Comply-to-Connect and Cisco ISE: Revolutionizing the Department of Defense

Comply-to-Connect and Cisco ISE: Revolutionizing the Department of Defense

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) plays a fundamental role in ensuring that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has the necessary information technology and communications support to fulfill its mission. Among its many initiatives, DISA’s Comply-to-Connect (C2C) is a vital framework that enhances network security. In this blog, we will explore how DISA’s C2C approach is transformative, with simplified compliance and a centralized platform. Specifically, one that automates the discovery of endpoints – all…

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Is tackling technical debt key to modernizing federal networks?

Is tackling technical debt key to modernizing federal networks?

I often get brought into meetings when a customer starts talking “DevOps”. We’ll discuss everything from infrastructure-as-code, automation, and continuous integration, to network as a service (NaaS), cloud, and all things modernization. Regardless of what we cover, the customer “wants” always tend to be consistent; predictable pricing, minimal risk, and (most importantly) to move faster. Once the meeting is over, I usually get the same question. “So, what do I need to buy?”   Putting…

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Unlocking the Future of Government Cybersecurity: Insights from CyberScoop's Zero Trust Summit

Unlocking the Future of Government Cybersecurity: Insights from CyberScoop's Zero Trust Summit

Navigating Zero Trust with Advanced Visibility and AI-Powered Cyber Defense Visibility is essential and foundational to effectively addressing governmental zero trust mandates and guidance. Observability must extend to users, devices, identity, infrastructure, workflows, applications, workloads, and data. Although vital, visibility alone is insufficient to realize effective cybersecurity. Government organizations must also be able to apply analytics to understand anomalous activity and then drive automation and orchestration to dynamically respond to and reconfigure infrastructure to prevent…

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Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves FedRAMP® Agency Authority to Operate

Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves FedRAMP® Agency Authority to Operate

We are happy to announce that Cisco Meraki has successfully achieved FedRAMP® agency Authority to Operate (ATO), creating a separate cloud-based platform for U.S. Government entities, including the flagship Meraki networking products MX (security and SD-WAN), MS (switching), and MR (access points). This is a major milestone for us as we continue to scale Meraki infrastructure to meet the needs of larger governments and enterprise customers as we move toward our vision of Cisco Networking…

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Cisco’s Bill Davenport Starts Term on FCC Technological Advisory Council

Cisco’s Bill Davenport Starts Term on FCC Technological Advisory Council

Today, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Technological Advisory Council (TAC) held its first meeting, with Cisco Senior Director of Technology and Spectrum Policy Bill Davenport serving on the council after being appointed by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in February.   The TAC will provide technical expertise to the FCC to identify important areas of innovation and develop informed technology policies supporting the United States’ competitiveness in the global economy, including as it relates to U.S. spectrum…

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Simplifying Firewall Management: Cisco Defense Orchestrator Nears FedRAMP® Authorization

Simplifying Firewall Management: Cisco Defense Orchestrator Nears FedRAMP® Authorization

Cisco continues its focus on FedRAMP® Authorization for our government customers with yet another solution, Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO), which has now achieved FedRAMP In-Process status. With CDO your agency gains an integrated cloud management solution that streamlines and improves efficacy of policy administration across a variety of security solutions. This lets you manage, analyze, and optimize firewalls (FTD, ASA) across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments with simplicity, increasing your agency’s effectiveness and compliance. Cisco…

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Simplifying Firewall Management: Cisco Defense Orchestrator Nears FedRAMP® Authorization

Simplifying Firewall Management: Cisco Defense Orchestrator Nears FedRAMP® Authorization

Cisco continues its focus on FedRAMP® Authorization for our government customers with yet another solution, Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO), which has now achieved FedRAMP In-Process status. With CDO your agency gains an integrated cloud management solution that streamlines and improves efficacy of policy administration across a variety of security solutions. This lets you manage, analyze, and optimize firewalls (FTD, ASA) across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments with simplicity, increasing your agency’s effectiveness and compliance. Cisco…

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Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves FedRAMP® Agency Authority to Operate

Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves FedRAMP® Agency Authority to Operate

We are happy to announce that Cisco Meraki has successfully achieved FedRAMP® agency Authority to Operate (ATO), creating a separate cloud-based platform for U.S. Government entities, including the flagship Meraki networking products MX (security and SD-WAN), MS (switching), and MR (access points). This is a major milestone for us as we continue to scale Meraki infrastructure to meet the needs of larger governments and enterprise customers as we move toward our vision of Cisco Networking…

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Time to Leverage the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

Time to Leverage the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

Have you heard about the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program? In 2023 the U.S. Congress appropriated $60 million to DLT for use by organizations that provide education and healthcare services to communities in rural areas. According to the USDA, this funding is provided to help rural communities connect with each other and beyond as they seek to overcome the impacts of their remote locations and low populations. To help you learn more about…

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Cisco Joins U.S. Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

Cisco Joins U.S. Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

Today, Cisco announced that it joined more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. Established by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) will bring together AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations to meet…

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