDR (Network Detection and Response) capabilities into the Arista EOS-based switches themselves, customers derive broader visibility and threat hunting across the modern cognitive campus. The secure infrastructure optimizes existing human workflows and drives automated risk mitigation without the…

The end is near for 3G in the US, as AT&T prepares to shut down its network next week, with T-Mobile and Verizon to follow suit within the calendar year. It’s a changeover long in the making, according to experts. The carriers, facing a spectrum shortage, have wanted to reuse 3G spectrum for newer-generation network technology for years, and the shortfall has only gotten worse as 5G begins to roll out. Verizon stopped supporting new…

Zero trust touches everything: identity, applications, networks, data, and devices. The best approach is not to change everything all at once. Instead, start with the big picture. In our research, we’ve found the most successful organizations dedicated the first phase of their zero-trust initiatives to working out an architecture. They didn’t rush into deploying solutions as though starting with a greenfield. Everyone else dove in fast, mixing the foundational work on zero trust with one…

Generally speaking, if you want really fast internet, your best choice has been 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps). There have been a handful of places, such as Chattanooga, Tenn., with faster internet. But for the most part, you are out of luck. That’s no longer the case. Frontier, a national Internet Service Provider (ISP), is now bringing 2 Gbps broadband to all its fiber customers.  While Frontier is best known for its rural DSL internet…

Generally speaking, if you want really fast internet, your best choice has been 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps). There have been a handful of places, such as Chattanooga, Tenn., with faster internet. But for the most part, you are out of luck. That’s no longer the case. Frontier, a national Internet Service Provider (ISP), is now bringing 2 Gbps broadband to all its fiber customers.  While Frontier is best known for its rural DSL internet…

Part 1 of the 3-part ThousandEyes in Catalyst 9000 Switches Series: What are the benefits? The goal of ThousandEyes is to provide visibility into the digital experience across any network. These days, users rely on the network for all activities. Any downtime affects productivity and user experience. Identifying and solving problems fast is key. How many times do network administrators struggle to figure out if the cause of the problem is in the application or…

Some Slack users reported they were unable to access the collaboration app on Tuesday morning.   The outage was first reported by Slack at 9:25 a.m. ET as many US workers returned to work following the President’s Day holiday weekend. Thousands of Slack users reported problems loading the app on DownDetector.com; the problems had yet to be resolved two hours after the interruptions began. DownDetector.com DownDetector.com shows the Slack outage. “Slack is not loading for some…