Partner Study Uncovers the Opportunities Ahead for Cisco Partners and Informs New AI Specialization

Partner Study Uncovers the Opportunities Ahead for Cisco Partners and Informs New AI Specialization

As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape continues to evolve, organizations must adopt AI effectively to stay competitive. Our inaugural study, “Bridging the Customer AI Readiness Gap,” explores the opportunities and challenges facing partners in supporting their customers’ AI ambitions. Based on a double-blind survey of over 1,500 partners, the study reveals that IT partners around the world anticipate a transformative wave of AI technology demand that will drive significant revenue over the next four to…

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From Uptime to Outcome: New Paths for Managed Services Success

From Uptime to Outcome: New Paths for Managed Services Success

Today, businesses demand measurable results that drive economic value. As organizations embrace managed services to navigate IT complexity, reduce risks, and achieve strategic goals, we’re witnessing a transition from merely ensuring uptime and service availability to delivering tangible business outcomes. The focus has shifted from ‘uptime to outcomes.’  How is managed service adoption shifting?  According to a recent Cisco demand study, over 88% of organizations expect to increase their spending on managed services by over…

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Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Mark Landry, National Accounts Director at AMAROK, to discuss navigating multi-site risk assessment effectively. “In order to approach your risk assessment, especially when you’ve got vast or disparate geographies – meaning you’ve got a location in Portland, Maine and location in Portland, Oregon – you have to be able to accurately convey the risk across both of those locations that have very different risk…

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67% of organizations say employees lack basic security awareness

67% of organizations say employees lack basic security awareness

Fortinet’s 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report reveals 67% of organizations are concerned that employees lack fundamental security awareness. This percentage has increased since 2023, when 56% expressed concerns with employee security awareness. Perhaps as a result, 94% of organizations want to implement more stringent cybersecurity policies for high-risk employees.  Key findings from the report include: Amit Zimerman, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Oasis Security, offers the following advice for organizations seeking…

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Quality is Priority Zero, Especially for Security

Quality is Priority Zero, Especially for Security

Software defects are not uncommon, but what sets great companies apart is how quickly they respond and put the customer first. While that is a challenge in any domain, security software defects are a unique beast. Our products can be the first line of defense or the last, depending on the solution. The cost of failure in security is catastrophic — and I say that without exaggeration. “For a security product, quality is more than…

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Proving physical security value across an organization

Proving physical security value across an organization

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Thomasina Martin, a Key Account Manager specializing in Energy and Utilities at Genetec, Inc., to talk about proving the value of physical security across an organization. “One of the primary challenges I think a lot of us see, I think it’s universal in the security industry when trying to secure a budget, is that physical security often competes with other critical business units or…

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch Sneaky Images in Email

Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch Sneaky Images in Email

These days, email security is more critical than ever. With the rise of sophisticated cyber threats, attackers are constantly evolving their techniques to bypass traditional security measures. One such method is the use of image-based fraud, which can be particularly challenging to detect and prevent. The challenge of image-based fraud Have you ever received an email from a service you don’t remember signing up for? Or perhaps an email that seems legitimate but feels off?…

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Delivering Modernized Security for Government Agencies: The Vital Role of FedRAMP

Delivering Modernized Security for Government Agencies: The Vital Role of FedRAMP

With an increasing number of organizations in the U.S. public sector and government relying on cloud services and interconnected systems, the need for comprehensive security to safeguard sensitive information and the ability for vendors to deliver flexible, simple and easy-to-manage solutions is mission critical. In 2022, the federal government reported over 30,000 cybersecurity incidents, and a 2023 study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average cost of a data breach for a U.S. federal…

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Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

For over a decade, partners have been using Marketing Velocity to accelerate their time-to-market and more recently have adopted Cisco Marketing Velocity Central (MVC) as their full-scale marketing engine. MVC is a digital, co-marketing experience offering partners always-on learning, content, and free services designed to create integrated marketing campaigns and generate demand to help grow your business. Cisco Marketing Velocity (MV) provides an end-to-end centralized place for partners to manage all their marketing needs when…

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Shaping the Future: Announcing the U.S. Fast Future Innovation Awards

Shaping the Future: Announcing the U.S. Fast Future Innovation Awards

In a world where the transformative power of artificial intelligence is at your fingertips, you now have the chance to shape the future by creating solutions that not only drive business success but also address pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges. Announcing the U.S. Fast Future Innovation Awards (FFIA)—the hunt for groundbreaking ideas that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to make a tangible impact. Whether your passion lies in education, sustainability, hybrid work, cybersecurity, healthcare, or…

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