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As Europe grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, countries had to react quickly to accommodate surges in critically ill patients. With hospitals overwhelmed, it became an all hands on deck moment for cities, communities, governments, and businesses. Spain was one of the hardest hit countries. With patient cases soaring in Madrid and elsewhere in the country, the government reached out to IFEMA, Madrid’s highest grossing exhibition venue, to turn its state-of-the-art…

Co-Authored by Sarah Sorrell Getting the best possible discount from Cisco for your customer deal is a game changer. And deal protection assures that you receive the most competitive price from Cisco over any other partner. These two things often mean the difference between winning or losing that business. But sometimes, going through the deal registration process can slow you down. And getting the quote to your customer quickly can be just as important as pricing…

As our rapid evolution continues, I know how important it is to keep you, our partners, up to speed on the latest Collaboration strategy and product innovations. To ensure alignment we’ve hosted two outstanding events as we build momentum leading up to our inaugural event in December, WebexOne!  Collaboration Partner Connection: During our Collaboration Partner Connection event, we shared exclusive insight into what’s coming for our customers, how you can capture opportunities with Flex 3.0,…

They may not be cool, and they’re certainly not up to date, but there are millions of old Android smartphones out there running 2016’s Android 7.1 Nougat or earlier. On Sep. 1, 2021, however, those phones will start failing when they try to connect with websites secured by Let’s Encrypt Secure-Socket Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates. Let’s Encrypt is the enormously popular, free open-source certificate authority (CA). Thanks to its service, over a billion…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — News summary New Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC accelerate customers’ time to deliver new products and services in healthcare, life sciences and manufacturing New software integrations for virtualized environments simplify HPC cluster management and provisioning in private and public clouds Global collaborations enable HPC and AI as-a-Service Full story Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces new Dell EMC Ready Solutions and high-performance computing (HPC) cloud service provider…

There are two sides to the shift to remote work. On one side, you need to ensure that your people have access to equipment that will allow them to perform their day-to-day tasks. On the other, there needs to be a way to connect back to company resources that will help workers complete those tasks. One solution to both of these aspects that has proven useful is remote desktop technologies. These technologies allow a user…

Every day, organizations connect more and more devices and applications to networks to improve productivity, unlock growth opportunities, and innovate. This means IT teams have to contend with a growing attack surface and an increasing volume and variety of cyberthreats that put their organization’s privacy, data, and reputations on the line. As networks become more complex and attack methods become more sophisticated, businesses recognize that cybersecurity cannot be considered optional. Cybersecurity is the most challenging…

Learn about how Cisco’s new Internet of Things solution, Application Hosting on the Catalyst Access Points, changes the game by providing the ability to deploy custom IoT applications directly onto Cisco’s 9100 series Wi-Fi 6 access points. It’s the year 1950, and I’m asking you what you imagine technology would be in 70 years; what would you say? My guess is you proceed to list out some science-fiction-like answers such as the existence of space…

Giving credit where credit’s due Now that it’s been a while since we dealt with the initial blows from the pandemic, it’s time to pause and appraise.  First, as organizations and individuals, we should take a moment to express our gratitude for the remarkable efforts that our IT and networking teams have led. Without their contributions to the networks they build and manage day-in and day-out, most organizations would have fared much worse. This isn’t…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between October 30 and November 6. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive…