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Cybersecurity career training for the real world

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Cybersecurity career training for the real world

Riccardo Nobili’s passion for cybersecurity career training is palpable. Not only is Nobili the Head of Network at Leroy Merlin, a global home improvement and gardening retailer, but he is also a Cisco Networking Academy instructor where he enables students to become future cybersecurity defenders. If you’re also passionate about cybersecurity, check out our open opportunities. Scalable: Networks and student growth As the Head of Network at Leroy Merlin, Nobili is accountable for all parts…

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Security Series: Protecting the Edge Against DDoS Attacks with a Simplified Integrated Solution

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Security Series: Protecting the Edge Against DDoS Attacks with a Simplified Integrated Solution

An unprecedented increase in distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in recent years has resulted in lost revenue and productivity, increased ransomware costs, and impacted service-level agreements (SLAs) for network operators. According to Zayo Group’s annual DDoS Insights Report, attacks are accelerating rapidly, with a 314% increase in overall attacks from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023—surging by 1,300% in some industries. The report also notes “there are approximately 23,000 DDoS attacks every…

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Google Workspace Marketplace: 4 Tips for Choosing the Best Apps

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Google Workspace Marketplace: 4 Tips for Choosing the Best Apps

An Independent Security Verification badge is one indication that an app should go to the top of your list when evaluating options in the Google Workspace Marketplace. If you’re a Google Workspace administrator or user selecting an application from the Google Workspace Marketplace, your first task is to make sure an application does the job you want completed as easily as possible. Beyond that, you might use the following four indicators from a Google Workspace…

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Atomic Stealer Distributes Malware to Macs Through False Browser Downloads

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Atomic Stealer Distributes Malware to Macs Through False Browser Downloads

Atomic Stealer malware advertises itself through ClearFake browser updates disguised as Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari. Anti-malware software provider Malwarebytes has described a new variant of Atomic Stealer (also known as AMOS), which is malware targeting Apple users. The new malware variant, distributed through the fake browser update delivery mechanism ClearFake, advertises itself as updates for Apple’s Safari browser and Google’s Chrome browser. The malware is capable of grabbing a user’s data and sending it…

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Intel Patches Widespread Processor Vulnerability

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Intel Patches Widespread Processor Vulnerability

The strange vulnerability could have allowed for escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure attacks. Intel has published a fix for a potential vulnerability that affected some Intel processors. The security flaw, named Reptar, causes “very strange behavior,” said Google’s Tavis Ormandy, who is one of the researchers who discovered the bug. No attacks have been reported using the Reptar bug. However, Ormandy noted the bug is potentially wide-reaching and not yet fully…

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Speeding to Growth: Greater Together with Cisco Security

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Speeding to Growth: Greater Together with Cisco Security

2000 partner attendees. 3 humid Miami Beach days. 1 powerful security message. Last week, I got to join my colleagues on stage at my very first Cisco Partner Summit, or as I like to call it “Partner Super Bowl.” It was an invigorating event for our teams and global partners, only validating that Cisco is the place to be and partner with right now. When off the stage, I was scurrying between 45+ partner meetings…

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Australian Nonprofit Cyber Security Is So Poor It Might Be Affecting Donations

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Australian Nonprofit Cyber Security Is So Poor It Might Be Affecting Donations

Image: Adobe/immimagery The not-for-profit sector is one of Australia’s biggest employers and revenue sources. 1.4 million people work in the not-for-profit sector in Australia, and another 3.2 million people volunteer. The overall revenue of the sector is $190 billion, and that money goes directly into supporting critical causes across the country. Unfortunately, according to new research by Infoxchange, the sector is ill-equipped to handle the security requirements of modern IT environments, and that is not…

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Celebrating Latinas in Tech

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Celebrating Latinas in Tech

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Cindy Valladares and Laura Elena Garza discussed their experiences as Latinas in tech. Valladares, director of brand strategy, customer advocacy, and storytelling at Cisco security, and Garza, manager of the Site Reliability Engineering Delivery team for Cisco Duo, hadn’t met before but quickly connected over how their cultures have impacted their lives and careers and how they both currently call the Pacific Northwest home. If you also value connection, authenticity,…

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Cisco Security + Partners = Greater Together

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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…

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CCIE Security Certification Exam Tips for Success

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CCIE Security Certification Exam Tips for Success

Security is an ever-evolving technology that is necessary in every organization. That’s why Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security-certified individuals are in high demand.  This year, we celebrate the CCIE program’s 30th anniversary. As the second-most sought-after CCIE certification, I’m here to offer tips to achieve the CCIE Security certificate by sharing my own certification journey as well as preparation for success.  My CCIE Security journey  I started my professional career at the Cisco Technical…

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