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Cisco Opens First Cybersecurity Co-Innovation Center in Europe

secure digitization. We know this is a
priority in Europe and we are delighted
to have opened this space alongside
the Italian Government that will see the
benefits extend across the whole region.”
Supporting A Secure Digital Europe.
The innovation center in Milan is part
of Cisco’s ongoing investment in
Cybersecurity and, with six co-innovation
centers in Europe, this ongoing investment
in the EU supports the European
Commission’s and Parliament’s aspiration
to create a more secure future for citizens
across the region. Cisco’s Co-Innovation
Centers around the world are hubs
for open innovation, bringing together
communities of customers, partners,
start-ups, accelerators, governments,
universities and research communities to
foster the exploration and development
of new technologies. The Milan center is
funded by investments through Cisco’s
Country Digital Acceleration (CDA)
Cisco’s first Cybersecurity Co-Innovation infrastructures like utilities, smart grids Program – a global initiative designed to
Center in Europe opened its doors in and 5G – as well as public digital services accelerate national digitization agendas
Milan today at the Leonardo da Vinci with embedded security. Furthermore, in partnership and collaboration with
Science and Technology Museum. The the center will support threat intelligence national, state, and local governments.
center was inaugurated in the presence of research and security incident response This co-innovation center comes as part
Paola Pisano, Minister for Technological capabilities. It will provide workshops for of a broader series of strategic initiatives
Innovation and Digitization; Roberto the development of innovative solutions between Cisco and the Italian government
Baldoni, Deputy Director General of DIS focused on Cybersecurity and privacy, since 2016. In addition, Cisco currently
(Prime Ministerial Department of Security as well as space for developers and has completed over 250 projects to help
Information); and Giuseppe Sala, Mayor researchers to use. Pastora Valero, Vice accelerate digitization across Europe in
of Milan. Cisco Chairman and CEO Chuck President of Government Affairs EMEAR at collaboration with government leadership,
Robbins gave the inaugural address, Cisco said “As the world’s largest vendor of which nearly 40 are focused on
joined by the CEO of Cisco Italy, Agostino of security solutions, Cisco is compelled to Cybersecurity in these countries. Cisco’s
Santoni, Pastora Valero, VP Government help our customers, partners, governments investment into Cybersecurity also extends
Affairs Europe, and several international and all citizens to digitize securely.” “Our to supporting students in gaining essential
executives who supported the initiative. first Cybersecurity co-innovation center in digital skills. Over the past ten years,
Cisco’s first European center for Co- Europe will enable more research, foster 144,595 students in the 28 EU countries
Innovation in Cybersecurity greater innovation and build capacity to have taken Cybersecurity courses through
The new center, the first for Cisco in create solutions for the most pressing Cisco Networking Academy. This includes
Europe, is dedicated to Cybersecurity and societal security challenges, such as the 43,860 in the last fiscal year alone (FY19).
privacy. It will focus on complex supply security, resiliency and privacy of critical
chains, IoT technologies, critical country infrastructure which are at the core of

Cisco Software Fortifies Industrial IoT Security

Cisco is looking to better protect myriad an overarching security architecture for networking portfolio. Last year, Cisco rolled
edge-attached IoT devices with new Industrial IoT (IIoT) environments that out a new family of switches, including
security software that promises to includes existing products but also new the Cisco Catalyst IE3x00 ruggedized
protect industrial assets in one of the software called Cisco Cyber Vision, for edge switches, software, developer tools
most disparate of network environments. the automated discovery of industrial and blueprints to meld IoT and industrial
The company rolled out what it called assets attached to Cisco’s extensive IIoT networking with intent-based networking

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