The single-vendor SASE market is immature and dynamic but developing rapidly. I&O leaders responsible for networking should work with their security colleagues when selecting SASE vendors and use this research to cut through marketing hype to determine which vendors best suit their needs.
Strategic Planning Assumptions - By 2025, there will be over a 50% increase in vendors with generally available single-vendor SASE offerings compared to mid-2023. By 2026, 60% of new SD-WAN purchases will be
A new malware campaign leveraged two zero-day flaws in Cisco networking gear to deliver custom malware and facilitate covert data collection on target environments. Cisco Talos, which named the activity ArcaneDoor, attributed it as the handiwork of a previously undocumented sophisticated state-sponsored actor it tracks under the name UAT4356 (aka Storm-1849 by Microsoft). "UAT4356 deployed two backdoors as components of this campaign, 'Line Runner' and 'Line Dancer,' which were used collectiv
A new hacking group is targeting European countries and organizations in an espionage campaign that began in June 2022, according to new research. Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity team calls the new group “YoroTrooper” and said it has already successfully compromised accounts connected to a “critical” European Union healthcare agency and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The researchers also found that it attacked several embassies. “Our assessment is that the operators of this
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that a man has been arrested and charged for allegedly selling fraudulent and counterfeit Cisco products. The suspect is 38-year-old Onur Aksoy of Miami, owner of Pro Network, who is allegedly also known as Ron Aksoy and Dave Durden. According to authorities, he was the CEO of at least 19 companies collectively tracked as Pro Network Entities the organization that bought fake Cisco networking equipment from China and Hong Kong and sold it
Are large organizations better when it comes to cyber security? There are areas in which small and midsize businesses achieve stronger outcomes. Cisco recently released the 2021 Security Outcomes Study - Small and Midsize Business (SMB) Edition, which revealed a number of somewhat surprising findings about SMBs and how they compare to their larger counterparts.
The entire report can be viewed at: 2021 Security Outcomes Study for Small to Midsize Businesses (SMBs) (cisco.com)
The report found t
