For Cisco engineers working on Duo, having a remote-first workplace has helped them reach life goals, connect with colleagues around the world, and be intentional communicators. We understand that working remotely can be an adjustment — that’s why we’ve compiled the 10 parts of remote work that surprised our team members most and their advice for navigating the nuances. If … [Read more...] about 10 Surprises of Remote Work from Security Engineers
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The Elastic Guide to: Distributed Work
How exactly does a distributed company work? We’re distributed by design, which means our company policies and values revolve around how to best work when Elasticians are around the world.Because we’ve been doing this long before distributed work became cool, we have some tips and tricks that make it easier for everyone to stay connected and perform their best work. Ask for … [Read more...] about The Elastic Guide to: Distributed Work
From Austin to Sydney: How to Work From Anywhere
SaaS Security Marketing Manager Laura O’Melia has always been interested in living and working internationally. After living in Austin, Texas for twenty years, O’Melia was ready for a new adventure and decided to move to Sydney, Australia with the support and encouragement of her manager and Cisco. The pandemic delayed her plans, but now that O’Melia’s settling into life and … [Read more...] about From Austin to Sydney: How to Work From Anywhere
Know Thyself: 10 Ways to Discover Your Work Environment Needs and What It’s Really Like to Work at Cisco
Self-awareness goes a long way in determining your next professional steps. While job searching, it’s critical to identify how to leverage your transferable skills and network, while also evaluating what environmental factors of work and work culture matter to you most. Learn what it’s like to work at Cisco and the top 10 ways to suss out a workplace that suits your needs from … [Read more...] about Know Thyself: 10 Ways to Discover Your Work Environment Needs and What It’s Really Like to Work at Cisco
Someone Like Me: Cami Lewis on being a “work at home mom”
You can’t be a distributed company like us and not believe inherently in flexibility. We’ve worked flexibility into our Source Code—as part of our Home, Dinner tenet, we empower Elasticians to find balance through innovation and efficiency (and yes, be home for dinner).Cami Lewis, Global Security Lead - Community at Elastic, knows a thing or two about having to be flexible and … [Read more...] about Someone Like Me: Cami Lewis on being a “work at home mom”
A Monitoring Reality Check: More of the Same Won’t Work
On December 7, 2021, Amazon’s cloud services recently suffered a major outage that not only affected Amazon services, but also many third-party services we use day-to-day, including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Alexa, Amazon deliveries and Amazon Ring. Causes for the outage, which began at 7:30 am PST and lasted nearly seven hours, were detailed in a Root Cause Analysis report … [Read more...] about A Monitoring Reality Check: More of the Same Won’t Work
Q&A on the Future of Work
Recently Richard Archdeacon, advisory CISO and Josh Green, Technical Strategist at Duo Security, gave a virtual keynote presentation at the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2021 in Berlin where they discussed the Future of Work. We sat down with them both to get the lowdown of what they covered around this fascinating and constantly evolving area, and the key considerations they … [Read more...] about Q&A on the Future of Work
Why Database Patching Best Practice Just Doesn’t Work and How to Fix It
Patching really, really matters – patching is what keeps technology solutions from becoming like big blocks of Swiss cheese, with endless security vulnerabilities punching hole after hole into critical solutions. But anyone who's spent any amount of time maintaining systems will know that patching is often easier said than done. Yes, in some instances, you can just run a … [Read more...] about Why Database Patching Best Practice Just Doesn’t Work and How to Fix It
SASE, ZTNA and XDR market trends must work together for simplified security
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) are market trends that had started well before the year 2020. But last year they were both accelerated and catalyzed at warp speed to fundamentally overhaul the security industry. Some observers say as much as a decade’s worth of digital transformation occurred across … [Read more...] about SASE, ZTNA and XDR market trends must work together for simplified security
Securing Remote Work: Questions You Should Ask
No one could have anticipated the overnight need to rapidly pivot from working in an office to working remotely. Today, 76% of employees are working from home, needing remote access to corporate systems from all sorts of devices from unknown, potentially unsecure home networks. But with 68% of breaches originating on endpoints and bad actors intensifying pandemic-themed malware … [Read more...] about Securing Remote Work: Questions You Should Ask