The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) is on the mind of nearly every cybersecurity and IT team right now because of its widespread usage, ease of exploitation, and broad attack surface. This blog provides an overview of how Cisco Secure Endpoint helps protect your environment from attackers exploiting this vulnerability. What You Need to Know About Log4j On Thursday, December 9, the Apache Software Foundation disclosed a security vulnerability in Apache Log4j, a Java-based logging library…

We are closing out yet another eventful year, one that has seen waves of change in our use of technology, an increased need for automation and virtualization, and new dependencies from users around the world on our global developer community. Yet, beyond innovations that helped us live – literally – through the pandemic, it’s been a year of triumphs, trials, and tidal shifts, notably marked by the continued migration to the cloud and the importance…

We are transitioning to a new era in networking where virtualization, automation, analytics, and security are becoming the key building blocks of the “new” intent-based network. While new technologies and solutions present new opportunities for the network, they are only made possible by the enterprise network teams that possess the knowledge and skills to access their full potential. What enterprise network teams need to know To meet this challenge, engineers and enterprise network teams need…

At Cisco, our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all. I truly believe those words – ‘inclusive’ and ‘for all’ – must underpin everything we do at Cisco. Cisco office in Bedfont Lakes (UK) on December 3rd supporting the PurpleLightUp initiative Over 30,000 of Cisco employees participate in Cisco’s inclusive communities—a group of 29 employee resource organizations (EROs) and employee networks that help our people connect within community and among allies. Our inclusive…

Welcome to the first blog in our #SecureGovernment series! Today, we look at the technological trends that are likely to drive the future of government. In recent times, we’ve seen an unprecedented rate of digital transformation in the public sector. While the government is traditionally built for stability and risk-minimization, agility and rapid adoption were imperative to ensure that critical services were kept up and running. With the lessons learned and building blocks in place,…