As innovations such as cloud computing, virtualization, and mobility continue to change the way technology services are provisioned and delivered, enterprises need to be able to provide an equally flexible mechanism of protecting important assets from attacks. Cisco provides one of the industry’s most comprehensive advanced threat protection portfolios of products and solutions. Download now ...

Data center administrators face a significant challenge: They need to secure the data center without compromising the performance and functionality that new data center environments enable. Many are looking to secure the data center using solutions designed for the Internet edge, but these solutions are not enough. The Cisco Online Privacy Statement and this summary ...

IT organizations around the world are consolidating and rebuilding data centers, moving infrastructure into the cloud, and looking at flexible and programmable data center architectures (like SDN for data center networks) in an effort to get the scale and agility they need to operate their businesses and manage cost. So what do end-users—companies in the ...

How Will Security Advance in the Data Center in 2016? Read on to get the answers to three key questions posed in this survey: What are the most common data center security incidents, and what impact are they having on organizations? How have threats to data centers evolved and multiplied over the past year? What ...

IT should not impede your business growth, but rather should accelerate it. But to get to a place where IT efforts are focused on achieving results instead of managing complexity, the network needs to get much simpler. Cisco can help you get there, using capabilities embedded in the network you already have in place. Download ...

Cisco® Validated Designs provide the foundation for systems design based on common use cases or current engineering system priorities. They incorporate a broad set of technologies, features, and applications to address customer needs. Cisco engineers have comprehensively tested and documented each Cisco Validated Design in order to ensure faster, more reliable, and fully predictable deployment. ...

Today’s threat landscape is nothing like that of just 10 years ago. Simple attacks that caused containable damage have given way to modern cybercrime operations that are sophisticated, well-funded, and capable of causing major disruptions to organizations and the national infrastructure. It’s time for a new security model that addresses the full attack continuum—before, during, ...

When first introduced, next-generation firewalls were marketed as a panacea, consolidating application and network protection on dedicated network appliances. Yes, NGFWs represented a step forward, but many offerings were still light on software integration, threat management capabilities, high performance, and overall systems management. ESG believes that these shortcomings will be addressed with the introduction of ...

The web has become a popular attack vector, and web security is a vital part of keeping your business safe. Hacking is now a recognized industry, and criminal enterprises are more sophisticated and better connected than ever. Attacks are always changing, becoming more damaging and harder to detect. Today’s organizations need a comprehensive web security ...

Since the 1990s, email has evolved from a tool used primarily by technical and research professionals to become the backbone of corporate communications. Each day, more than 100 billion corporate email messages are exchanged.Security has naturally become a top priority. But mass spam campaigns are no longer the only security concern. Today, spam and malware ...