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SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 12, 2008 - Cisco today issued the third and final set of findings from its global security study on data leakage, shedding light on the employee "insider threat" to corporate information. The latest security findings compare the information technology profession's biggest concerns around employee risk with the reality of employees' behavior, which regardless of whether it's inadvertent or malicious, can impact company brands and cost businesses a fortune. < ...

November 11, 2008 By Charles Waltner It's the story of the little technology that could. Ethernet, once the obscure inhabitant of back office computer systems, has now moved center stage in the communication revolution. In efforts to upgrade the world's networks for handling rapidly increasing traffic payloads brought on by the Internet - particularly video-based communications and entertainment -

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - November 10, 2008 - Cisco today announced that the Middle East Financial Investment Company (MEFIC), one of the region's premier financial services firms, has selected Cisco to upgrade its backbone network infrastructure. As part of the agreement, MEFIC will deploy an integrated communications network comprising a comprehensive suite of Cisco's advanced technology solutions, including Internet Protocol

November 10, 2008 By Charles Waltner As part of its ongoing initiative to increase sales beyond its sweet spot with major corporations, Cisco Systems is now turning it sights on small businesses, especially those with fewer than one hundred employees. Today the company formally announced a $100 million initiative to re-invent its small business operations. As part of this effort, Cisco has made substantial management, sales, and product changes over the ...

What: On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, top security experts from Cisco will host the third of a three-part series of Internet TV broadcasts on the rising challenge of data leakage. The broadcast will feature a final set of global research findings that shed light on the prevalence of "insider threats" within companies and their impact on information loss. The discussion will highlight: Recap of previous two broadcasts on common ...

RIYADH, November 3, 2008 - Al-Othaim Markets Co, a leading supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia, has chosen Cisco as its preferred technology partner for its entire information communication technology ICT network infrastructure needs across the Kingdom. Cisco's communication and collaboration solutions are ideally suited to help Al-Othaim achieve its business efficiency targets, cut operational costs and accommodate its ambitious growth and expansion plans while enabling better service to its ...

October 29, 2008 By Jason Deign What is a second worth? Possibly not too much to you or me. But if your business has anything to do with trading on the world's major financial markets, where values can soar ...

October 28, 2008 By Alan Radding When Benjamin Craig managed networks at a US Air Force base overseas in the late 1990s , he realized he could not assume even military people were computer security aware. "We needed to train people about social engineering," he recalls. Social engineering refers to techniques hackers use to trick people into revealing passwords or allowing access to computer systems.

October 27, 2008 By Mike Stone The Cisco® Networking Academy® and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) are working to help ...

October 23, 2008 What: On Tuesday, October 28, 2008, top security executives from Cisco will host an Internet TV broadcast that continues the company's broadcast series on data leakage. This session will reveal additional global research that shifts the spotlight from common employee risks and data leakage mistakes to companies and the effectiveness of their data protection policies. The program will cover: