Cisco announced its intent to acquire Skyport Systems, a privately-held company providing cloud-managed, hyper-converged systems that run and protect business-critical applications. The terms and purchase price of the acquisition are confidential.Read More…

The Middle East and Africa did remain relatively unscathed in the recent ransomware attacks, with only a few isolated cases reported across the region. But that doesn’t mean the region is invulnerable to such attacks. The recent wave of ransomware is just another example of attackers upping their ante to targetRead More…

Ransomware initially targeted individuals through phishing or other infection techniques that required user interaction. While profitable to the cybercriminals, such campaigns took time to reach a big scale. The WannaCry attack that happened in May, took ransomware to the next level by introducing worm-based compromise of machines. This Tuesday’s attacks,Read More…

Cisco and IBM Security today announced they are working together to address the growing global threat of cybercrime. In a new collaboration, Cisco and IBM Security will work closely together across products, services and threat intelligence for the benefit of customers. Cisco security solutions will integrate with IBM’s QRadar toRead More…