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What's all the buzz about StateRAMP?

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What's all the buzz about StateRAMP?

State, local, and federal governments all play a pivotal role in maintaining critical infrastructures like water supply, electricity, transportation, and public health services. The public sector, particularly, needs to ensure that their digital systems offer robust security measures to protect this infrastructure, as well as any sensitive information they contain. And as these systems increasingly rely on digital platforms, it becomes vital to implement advanced security measures to protect them from potential cyber threats. This…

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Strengthening our U.S. Public Sector Leadership Team with the Promotion of two Industry Veterans

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Strengthening our U.S. Public Sector Leadership Team with the Promotion of two Industry Veterans

On behalf of Cisco, I am proud to announce the promotions of Gary DePreta to the role of Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Sector Sales and Mike Witzman to Senior Director of U.S. Public Sector Solutions Engineering. These strategic promotions come at a transformative time for Cisco as we reinforce our commitment to our Public Sector customers. Gary and Mike will head a team of over 900 leaders, sales people, and solutions engineers focused…

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

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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?

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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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Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves FedRAMP® Agency Authority to Operate

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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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Simplifying Firewall Management: Cisco Defense Orchestrator Nears FedRAMP® Authorization

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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

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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

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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

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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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Hybrid Work in Government Survey Results: Big Trends Revealed

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Hybrid Work in Government Survey Results: Big Trends Revealed

Hybrid work is enhancing government’s impact at every level by improving collaborative outcomes and delivering better employee experiences. That’s why the ability of government to provide a secure and user-friendly hybrid work environment has become a necessity. We’re seeing that the most successful government agencies are ones that have pivoted their services and work environments to be more flexible and resilient to accommodate hybrid work. And the results are positive, as revealed in the recent…

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