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26 Jun 2024

28 Mar 2024

Tom Baumgartner 1 min read

Speed and performance might make you think of motorcycles with big shiny chrome parts, but that’s not what this post is about (apologies). Instead, it’s about the speed and performance of a secure Chromebook user experience. Today, we’re going to talk about the steps that educational institutions from preschool to graduate school need to take […] The post Go Big…

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12 Mar 2024

5 May 2023

Michael Sikillian 1 min read

U.S. Government customers can now leverage Cisco to meet the mandate for CISA’s Protective DNS with enhanced protection for on-premises and roaming client users. Protective DNS is offered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to detect and prevent cyberattacks targeting Federal civilian executive branch agencies (FCEB). U.S. Federal Civilian agencies must integrate […] The post Cisco Umbrella…

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27 Sept 2022

Ryan Shoemaker 1 min read

One of the key value propositions of leveraging a Cisco SD-WAN architecture is the ability to implement a highly effective segmentation strategy. Implementing this allows organizations to separate devices into isolated networks such that there is no communication between each segment without a configuration expressly permitting that connection. This architecture allows organizations to reduce attack […] The post Extending SD-WAN…

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1 Sept 2022

Marianne McDonough Chrisos 1 min read

With continued hybrid work, anywhere, anytime access is key to employee productivity and retention. But this level of access adds additional security concerns. As different vulnerabilities emerge, organizations will need to develop new network security strategies; hackers are paying attention, and they are matching today’s technology and work practices with their own innovations. There is […] The post Why Using…

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26 May 2022

Cindy Turner-de Vries 1 min read

SC Awards from SC Media are known for honoring the best people, products and companies in cybersecurity. One of the industry’s most respected media outlets, SC Media enlists a select pool of experts from the information security community to review more than 800 entries in 35+ categories. Last year Cisco Umbrella took home SC’s top […] The post Cisco Umbrella…

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21 Sept 2021

Chloe Whitaker 1 min read

Over the course of a weekend in 2020, organizations around the world pivoted from in-person workplaces to either fully remote or hybrid remote/in-person work models. For security teams, this raised a concerning question: How do you protect the perimeter when said perimeter no longer exists? This is where cloud-native security – a term we at […] The post 3 Benefits…

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14 Sept 2021

Chloe Whitaker 1 min read

Based on the kind of high-profile cyberattacks dominating news cycles, you’d be forgiven for thinking these are large enterprise or government-scale crimes. But if you operate a small business, cybersecurity may be more important than you think. Most smaller businesses lack adequate cybersecurity systems, with many small business owners unaware that solutions as simple as […] The post How DNS-layer…

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7 Sept 2021

Chloe Whitaker 1 min read

Spend enough time in cybersecurity and you’re bound to have heard colleagues, analysts, and consultants suggest adding DNS-layer protection to your security stack. It’s easy to understand the appeal – using the internet’s infrastructure to block connections to malicious or unwanted domains can help protect any network from online hazards. But recently, with the conversation […] The post SASE breakdown:…

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24 Aug 2021

28 Oct 2020

Raviv Levi 1 min read

AV-TEST places Cisco Umbrella first in secure web gateway to protect remote workers With so many employees working remotely during the global pandemic, businesses are having an even harder time keeping their users, devices, networks, applications and data safe. According to Ponemon Institute, organizations who believed they were effective at mitigating risks, vulnerabilities and attacks […] The post AV-TEST places…

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