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S3 Ep1: Ransomware – is it really OK to pay? – Naked Security Podcast
by Paul Ducklin Join us for the first episode in the brand new Series 3 of our Naked Security Podcast. This week we wonder whether Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a waste of time, explain the concept of “linkless phishing“, ask if it’s ever OK to pay a ransomware...
8 tips to tighten up your work-from-home network
by Paul Ducklin Earlier this week, we published an article headlined “If you connect it, protect it.” The TL;DR version of that article is, of course, exactly the same as the headline: if you connect it, protect it. Every time you hook up a poorly-protected device to...
Naked Security Podcast – we’re back for Series 3!
by Paul Ducklin We’re back! Series 3 of the Naked Security Podcast will be out this week. Tune in on Thursday 8 October 2020 (that’s this Thursday) for Episode 1. I’m back on the show, joined for Series 3 by my colleagues Kimberly Truong and Doug Aamoth. As usual, we...
Productive anywhere with Webex 10X better experiences
How Can Your Team Thrive in the Hybrid Workplace? We Can Help. The global pandemic has dramatically changed how we work — and how we feel about going back to our offices. Each week I speak to more customers planning a return to the office, but for just a subset of...
New Cisco Webex Innovations Help Employees Be More Productive from Anywhere and Help Companies Plan for a Safe Return to the Office
News Summary: New global survey reveals employees fear returning to the office and want better video meetings. A flurry of Webex enhancements improve your experience so you can focus on the work. Cisco also delivers new sensors, devices, and analytics to make the...
Application Security Comes into Further Focus with Intent to Acquire Portshift
As the proliferation of cloud-native apps continues to accelerate with the aim to transact business efficiently and securely from anywhere, the security landscape is converging toward protecting both people and applications. Business agility requirements are pushing...
The Internet did my homework
By Jaeson Schultz and Matt Valites.As students return to school for in-person and virtual learning, Cisco Talos discovered an increase in DNS requests coming into Umbrella resolving domains we classify as "academic fraud." Data from Pew Research on back-to-school...
New AuthPoint Wizards: Making MFA as Simple as Possible
We are happy to announce the release of Wizards on AuthPoint. The Wizards provide a simple, step by step guide, to be followed by administrators to configure the MFA on their environment. The following operations are available through Wizards: Get Started with...
Cisco to Participate in Cowen's Networking Leaders, Legends, Luminaries, and Visionaries Fireside Chat Series
SAN JOSE, Calif., September 24, 2020 – Cowen Senior Analyst Paul Silverstein will be hosting a conference call on Monday, October 5th at 8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET with Cisco’s SVP and General Manager of the Security Business Group, Gee Rittenhouse, and at 8:45 am PT...