Category: General Interest

Yep, You’ve Got Ninjas

Fun week here at Cisco Live! 2011 Europe. NetFlow Ninjas are turning up all over the place! See if you can spot the Lancope NetFlow Ninjas in various sneaky spots throughout the tradeshow floor. You're looking for the wee-ninja shown at right. If you get stuck click on the tiny image to see the hidden wee-ninja locations. READ MORE

Lancope Shoutout in Article!

Last week, Lancope was in the news! Thanks to Ryan Laus, network manager at Central Michigan University, we received a shoutout in the article “NetFlow v9 is powerful, so why isn’t anyone using it?" Check it out! READ MORE

This is Why We Use Macintosh Computers

I saw a post on Sophos' Naked Security blog site that went like... ----------  One of the many cool things about Lancope culture is that employees get to choose whatever operating system they wish - Mac, Linux Varients, Windows, whatever works for that particular technologist. If you choose Mac when you come on board you'll get a shiny new MacBook Pro 15". However if you use a Mac you're expected to "self administer". Only the Windows users are expected to call Helpdesk with usability issues. We justify the extra cost of the Mac hardware through lower cost of ownership. The Mac… READ MORE

Internet Trolls and Lancope’s Upcoming Community Site

  Everyone hates Internet trolling. The fact that we hate trolls is the exact reason they exist. As an avid gamer, I get to deal with my fair share of trolling and have become adept at simply ignoring them. Trolls can't do any harm if they're ignored. So I was a bit taken aback when I saw this article describing how the UK's Manchester Magistrates Court sentenced a 31 year old man to 18 weeks in jail for comments he made on recently deceased TV star Jade Goody's Facebook page. I tend to agree with many of the comments left at the… READ MORE

Can You Secure Cisco’s Borderless Network?

Here’s an interesting article from SearchNetworking’s Shamus McGillicuddy on Cisco’s enigmatic network security strategy.  Clearly end users at organizations are concerned with the security implications of Cisco’s Borderless Network campaign, but the reality is that this is just an evolution of network security in general.  As borderless networks become the norm with the introduction of IT consumerization, the trend toward mobility, applications moving to the cloud, and an increased demand for video and telepresence support, organizations must find a means to monitor the increasingly complex and amorphous network.   Cisco’s Borderless Network initiative anticipates these changes and forces a spirit of… READ MORE