In the past, they were called 'Patients', today their mindset and their behavior patterns have changed; they are called 'Consumers' of healthcare. They just don't look at healthcare to consume the services when they are sick, but ...
Even though I grew up surrounded by engineers and technology in Silicon Valley, I didn't decide to seriously study science until my freshman year in college, when I switched my major from economics to theoretical mathematics at th...
How many apps do you have on your mobile phone or tablet? Too many? Do you use all of them? If you do, you're in the minority. 22% of people use an app only once after they have downloaded it, according to a study by Localytics. ...
Now that US tax day is over, we in the wireless field can get back to focusing on P1: optimizing and maintaining network performance. Keeping your network in good shape is like gardening: if you don't pull out the weeds, it'll nev...
The Cisco IPS Signature Development team has released 4 signature updates in the past week. Each of the updates contains either modifications to existing signatures or additional signatures for detection of attacks related to the ...
Despite the many benefits of IoT, the billions of connected sensors, devices, and other smart objects it comprises will also dramatically increase the diversity of threats we will face. As a result, ensuring that we can reap the o...
Many people take the term "Internet of Things" too literally, and assume that IoT is about the things, themselves. But they're missing the whole point! It's not the "things" that makes IoT special. After all, connected devices are...
Last week I published a brief blog about the OpenSSL heartbeat extension vulnerability, also known as the Heartbleed bug. One commenter asked, "What about the Cisco.com website? Is it safe to change our passwords on the site?" We ...
The first time someone referred to me as a "woman leader in IT," I was honestly caught by surprise. I had never stopped and thought about the idea that I was any different than any other leader, any other woman or any other ...
Tom Touchet, CEO of City24/7, shares his perspective on the Internet of Everything. When the Internet of Everything is written about in history, the main determiner of its success or failure will be how it has benefited h...
We are all seeing colleges and universities across the nation experiencing a massive disruption in how they deliver quality learning experiences to their students. Those that continue down the path of status quo will miss th...
The 2014 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition is in the Windy City, bringing a half-century of industry innovation to the biggest and most exciting conference yet! Check out Cisco's presence at t...