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Email Security: Avoiding Infections, Theft of Information, and Reputation Damage
Asked to name their top security concerns in a 2007 Cisco survey, chief security officers in federal government overwhelmingly named bots and spyware, according to David Graziano, manager for federal security solutions, Cisco. "These are valid concerns," he says. "Agencies are continuously bombarded with spam email containing links to websites serving up malware." For example, new "spear phishing" attacks target a small number of individuals with highly personalized messages that invite them to visit a website—perhaps to register for a professional event. But clicking the link downloads malware that begins collecting keystrokes or spreading to other devices in the agency. Agencies can protect themselves against email-borne threats like these with a three-pronged approach: block spam, enforce email policy, and protect the agency's reputation. More 
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Wireless Intrusion Prevention: Locking the "Back Door" to the Agency Network
Wireless networks have cropped up in nearly every civilian and Department of Defense agency-whether or not the agency IT group is aware of it. "Wireless access has become an essential tool for empowering the government workforce," says Susan Stewart, product sales specialist, Cisco Federal. "The question for government IT organizations is how to protect the airspace effectively and without a huge management burden." Whether or not an agency has a wireless LAN deployed today, it needs a wireless intrusion prevention system (IPS) to take three essential precautions. These are detecting unauthorized access points, keeping the wireless network inside the building walls, and preventing employees from unwittingly connecting to nearby hacker access points, or "honeypots." More |
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New Leader for Cisco Federal Sales
Security Webcast Available on Demand "Transforming the Data Center with Unified Fabric" Webcast
Unified Communications Webcast Series Mitigating Air Space Vulnerability: Do You Know Who Is on Your Network? One of the most difficult challenges facing the federal government is managing security threats and vulnerabilities associated with WiFi environments. Because the threats associated with wireless environments are much different than those on the wired side, appropriate measures need to be taken to ensure the integrity of the network. Access this webcast to learn how a Cisco Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) offers advanced tools and techniques which help agencies protect business and customer data, meet federal business and security compliance policies, reduce total cost of ownership, and much more. Learn More |
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Patrick Finn will become Cisco Vice President of Federal Sales on August 1, replacing Bruce Klein. A 12-year Cisco veteran, Finn currently is Cisco Vice President of U.S.-Canada Vertical Sales, leading the theater's effort to take vertical solutions to market. He brings an extensive background with large, complex, global companies and a reputation as a collaborative, energetic, and thoughtful leader. Klein will lead the newly formed U.S. Public Sector segment, which includes Federal as well as State and Local Government and Education. The combination of these two successful groups should bring additional efficiencies, scale, and new ideas as we work with you, our customers, to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow
Explore how the Data Center 3.0 is the next-generation vehicle that will enable government to achieve cost savings, recover real estate space, provide operational continuity, and save energy through consolidation.
Discuss real-world best practices of IT consolidation and network optimization of modernizing a complicated network/data center infrastructure: what went into achieving the results, and what was the final outcome.
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