article thumbnail

Former VMware exec Gillis resurfaces to run Cisco security business (again)

Network World

Industry veteran Tom Gillis, who left VMware in December, has returned to Cisco in a new but familiar role: senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Security Business Group. After that, Gillis founded cloud computing firm Bracket Computing, which was acquired by VMware in May 2018. To read this article in full, please click here

Vmware 168
article thumbnail

Go read this feature on the 2011 RSA hack that redefined cybersecurity

The Verge

Wired has published an in-depth feature on the 2011 hack of security company RSA, in which hackers stole the so-called “crown jewels of cybersecurity,” the secret keys forming a “crucial ingredient” of its SecurID two-factor authentication devices. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley We often highlight the importance of applying security controls to your enterprise. As a review, they are: 20 Critical Security Controls – Version 4.1. Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. Application Software Security.

Security 278
article thumbnail

Palo Alto Networks in the Government Sector

CTOvision

Palo Alto Networks has just announced a new public sector advisory council and the addition of Ryan Gillis to the Palo Alto Networks team as Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy. Additionally, Palo Alto Networks CEO has been appointed to the President''s NSTAC. Department of Homeland Security. By Bob Gourley.

article thumbnail

Network as a Service (NaaS), Sustainability, and the Circular Economy

CIO Business Intelligence

Since the pandemic, NaaS solutions are growing quickly due to the need for a hybrid workforce, the demand for CapEx during off-budget cycles, and the shortage of employees with a networking skill set. . Experienced NaaS vendors draw upon their depth and breadth of product and solution knowledge to provide the ideal network configuration.

Network 94
article thumbnail

Why F5 and Tempered Networks founder Jeff Hussey left retirement and ‘bought’ himself a job

GeekWire

Jeff Hussey, CEO and co-founder of Tempered Networks, and his wife on a trip to Austria. Jeff Hussey , co-founder and CEO of Seattle’s Tempered Networks, is not a believer in long-term work-from-home practices. “We His office at Tempered Networks has views of Puget Sounds. Tempered Networks Photo). Jeff Hussey.

Network 104
article thumbnail

Reference to Cyber Security “Wake-Up Calls”

CTOvision

We have previously discussed research and analysis we did for the Cyber Conflict Studies Association on the many “Wake-Up Calls” the nation’s policy makers have declared themselves to have had regarding cyber security. If history is any predictor of the past, we will still be getting these wake-up calls long into the future.

Security 252