Despite the many benefits of IoT, the billions of connected sensors, devices, and other smart objects it comprises will also dramatically increase the diversity of threats we will face. As a result, ensuring that we can reap the o...
Many people take the term "Internet of Things" too literally, and assume that IoT is about the things, themselves. But they're missing the whole point! It's not the "things" that makes IoT special. After all, connected devices are...
Last week I published a brief blog about the OpenSSL heartbeat extension vulnerability, also known as the Heartbleed bug. One commenter asked, "What about the Cisco.com website? Is it safe to change our passwords on the site?" We ...
The first time someone referred to me as a "woman leader in IT," I was honestly caught by surprise. I had never stopped and thought about the idea that I was any different than any other leader, any other woman or any other ...
Tom Touchet, CEO of City24/7, shares his perspective on the Internet of Everything. When the Internet of Everything is written about in history, the main determiner of its success or failure will be how it has benefited h...
We are all seeing colleges and universities across the nation experiencing a massive disruption in how they deliver quality learning experiences to their students. Those that continue down the path of status quo will miss th...
The 2014 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition is in the Windy City, bringing a half-century of industry innovation to the biggest and most exciting conference yet! Check out Cisco's presence at t...
A recent Bloor Research Market Update on Advanced Threat Protection reminds us of something that many security vendors have long been loath to acknowledge: traditional, point-in-time technologies, like anti-virus or sandboxes, are...
Data has always been important for many (if not all) companies. Today however it is becoming increasingly easier to collect data about customers, business transactions, devices etc..., . This data enables companies to (more dyna...
One thing is clear to me. Managing IT is similar to playing a game of Jenga, which challenges players to build a stack of blocks then remove those blocks without being the one to knock the whole stack over. Whenever an IT ma...
Security concerns around cloud adoption can keep many IT and business leaders up at night. This blog series examines how organizations can take control of their cloud strategies. The first blog of this series discussing the role...
As advancements in mobility continue to accelerate across all industries, one area that appears poised for some of the deepest transformation is healthcare. Already, we are seeing how mobility adoption in hospitals - along with ne...