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Cisco Firewalls are Hot Right Now and Here's Why!
With a lot of good news around Cisco Secure Firewalls recently, we decided to put them to the test, ATC style!
Hour of Cyber
Hour of Cyber is a private thought-leadership event hosted monthly for security leaders to
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Using Cisco's DNA Center to Deploy SD-Access
Use this step-by-step guide to easily design your network, define your policies and provision your infrastructure with Cisco's DNA Center.
Cisco NGFW Foundation Lab
Cisco NGFW Foundation Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of the Cisco Secure Firewall solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
What Is Cisco Software-Defined (SD) Access?
Cisco SD-Access is a campus network architecture providing segmentation, identity-based access and visibility of endpoint devices. It secures user access and streamlines network deployment and management.
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Bridging Kubernetes, Cilium & eBPF to Networking Concepts for Network Engineers: Part 4 Services
As cloud-native technologies continue to converge with traditional networking in the datacenter and enterprise, understanding how Kubernetes, Cilium and eBPF works is crucial for network engineers. With hybrid mesh firewalls being the latest trend, and distributed firewalls (like Cisco's Hypershield) emerging in the market.
Bridging Kubernetes, Cilium & eBPF to Networking Concepts for Network Engineers: Part 2 Security
As cloud-native technologies continue to converge with traditional networking in the data center and enterprise, understanding how Kubernetes, Cilium and eBPF works is crucial for network engineers. With hybrid mesh firewalls being the latest trend, and distributed firewalls (like Cisco's Hypershield) emerging in the market.
Understanding how Kubernetes transforms traditional IP networking concepts into a dynamic, software-defined environment is crucial. This article demystifies Kubernetes security, making it accessible for network engineers familiar with ACLs and VLANs. You may think this doesn't apply to you, but if you're planning a firewall refresh anytime soon, then these concepts will need to be part of your vernacular going forward.
Bridging Kubernetes, Cilium & eBPF to Networking Concepts for Network Engineers: Part 3 Observability
As cloud-native technologies continue to converge with traditional networking in the datacenter and enterprise, understanding how Kubernetes, Cilium and eBPF works is crucial for network engineers. With hybrid mesh firewalls being the latest trend, and distributed firewalls (like Cisco's Hypershield) emerging in the market.
Understanding how Kubernetes transforms traditional IP networking concepts into a dynamic, software-defined environment is crucial. This article demystifies Kubernetes observability, making it accessible for network engineers familiar with Logging and NetFlow. You may think this doesn't apply to you, but if your planning a firewall refresh anytime soon, then these concepts will need to be apart of your vernacular going forward.
Bridging Kubernetes, Cilium, & eBPF to Networking Concepts for Network Engineers
As cloud-native technologies continue to converge with traditional networking in the data center and enterprise, understanding how Kubernetes, Cilium and eBPF work is crucial for network engineers. Hybrid mesh firewalls are the latest trend, and distributed firewalls (like Cisco's Hypershield) are emerging in the market.
SSE and SASE Market Scan Workshop
This workshop is designed to help organizations with their decision making for their next-generation network and security architecture.
Cisco Secure Firewall Firepower Sandbox 7.4
Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower Management NGFW Sandbox lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC). This is designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the Cisco Secure Firewall version 7.4. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco XDR Foundations
Cisco XDR lab to facilitate understanding around foundational XDR use for threat hunting, and providing know-how on deployment, and integration.
Cisco XDR Learning Path
Explore Cisco's XDR allowing it's users to correlate data across several vendors and vectors providing a wholistic view of ones environment. Throughout this learning path and corresponding lab you will learn the fundamentals of the Cisco XDR components and tools that allow SOC analysts visibility and context into advanced threats! We will take you through an introduction and operation of the XDR console as well as automation. Let's get started!
Empowering Security: Cisco's AI-Driven Future
Join us for an insightful conversation with Tom Gillis, SVP and General Manager, Cisco Security, Data Center, Internet and Cloud Infrastructure, as we explore the evolving cybersecurity landscape for 2025. We'll discuss the latest trends in AI-driven threats, the importance of integrated security solutions across the tech stack, and how Cisco's firewall models and Hypershield are shaping the future of defense strategies. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a leading industry expert on how to stay ahead of emerging threats and safeguard your organization's data.
