Closing the Security Gap in Modern Environments

​Modern applications do not look anything like they did when traditional firewalls were designed. Cloud environments, microservices, Kubernetes, and AI-driven workloads have changed how systems communicate and where attacks happen. The result is a growing visibility gap that many security teams are still trying to close.

​In this episode of Simply Cyber Firesides, host Gerald Auger, Ph.D. is joined by Rick Miles, Vice President of Product Management for Cloud and Network Security at Cisco – Infrastructure and Security Group, to explore how security architecture is evolving to meet these challenges. Rick leads a major portfolio of security solutions and brings experience from both military intelligence and enterprise security leadership. His perspective bridges strategy, operations, and real-world implementation at scale.

​🎯 Insights from this Firesides chat include:

• ​Why traditional perimeter firewalls no longer provide enough visibility

• ​How modern environments create blind spots attackers can exploit

• ​The challenges organizations face with fragmented security controls

• ​Why encrypted traffic and AI-driven applications introduce new risks

• ​What the hybrid mesh firewall model is and how it addresses these gaps

• ​How organizations can evolve their security architecture without starting over

​The discussion focuses on practical challenges security teams are facing today and how new approaches are helping close the gap between modern infrastructure and legacy defenses.

​💬 This session also includes audience interaction and real-world insights designed to help security professionals better understand how to adapt their defenses in a changing environment.

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