The Nominees for the 2023 Cybersecurity Defender of the Year Award in EMEA

Cybersecurity professionals are often perceived as sole practitioners, plying their craft in dimly lit rooms. Nothing could be further from the truth, as one of the keys to being a successful cybersecurity professional is the ability to collaborate and, more importantly, to share knowledge as far and wide as possible. At Cisco, we have formed the...

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Privacy’s impact continues to grow, but more remains to be done

As part of Cisco’s recognition of International Data Privacy Day, today we released the Cisco 2023 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, our sixth annual review of key privacy issues and their impact on business. Drawing on responses from more than 3100 organizations in 26 geographies, the findings show that organizations continue to prioritize and get attractive...

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Encryption is on the Rise!

When the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) announced the TLS 1.3 standard in RFC 8446 in August 2018, plenty of tools and utilities were already supporting it (even as early as the year prior, some web browsers had implemented it as their default standard, only having to roll it back due to compatibility issues. Needless to say, the rollout was...

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Realizing the Value of Privacy Investment

It’s been my pleasure to work alongside the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) for over a decade to advocate for privacy to be respected as a fundamental human right and managed by organizations as a business imperative. CIPL works with industry leaders, regulators, and policymakers to deliver leading practices and solutions for privacy...

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Achieving Security Resilience: Findings from the Security Outcomes Report, Vol 3

I am excited to announce the release of Cisco’s annual flagship cybersecurity report, the Security Outcomes Report, Volume 3: Achieving Security Resilience. It’s about preparing, adapting, and overcoming security challenges and threats, and an organisation’s ability to respond and emerge stronger.It’s the organization’s ability to respond to the inevitable...

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Nine Top of Mind Issues for CISOs Going Into 2023

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses. This gives me an invaluable macroview...

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Accelerate XDR Outcomes with NDR and EDR

Cybersecurity attacks complication and damaging impact are always keeping SOC analyst at their edge. Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions tend to simplify for Sam, a SOC analyst, his job by simplifying the workflow and process that involve the lifecycle of a threat investigation from detection to response. In this post we will explore how...

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Why Zero Trust Helps Unlock Security Resilience

Speaking to many CISOs, it’s clear that many security executives view zero trust as a journey that can be difficult to start, and one that even makes identifying successful outcomes a challenge. Simultaneously, the topic of security resilience has risen up the C-level agenda and is now another focus for security teams. So, are these complementary? Or...

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Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: When planning meets execution

In this blog about the design, deployment and automation of the Black Hat network, we have the following sections: Designing the Black Hat Network, by Evan Basta AP Placement Planning, by Sandro Fasser Wi-Fi Air Marshal, by Jérémy Couture, Head of SOC, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Meraki Dashboards, by Rossi Rosario Burgos Meraki Systems Manager,...

Dec 2022

Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: The SOC Inside the NOC

Our core mission in the NOC is network resilience. We also provide integrated security, visibility and automation, a SOC inside the NOC. In part one, we covered: Designing the Black Hat Network, by Evan Basta AP Placement Planning, by Sandro Fasser Wi-Fi Air Marshal, by Jérémy Couture, Head of SOC, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Meraki Dashboards,...

Dec 2022