Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco ISE 3.4 – Here and Now!

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Cisco ISE 3.4 – Here and Now!

If you were at Cisco Live US in June—and even if you weren’t—you heard the good news: the release announcement of Cisco Identity Services Network (ISE) 3.4. For a lot of network and security administrators, hearing about the new functions of the latest version of Cisco ISE can be a bit of a tease—we know that you want to get your hands on it and see how it’s going to strengthen your network. Today is…

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Cisco ISE 3.4 begins June with a bang

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Cisco ISE 3.4 begins June with a bang

June has always been one of my favorite times of the year. When I was younger, it always meant that school was finally ending. Now that I’m a little older, the latter reason doesn’t matter as much, but I still love the season. Plus, there’s a yearly June occurrence that has taken the place of the last days of school. That’s Cisco Live, and the launching of the next version of Identity Services Engine (ISE)!…

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E80 Group secures its AGVs with Cisco industrial solutions and Italtel system integration

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E80 Group secures its AGVs with Cisco industrial solutions and Italtel system integration

Picture a factory floor. The air hangs heavy, thick with the metallic tang of machinery and the oil that keeps it all turning. Every square foot seems to be utilized. Rows of hulking machines dominate the space. Between them are narrow pathways that workers and machines must navigate. These are the conditions for which E80 Group, an Italian multinational, based in Viano, Italy, builds its autonomous and laser guided vehicles (AGVs and LGVs) that can…

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Don’t Understand RADIUS and TACACS+? Cisco has You Covered

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Don’t Understand RADIUS and TACACS+? Cisco has You Covered

It happens to everybody. You purchase a new bit of technology, and there are features and functionalities that you just aren’t aware of. There are a million reasons why this might be true—you might be too busy to dive too deeply into the resource guide or maybe you think you can do fine with just the basics—but these unknown features are waiting for you to unlock them. And once you do, it will make your…

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What’s Trending? How about NACs

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What’s Trending? How about NACs

Here’s a question: are Network Access Controls (NACs) dead? Recent industry-wide data from Forrester has shown that not only are NACs not dead, but they’re making a comeback of sorts because the technology is evolving. In its recent Trends Report, “Take NAC Out of the Box” published during the fall by analyst Carlos Rivera, Forrester has found that despite three years of leveled growth NACs—Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) is an example of this technology—are…

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Cisco and Rockwell strengthen OT/ICS security with visibility for converged plantwide ethernet (CPwE)

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Cisco and Rockwell strengthen OT/ICS security with visibility for converged plantwide ethernet (CPwE)

The turtle, protected by its hard shell, is a good metaphor for the security model used in most industrial networks. The industrial DMZ (iDMZ) is the shell that protects the soft, vulnerable center—the industrial control systems (ICS) the business depends on. But while the iDMZ blocks most threats, some will inevitably slip through. When they do, they can move sideways from device to device, potentially causing downtime and information leakage. Giving traffic free rein once…

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Is it time to virtualize your factory floor?

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Is it time to virtualize your factory floor?

Co-authored by Roland Wagner, CODESYS. Virtualization is well accepted in enterprise IT. Creating virtual versions of computing resources such as servers and storage, enables the consolidation of multiple physical resources into a single virtual environment. This allows for more efficient utilization of hardware and better resource management.  The value derived includes reduced capital expenditures, lower maintenance costs, increase flexibility and improved cybersecurity. However, virtualization is not so prevalent in industrial environments. Industrial Automation and Control…

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