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Vinccler: Essential Open-Source Security Tools: From Vulnerability Scanning to AI Safety

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Following Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims, we want to share information about open-source projects that can help enhance the security of your apps and organization and improve LLM security. Nuclei… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

Vinccler: Bridging the Digital Divide: Cisco’s Commitment to the BEAD Program

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In today’s digital age, access to reliable broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity for economic opportunity, educational advancement, and overall quality of life. However, millions of A… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

Vinccler: Beyond Philanthropy: The Cisco Foundation’s Commitment to Thriving Communities

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In the Cisco Foundation’s FY24 Impact Report, we dive deeper into our investment model, our partnership approach, how we define and measure impact, and highlights of the results we achieved over the past year. View Source

Vinccler: Forward as One: Cisco Partner Summit 2024 Global Award Winners

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Celebrate the achievements of our partner ecosystem at Cisco Partner Summit 2024. Discover the outstanding performance of our global award winners and their impact on customers and communities. View Source

Vinccler: Get Inspired and Go Beyond with Cisco Customer Experience at Cisco Live Melbourne

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Check out what Cisco Customer Experience has in store at Cisco Live Melbourne in just a couple of weeks! View Source

Vinccler: Trust Through Transparency: Regulation’s Role in Consumer Confidence

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The Cisco 2024 Consumer Privacy Survey highlights awareness and attitudes regarding personal data, legislation, Gen AI and data localization requirements. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Crisis Response: Reinstating Connectivity to Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene

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The Cisco Crisis Response (CCR) team has responded to over 100 incidents across disasters and humanitarian efforts in 38 countries, providing secure connectivity for emergency response agencies and aid organizations to carry out life-saving activities after a crisis - most recently with Hurricane Helene. View Source

Vinccler: 10 Reflections and Learnings From My Transformative First Year and a Half at Cisco

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Chief of Staff Micaela C. reflects on her transformative start at Cisco: Insights on growth, networking, work-life balance, and impactful 3P FLEX Program experiences. View Source

Vinccler: Partner Study Uncovers the Opportunities Ahead for Cisco Partners and Informs New AI Specialization

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Discover how Cisco's "Bridging the Customer AI Readiness Gap" study highlights opportunities for partners to drive AI adoption and revenue growth. Learn about our AI Specialization program and join the Early Access Community. View Source

Vinccler: How AI Will Help Empower SMB Cybersecurity

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Since large language models like ChatGPT have become mainstream, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in our day-to-day are on everyone’s mind. Much of the attention around AI has been about its potential negative impacts on security. However, AI has already demonstrated that it has the potential to do a lot of good in protecting […] View Source

Vinccler: From Uptime to Outcome: New Paths for Managed Services Success

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Cisco technology and partner managed services drive outcome-oriented solutions. Leverage networking, security, collaboration, and AI-ready platforms to enhance customer value and operational efficiency. Discover more at #CiscoPS24. View Source

Vinccler: How Cisco is Using Apple Vision Pro to Create the Next Evolution of Spatial Collaboration

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Cisco has always had an obsession of putting the user experience at the center of everything we do. Today marks another step in this evolution with Cisco Spatial Meetings for Apple Vision Pro. It takes a concept we call “Distance Zero” to the next level using spatial computing. View Source

Vinccler: Quality is Priority Zero, Especially for Security

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Security software can be the first line of defense or the last, and the cost of failure is catastrophic. That's why quality is priority zero for Cisco. View Source

Vinccler: SOC Findings Report From RSA Conference 2024

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Discover key insights from the SOC Findings Report at RSA Conference 2024, co-released by Cisco and NetWitness for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. View Source

Vinccler: Living Our Purpose Through Pro Bono

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It’s remarkable what can be achieved when a motivated global team is aligned with a clear mission. At Cisco, our purpose is to power a more inclusive future for all. And within Cisco Legal, we live this purpose through pro bono. When we published our inaugural pro bono report in 2023, we celebrated the participation […] View Source

