Jun 17, 2019 | Cisco AMP, Cisco ISE, Cisco News, Cisco Umbrella, Cybersecurity News, State & Local Government
State and local government agencies are attractive targets for cyberattacks. Their IT systems house sensitive data for both the government and the people they serve. Attacks can also be carried out by political opponents, protest groups, and even terrorists who are...
Jun 4, 2019 | Cybersecurity News, Dell Technologies, State & Local Government
The Right Backup Solution Enables Fast Recovery from Ransomware On May 7, the city of Baltimore was hit with the RobinHood ransomware variant. The city’s IT team raced to shut down servers to halt the spread of the malware, but the phone system, email, and online...
May 28, 2019 | Cisco News, State & Local Government
Why State and Local Governments Should Be Investing in Smart Buildings According to the Environmental Protection Agency, local and state governments spend billions of dollars on energy to run government buildings. Nearly one-third of that energy usage is wasted. As a...
May 20, 2019 | Cisco News, State & Local Government
Intelligent Fleet Management Helps Cities Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency In a medium-sized city, the number of city vehicles on the road can easily reach the thousands. Law enforcement, fire, public works, waste management, public transportation and other city...
May 16, 2019 | Cisco News, Featured, State & Local Government
Why SDN Is Becoming Essential in State and Local Government Many government agencies at the state and local level are using smart devices and data-driven applications to improve the services they provide. These tools increase productivity and accuracy by automating...
May 13, 2019 | Cisco DNA, Featured, State & Local Government
A Flexible, Scalable IT Infrastructure Is Essential to Smart City Success The concept of a “smart city” – one that uses technology to continuously collect and analyze data to improve people’s lives – is not new. For the most part, however, smart city initiatives have...
May 1, 2019 | Cisco SD-WAN, Featured
Traditional WANs with dedicated MPLS circuits weren’t designed to support the volume and complexity of WAN traffic found in today’s cloud-centric networks. Backhauling Internet traffic from remote locations through the primary data center is an expensive approach that...
Apr 29, 2019 | Cisco Umbrella, Featured
Branch offices are critical to the operations, and bottom line, of many organizations. Most employees work from branch locations, and the average business relies on branches to generate most of its revenue. Because demand for productivity, efficiency, service...
Apr 22, 2019 | Cisco AMP, Featured
In the animal kingdom, the ability to quickly identify predators is key to the survival of the species. Deer, for example, have a 310-degree field of vision that allows them to spot trouble coming from almost any direction. Meerkats have a glare-reducing band of dark...
Apr 8, 2019 | Cisco ISE, Featured
Organizations have little choice but to offer guest network access. Customers expect it. Contractors, vendors and business partners require it. And it needs to be simple for guests to use and easy for IT to monitor and manage. However, traditional guest access...
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