Enabling Network Engineering Skills in an AI World

Enabling Network Engineering Skills in an AI World

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a common buzzword, especially with the rise of Generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT, which can create entirely new data and human-like content. However, AI technology is nothing new. At Cisco Learning & Certifications, we have been providing training on predictive AI technology for years. Yet, in the short time since it came on the scene, GenAI (with its millions of practical use cases) has significantly accelerated adoption, increased data…

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Enabling Network Engineering Skills in an AI World

Enabling Network Engineering Skills in an AI World

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a common buzzword, especially with the rise of Generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT, which can create entirely new data and human-like content. However, AI technology is nothing new. At Cisco Learning & Certifications, we have been providing training on predictive AI technology for years. Yet, in the short time since it came on the scene, GenAI (with its millions of practical use cases) has significantly accelerated adoption, increased data…

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Are you AI-Ready? Cisco Networking Academy is closing the gender gap in AI

Are you AI-Ready? Cisco Networking Academy is closing the gender gap in AI

LinkedIn workforce data shows that women are still significantly underrepresented in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM). Despite making up almost half (49.3%) of total employment across non-STEM occupations, women represent just 29.2% of all STEM workers. As technology moves quickly, that underrepresentation shapes the technology of tomorrow as well as amplifies existing gender bias in technology. As Cisco’s corporate purpose is to power an inclusive future for all, Cisco Networking Academy chooses to take…

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Are you AI-Ready? Cisco Networking Academy is closing the gender gap in AI

Are you AI-Ready? Cisco Networking Academy is closing the gender gap in AI

LinkedIn workforce data shows that women are still significantly underrepresented in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM). Despite making up almost half (49.3%) of total employment across non-STEM occupations, women represent just 29.2% of all STEM workers. As technology moves quickly, that underrepresentation shapes the technology of tomorrow as well as amplifies existing gender bias in technology. As Cisco’s corporate purpose is to power an inclusive future for all, Cisco Networking Academy chooses to take…

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TransUnion transforms its business model with IT

TransUnion transforms its business model with IT

At the core of its strategy is the mountain of data that TransUnion has acquired — along with more than 25 companies — over decades. That data is in the process of being unified on a multilayered platform that offers a variety of data services, including data ingestion, data management, data governance, and data security. Once completed within two years, the platform, OneTru, will give TransUnion and its customers access to TransUnion’s behemoth trove of…

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Ring to Pay Out $5.6m in Refunds After Customer Privacy Breach

Ring to Pay Out $5.6m in Refunds After Customer Privacy Breach

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will send a total of $5.6m in refunds to customers of Ring, a home camera provider, as the result of a settlement with Ring over security and privacy failings. Ring, which was bought by tech giant Amazon in 2018, reached the settlement with the FTC in 2023 over charges the company allowed employees and contractors to access consumers’ private videos and failed to implement security protections, enabling hackers to…

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Why banning TikTok will not solve data security challenges

Why banning TikTok will not solve data security challenges

TikTok, the social media platform owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance, has come under fire from Washington, D.C. lawmakers. Legislation signed into effect on April 24 includes a provision that requires ByteDance to sell the social media app in the next nine to twelve months or be banned in the United States. According to the Associated Press, the ban would not go into effect for at least a year and will likely take longer due…

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OpenAI's GPT-4 Can Autonomously Exploit 87% of One-Day Vulnerabilities

OpenAI's GPT-4 Can Autonomously Exploit 87% of One-Day Vulnerabilities

The GPT-4 large language model from OpenAI can exploit real-world vulnerabilities without human intervention, a new study by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers has found. Other open-source models, including GPT-3.5 and vulnerability scanners, are not able to do this. A large language model agent — an advanced system based on an LLM that can take actions via tools, reason, self-reflect and more — running on GPT-4 successfully exploited 87% of “one-day” vulnerabilities when provided with…

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M&A action is gaining momentum, are your cloud security leaders prepared?

M&A action is gaining momentum, are your cloud security leaders prepared?

As we near the halfway point of the year, organizations are under tremendous pressure to grow businesses across all industries. It’s no secret: bottom lines must rise and 2024 has been earmarked as a pivotal year to revert to growth mode. Many organizations will find an uphill battle here; the previous few years have taken a significant toll. From supply chain issues, layoffs, delayed pipelines, and stalled progress due to pulled focus, we are due…

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CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359: Frequently Asked Questions About ArcaneDoor

CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359: Frequently Asked Questions About ArcaneDoor

Frequently asked questions about CVE-2024-20353 and CVE-2024-20359, two vulnerabilities associated with “ArcaneDoor,” the espionage-related campaign targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances. Background The Tenable Security Response Team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding an espionage campaign called ArcaneDoor. FAQ What is ArcaneDoor? ArcaneDoor is the name given to an espionage-focused campaign disclosed by researchers at Cisco Talos on April 24. The campaign involves a reported state-sponsored actor who has been targeting…

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