Empowering Cybersecurity with AI: The Future of Cisco XDR

Empowering Cybersecurity with AI: The Future of Cisco XDR

In 2007, there was a study from the University of Maryland proving that internet-connected systems were attacked every 39 seconds on average. Today, that number has grown more than 60%. Cisco sees 64 attempts to connect to ransomware infrastructure every second. The world is becoming digitized, and hybrid, which creates an environment that criminals target with increasing sophistication. It’s too much for human-scale, and so a hybrid world requires a hybrid approach that sits between…

Read More

Cisco & Splunk: A Complete SOC Platform Purpose-Built for the AI-Driven Future

Cisco & Splunk: A Complete SOC Platform Purpose-Built for the AI-Driven Future

Organizations come in all shapes and sizes. From big companies to small, local companies to multi-nationals, unregulated to highly regulated — the size and sophistication of organizations operating in today’s economy is incredibly diverse. Equally, the size and sophistication of their security operations also varies. The reality is that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to security operations. That is why I am so excited about the integration of Cisco XDR and Splunk Enterprise Security….

Read More

Sign up for a Tour at the RSA Conference 2024 SOC

Sign up for a Tour at the RSA Conference 2024 SOC

Join the guided tour outside the Security Operations Center, where we’ll discuss real time network traffic of the RSA Conference, as seen in the NetWitness platform. Engineers will be using Cisco Security Cloud in the SOC, comprised of Cisco Breach Protection Suite, User Protection Suite, Cloud Protection Suite and Secure Firewall. Incidents are investigated with Threat Intelligence, provided by Cisco Talos, partners Recorded Future, alphaMountain, Pulsedive and community sources. Outside the SOC, you will receive…

Read More

To win against cyber attackers at Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL turns to Cisco XDR

To win against cyber attackers at Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL turns to Cisco XDR

On Sunday, February 11, over 160 million viewers from around the globe watched Super Bowl LVIII, making it one of the most viewed annual sporting events. It is also a good bet that a record number of bad actors were focused on the contest, not for The Big Game itself, but rather for the goal of implementing a successful cyberattack. A report by the National Cyber Security Centre, The Cyber Threats to Sports Organisations, stated…

Read More

Introducing Cisco Breach Protection Premier

Introducing Cisco Breach Protection Premier

It’s increasingly difficult to defend your organization from cyberattacks, especially as attackers evolve their approaches with new tactics to evade detection and use generative AI to become more advanced. Many security teams cannot quickly and effectively detect and respond to attacks due to a lack of resources, high operational complexity, and an overload of alerts. Some organizations also find it time- or cost-prohibitive to build and run their own security operations, while others have small…

Read More

Cisco Security + Partners = Greater Together

Cisco Security + Partners = Greater Together

It’s hard to believe that Cisco Partner Summit 2023 is right around the corner in Miami Beach, Florida on November 6th – 9th. Yes, you read that correctly. For the first time since 2017, we’re in a new location—lovely Miami Beach. It’s shaping up to be a great event, and I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to meet with many of our security partners onsite. The theme for this year is “Greater Together,” which really…

Read More

RSA Conference™ 2023 Security Operations Center Findings Report

RSA Conference™ 2023 Security Operations Center Findings Report

NetWitness and Cisco released the fourth annual Findings Report from the RSA ConferenceTM 2023 Security Operations Center (SOC). The RSA Conference™­ SOC analyzes the Moscone Center wireless traffic, which is an open network during the week of the Conference. The role of the SOC at RSA Conference is an educational exhibit sponsored by NetWitness and Cisco. It has elements of a SOC like you would create to protect an organization. The RSAC SOC coordinated with…

Read More