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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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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Balancing agility and predictability to achieve major engineering breakthroughs

Balancing agility and predictability to achieve major engineering breakthroughs

In my last blog, I shared the progress we’re making toward building the Cisco Security Cloud, an open, integrated security platform capable of tackling the rigors of securing highly distributed, multicloud environments. This was an honest assessment of what we have achieved and celebrating our significant accomplishments, moving the needle forward on our vision. I want to share how we approach our research, development, execution and what are our core principles to driving innovation at…

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Bringing Simplicity to Security: The Journey of the Cisco Security Cloud

Bringing Simplicity to Security: The Journey of the Cisco Security Cloud

In June of 2022 at the RSA Conference, we announced our vision for the Cisco Security Cloud Platform. We set out to provide an integrated experience to securely connect people and devices everywhere to applications and data anywhere. We focused on providing an open platform for threat prevention, detection, response, and remediation capabilities at scale. Since the announcement, we’ve been working hard to deliver, and the core of what we’ve accomplished has been rooted in…

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