Vinccler: Bell Canada’s Transformation Journey with Routed Optical Networking

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Jason Teller sat down with Marc-André Gilbert, Senior Manager of Transport Planning at Bell Canada, to hear about the company’s network transformation journey using Routed Optical Networking and how it will enable Bell Canada to fulfill its strategic imperative to be the best network in the country while significantly reducing costs. View Source

Vinccler: K-12 Schools and Libraries: Key Insights on FCC’s $200M Cybersecurity Pilot and Cisco Simplified Solutions

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Explore how Cisco's streamlined solutions can enhance your network security as the Cybersecurity Pilot Program officially launches. View Source

Vinccler: You’ve Heard the Security Service Edge (SSE) Story Before, but We Re-Wrote It!

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Tech components like MASQUE, QUIC and VPP allow Cisco to overcome the limitations of last-gen ZTNA and SSE solutions. Learn how Cisco is rewriting the ZTA story. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco’s Firewall Solution Recognized as a Leader in Forrester Wave™

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Cisco is proud to be recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024. Learn more about what sets Cisco apart. View Source

Vinccler: New OpenTofu Providers for Cisco Technologies Now Available!

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If you are cloud-native, you probably work with Terraform modules and providers. Since Terraform changed its license, some communities and companies have decided to keep the project open-source and… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

Vinccler: Earned, Not Given: Cisco Firewall earns spot on Department of Defense Information Network Approved Product List

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Discover how Cisco Secure Firewall 7.4, now on the DoDIN Approved Products List, enhances network security with advanced threat detection, improved performance, and streamlined management. View Source

Vinccler: Secure Team Collaboration in EKS with Gatekeeper

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Gatekeeper is a powerful tool designed to manage and implement policies across your EKS clusters, making cross-functional collaboration secure and efficient View Source

Vinccler: Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch Sneaky Images in Email

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Image-based fraud in email can be challenging to detect and prevent. By leveraging AI, security teams can make inboxes more secure. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco at EDUCAUSE: Powering the experience driven institution

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Join Cisco at EDUCAUSE 2024 to explore innovative solutions, live demos, expert sessions, and exclusive meetings, all designed to transform higher education. View Source

Vinccler: Delivering Modernized Security for Government Agencies: The Vital Role of FedRAMP

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Cisco has been helping government agencies address their unique security and compliance challenges for decades. We continue to progress with FedRAMP. View Source

Vinccler: The new Catalyst ESS9300: Transforming critical military communications through open standards

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The new Catalyst ESS9300 Embedded Series switch sets a new standard in military communications by adopting SOSA, CMOSS, and OpenVPX architectures. View Source

Vinccler: DevOps Decoded: Prioritizing Security in a Dynamic World

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Integrating security into the DevOps lifecycle is essential for building secure, scalable systems. By embedding security early on, teams can mitigate risks, enhance efficiency, and ensure compliance throughout development and deployment. View Source

Vinccler: Financing regenerative agriculture: a pathway to healthier soil, cleaner water, and climate resilience

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Meet Cisco Foundation partners working to support farmers' transition to regenerative agriculture to improve resiliency. View Source

Vinccler: Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

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Discover the Reimagined Cisco Marketing Velocity Central! Generate 5.2x more pipeline with our revamped platform, featuring enhanced search, AI tools, streamlined campaigns, and more. Join our Partner Activation contest for exciting prizes! View Source

Vinccler: The Next Wave of Service Assurance: Driving Revenue and Customer Experience

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An investment in service assurance is expected to deliver operational benefits, but it can also enable market differentiation and new revenue sources. Read how end-customer portals, per-QoS SLA reporting, alerting, and notifications help service providers deliver new, innovative solutions faster, more reliably, and with greater agility for their B2B customers. View Source

Vinccler: Shaping the Future: Announcing the U.S. Fast Future Innovation Awards

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Announcing the U.S. Fast Future Innovation Awards (FFIA)—the hunt for groundbreaking ideas that leverage AI to make a tangible impact. Whether your passion lies in education, sustainability, hybrid work, cybersecurity, healthcare, or critical infrastructure, your innovation could be the game-changer that revolutionizes how we live and work. View Source

Vinccler: Introducing Cisco’s AI Security Best Practice Portal

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Cisco's AI Security Portal contains resources to help you secure your AI implementation, whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field. View Source

Vinccler: What do we want? More sandboxes! When do we want them? Now!

