As threats to networks grow and evolve, leaving businesses exposed to data loss, cyber crime and potential legal action, read some useful tips on protecting your business.

Cisco has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications report published by research and advisory firm, Gartner, Inc. in September 2008

Evidence of a tough economy is everywhere: Used car sales are up and retirement savings are down. But a challenging economy doesn't just affect your bottom line. It can increase the threat to your company's network security too.

The loss of IT was the most commonly reported business disruption in the 12 months to January 2009 - with 40 per cent of respondents saying IT issues had disrupted business.

With IT budgets flat or declining, you might have expected security spending to be similarly under pressure. But it seems CIOs faced with rising threats - including those from malware and disgruntled employees - have decided that it pays to be wary.

Welcome to the Digital Era on Earth. In this new era, there exists a new class of criminals. To stop them, a select group of Cisco Engineers have been appointed to develop a state-of-the-art security force.