Cisco Secure Firewall Strength in Unity
There is strength in unity, and when it comes to protecting the integrity of your organization, the same holds true. You need multiple security tools working together to protect your network, workforce, and workloads.
Cisco launches AI Defense to secure AI application use
AI Defense is designed to address two primary security concerns: the secure development and deployment of AI applications, and the secure access to AI applications.
Cisco Secure Firewall Sandbox 7.6
Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower Management NGFW Sandbox lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC). This is designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the Cisco Secure Firewall version 7.6. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco NGFW Foundation Lab
Cisco NGFW Foundation Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of the Cisco Secure Firewall solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco AI for Security Overview
Cisco AI Assistant for Security cuts through the clutter to quickly solve the challenge of setting and maintaining complex policies and rules. Using Cisco's AI administrators can save time, improve operational efficiency, and reduce complexity.
Cisco Firewalls are Hot Right Now and Here's Why!
With a lot of good news around Cisco Secure Firewalls recently, we decided to put them to the test, ATC style!
Cisco XDR Sandbox
Cisco XDR Sandbox lab to facilitate experimentation for Cisco XDR use for threat hunting, integration, and viability for enterprises.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) and Nexus Dashboard Insights Workshop (NDI)
The Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is a centralized solution designed to simplify the management of modern data center fabrics. NDFC streamlines the deployment, monitoring, and management of complex networking environments, making it an essential tool for organizations adopting advanced network architectures such as VXLAN EVPN, or traditional IP fabrics. With its intuitive interface and robust automation capabilities, NDFC allows administrators to define and enforce consistent policies, configure devices with ease, and ensure seamless fabric connectivity, significantly reducing the complexity associated with large-scale fabric management.
An essential complement to NDFC is Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI), which provides in-depth analytics and operational intelligence for data center fabrics. While NDFC excels at fabric provisioning and policy enforcement, NDI enhances visibility into the operational state of the network. It identifies potential issues, enables predictive analysis, and offers actionable recommendations for troubleshooting and optimization. Together, NDFC and NDI create a unified solution that not only simplifies fabric management but also ensures the ongoing health and performance of the network, providing closed-loop assurance that aligns with business needs.
The combination of NDFC and NDI delivers powerful benefits for data center operations, including enhanced efficiency, improved reliability, and reduced downtime. NDFC automates routine tasks, enabling IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives, while NDI proactively monitors the fabric for anomalies, helping to resolve issues before they impact services. This synergy between NDFC's fabric management and NDI's operational intelligence empowers organizations to maintain secure, scalable, and high-performing data center networks, meeting the demands of modern workloads and applications. Together, they ensure a comprehensive and resilient network management experience.
Cisco ACI and Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) Workshop
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a software-defined networking (SDN) solution designed to simplify, optimize, and automate data center networks by unifying physical and virtual environments under a centralized, policy-driven framework. It enables dynamic application provisioning, centralized policy management, and real-time network visibility, making it ideal for modern IT environments. Complementing ACI, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights provides advanced analytics, health monitoring, and predictive insights to enhance network performance and reliability. By detecting anomalies, identifying root causes, and anticipating potential disruptions, Nexus Dashboard Insights minimizes downtime and ensures smooth operations. Seamlessly integrating with ACI, it offers actionable intelligence to maintain compliance, optimize application delivery, and secure network operations. Together, ACI and Nexus Dashboard Insights create a powerful ecosystem for managing and optimizing complex data center networks, driving operational efficiency and resilience.
Cisco Secure Edge (Umbrella) DNS Security Integration With Cisco SD-WAN
Traditional methods of backhauling Internet-bound traffic from branches to a data center for traditional security services is expensive and latency intensive. Many organizations are improving their network infrastructure by adopting a SASE (Secure Access Services Edge) architecture. Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Secure Edge (formerly Umbrella) SASE integrations give organizations the ability to leverage cloud-delivered security in minutes. This demonstration is designed to give an overview of the integration between Umbrella DNS Layer Security and Cisco SD-WAN.
Cisco Multicloud Defense Demo Lab
This provides an overview of the Cisco Multicloud Defense Demo, which offers hands-on experience with the platform. Users will learn how to identify assets and potential malicious traffic, analyze threats, and develop security policies. The demo showcases the platform's robust security capabilities in multi-cloud environments.