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It is my pleasure to announce the general availability of several new DevNet sandboxes. We’re continuously monitoring sandbox utilization and listening to our community so that we can continuously improve the user experience we are providing with our sandbox environments. Let’s start with Catalyst Center, formerly known as DNA Center. Historically we were limited in […] View Source

Vinccler: Dallas Cowboys Innovate with Webex and Cisco

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The Dallas Cowboys have enhanced their customer experience and internal collaboration by leveraging Cisco's Webex solutions. View Source

Vinccler: The Countdown Has Begun: Getting Started on Your Post-Quantum Journey

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Using existing encryption and key management technologies, enterprises can realize quantum-safe encryption today without waiting for implementations. View Source

Vinccler: Secure Organizations by Thinking Like a Hacker

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Introducing the Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking, a new program to recognize candidates who have completed a 2-part training requirement; a.) a training course on ethical hacking, penetration testing, red teaming tactics, and advanced threat response, and b.) demonstrated their practical skills by completing themed, domain-specific Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges. View Source

Vinccler: Laying the foundation for Industry 4.0: crafting the ultimate industrial secure segmentation blueprint

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Designing a resilient network architecture to support growth, scale, AI, security, and segmentation. View Source

Vinccler: Partnering for Success in an Evolving Technology Ecosystem

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Embrace a new partnership paradigm with Rodney Clark's five principles: interdependence, collective success, diversity, program simplicity, and strong relationships. Together, we'll drive exponential growth and value in the digital age. View Source

Vinccler: Why Software Updates Are Important

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Keeping your devices secure is crucial, and one of the simplest yet most effective ways to ensure this is by regularly installing software updates. View Source

Vinccler: Shaping Tomorrow’s Cyber-Guardians: A Hackathon for Kids

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In our hyperconnected world, cybersecurity is pivotal for our future. Therefore, preparing the next generation of cyber-guardians is among our most crucial responsibilities. Recently, Cisco’s C… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

Vinccler: Cisco IOS XE Automation at Cisco Live APJC 2024

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Ready to dive deeper into Cisco IOS XE programmability, automation, and sustainability? Then join us at Cisco Live APJC in Melbourne from November 11–14, 2024! These sessions cover topics ranging from getting started with Cisco IOS XE programmability and automation, to sustainability, to atomic configuration replace (ACR), to tooling with YANG Suite and Terraform, to […] View Source

Vinccler: Open-Source Security Through the Lens of Tidelift

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Cisco is excited to build on our existing relationship with Tidelift by making Tidelift's capabilities available to internal developers across Cisco. View Source

Vinccler: Celebrating Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month

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Celebrate Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month with Cisco's inclusive Conexión community. View Source

Vinccler: Celebrating Cisco’s Solutions Engineers in Honor of National Techies Day

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Celebrate National Techies Day with Cisco! Discover how our Solution Engineers bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world needs, sharing their inspiring stories and innovative solutions. View Source

Vinccler: UWA Innovates: Network Upgrade Transforms Student Experience, Boosts Security, and Drives Sustainability

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Discover how the University of Western Australia transformed its network infrastructure to enhance student experiences, secure research data, streamline operations, ensure cybersecurity compliance, and promote sustainability amidst unprecedented challenges. View Source

Vinccler: Empathy in Action: How Cisco Changes Lives with The Opportunity Platform

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See how Cisco's efforts in EMEA are making changes for some people directly affected by the war in Ukraine. Learn more about The Opportunity Platform today! View Source

Vinccler: Stopping Attacks Early: The Power of Endpoint Telemetry in Cybersecurity

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With effective monitoring into endpoint activity, threats to the network can be detected and neutralized before causing extensive damage. View Source

Vinccler: Password Advice for the Rest of Us

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Passwords are a problem and it’s hard to make a good one. So what can you do? Make them long, make them random, and maybe use a password manager. View Source