Over the past year, I’ve spoken with hundreds of professionals about what they expect from their network security. This question is mostly met with equal parts enthusiasm and angst. As we wrap up another successful Cisco Live, I’m eager to share the deep insights I’ve gathered from these extensive conversations and how Cisco is actively addressing your security needs. As … [Read more...] about Security, the cloud, and AI: building powerful outcomes while simplifying your experience
Outcomes
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 attacks and … [Read more...] about Achieving Security Resilience: Findings from the Security Outcomes Report, Vol 3
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 SecureX, Secure Cloud … [Read more...] about Accelerate XDR Outcomes with NDR and EDR
Cracking the Code to Security Resilience: Lessons from the Latest Cisco Security Outcomes Report
“There’s so much left to know, and I’m on the road to find out.” –Cat Stevens (Yusuf) Two years ago, we asked the question: What actually works in cybersecurity? Not what everyone’s doing—because there are plenty of cybersecurity reports out there that answer that question—but which data-backed practices lead to the outcomes we want to implement in cybersecurity strategies? The … [Read more...] about Cracking the Code to Security Resilience: Lessons from the Latest Cisco Security Outcomes Report
Presenting the Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2
What if you could build a successful, world-class security program with just five practices? And what if shifting focus to these areas could put your security program ahead of 79% of other organizations? Our latest cybersecurity research study suggests that this is not only true but is also a tangible reality for organizations that choose to follow some practical steps. Over … [Read more...] about Presenting the Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2
Introducing the Cisco Security Outcomes Study: Small and Midsize Business Edition
It’s thrilling to lead security in small and midsized companies. We face many of the same threats as enterprises. With the growing emphasis on supply chain security, we share the same compliance obligations. We’re closer to the business leadership, and we’re closer to (sometimes embedded within) the IT team. With a fraction of the resources, we pull off the impossible quarter … [Read more...] about Introducing the Cisco Security Outcomes Study: Small and Midsize Business Edition
2021 Security Outcomes Study: Timely Incident Response as a Business Enabler
Anyone who has ever observed or participated in a dance rehearsal is familiar with the count-off cadence, 5, 6, 7, 8. The same is true of musicians who count at the beginning of a piece, or an athlete awaiting the starting signal. These indicators alert us to the same thing: Be ready NOW. Cybersecurity has a set of starting signals as well, but they differ in one aspect. In … [Read more...] about 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Timely Incident Response as a Business Enabler
2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs
We have heard countless times that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has advanced three years in three months. It is difficult to actually measure this, but the feeling is definitely there. Activities with questionable results in the virtual environment, such as telemedicine and distance learning, which both suffered from socio-economic biases, became an … [Read more...] about 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs
New Year, New Outcomes: How We Can Do Better in 2021
At Cisco, it has long been our belief that when it comes to security, simplified and integrated is better. I’ve written a number of blogs about this lately, and I know what some of you are thinking: “Multi-product platform solution touted by multi-product platform vendor…surprise, surprise!” And that’s okay. After years of ever-increasing complexity, you have every right to be … [Read more...] about New Year, New Outcomes: How We Can Do Better in 2021
Security Outcomes Report: Top Findings from Around the World
The Security Outcomes Study has been out for a few weeks now and I’ve had time to sit back and read it over with coffee in hand. The report empirically measures what factors drive the best security outcomes. The part that really caught me from the outset was the fact that this was based on a survey wherein the respondents didn’t in fact know that it was for Cisco. I think this … [Read more...] about Security Outcomes Report: Top Findings from Around the World