Simplifying security options for enterprise customers is a daunting task, and it can be even harder in the current pandemic-driven workforce environment. But Cisco is taking steps to both streamline and bolster its security menu, according to news out of its virtual Partner Summit conference. For starters, Cisco is eliminating 50 product names and simplifying its […]
Archives for October 2020
‘Credible threat’: How to protect networks from ransomware
(Editor’s note, Oct. 29, 2020: With the FBI and US Department of Homeland Security recently warning of credible cyberthreats to healthcare facilities including ransomware, it’s a good time to review the steps outlined in this article that enterprises can take to guard against such attacks.) Ransomware attacks are becoming more rampant now that criminals have […]
Webinar Video: Machine Learning Fights Financial Crime
We are excited to share the video of the joint webinar we hosted yesterday with BigML’s partner, INFORM GmbH, where they shared their expertise on fighting financial crime with Hybrid AI. The webinar covered how the utilization of Machine Learning as a new tool against fraud detection can augment existing rule-based systems financial institutions employ […]
What is the IoT value chain and why is it important?
By Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst and Tom Rebbeck, Partner, at Analysys Mason. Companies with ambitions to succeed in the provision of IoT need to identify the roles that they can play in the IoT value chain and the types of partnerships that they should forge to deliver solutions. They also need to understand who they […]
Microsoft named a Leader in the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms
Embracing digital transformation in Industrial IoT requires companies to rethink and shift business models and operations. Doing so, however, has become more difficult in the past six months due to production slowdowns, restrictions on employee movement with social distancing, and rapidly shifting market demands. Yet for many companies, the industry disruptions caused by COVID-19 have […]
Survey: Zero Trust benefits remote work during pandemic
(Editor’s note: An August 2020 Enterprise Management Associates survey of 252 North American and European IT professionals found that most had accelerated their adoption of Zero Trust networking framework. This article by EMA Vice President of Research Networking Shamus McGillicuddy further details the results of the “Enterprise Zero Trust Networking Strategies: Secure Remote Access and […]
2 More Hospitals Hit by Growing Wave of Ransomware Attacks, As Feds Issue Warning
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The future of IoT: 5 major predictions for 2021
Forrester research predicts big network connectivity chaos, proactive healthcare engagement through wearables and sensors, and smart office initiatives for the return to the office. Image: iStock/Oakozhan It remains unclear when offices will reopen, if remote work will become standard, along with other common lifestyle practices that dramatically changed during the coronavirus pandemic. But the factors […]
Smart manufacturing: 5 industry predictions for 2021
Flexibility, resilience, and innovation will dominate the manufacturing world in its 2021 recovery from COVID-19, Forrester says. Image: ipopba, Getty Images/iStockphoto As part of its larger 2021 predictions guide, Forrester has released a list of five trends it believes will drive the smart manufacturing industry in the year to come. The COVID-19 pandemic led to […]
Cisco Delivers New Platform Solutions to Drive Workload Agility Across Public and Private Clouds
News Summary: New solutions enable IT to simplify their operations and gain consistency across on-premise, edge and public clouds through best-in-class insights and automation New software-delivered capabilities accelerate application and digital services delivery in a hyper-distributed world by connecting teams, infrastructure and tools Cisco Partner Summit Digital, October 28, 2020 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced new software-delivered […]