Kushagra Sharma's Blog Posts

Kushagra Sharma is a Product Manager at Cisco working on AIOps products that help teams operate complex systems with intelligence and scale. He focuses on translating customer problems into practical, data-driven solutions at the intersection of AI, reliability, and software platforms. Passionate about clear thinking and strong product craft, Kushagra writes to share insights on technology, product strategy, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

Advanced Encryption Standard & AES Rijndael Explained
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Advanced Encryption Standard & AES Rijndael Explained

Learn all about AES Rijndael, today's go-to algorithm that won a NIST competition for ensuring data confidentiality — and it does much more than that!
Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Explained
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Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Explained

Network security monitoring sounds like other security measures like intrusion detection. Find out why it's not — and what makes it so useful for IT today.
Predictions: AI and Automation
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Predictions: AI and Automation

In this blog we predict what's to come for AI and Automation trends in 2023 and beyond!
Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) Explained
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Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) Explained

Perhaps unsurprisingly, cybercrime is now available for hire. Harnessing the ‘as a service’ model, find out how cybercrime can be enacted by practically anyone.
Cryptography 101: Key Principles, Major Types, Use Cases & Algorithms
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Cryptography 101: Key Principles, Major Types, Use Cases & Algorithms

Cryptography underpins so many digital interactions — you might not even realize it. Get the full story on cryptography, use cases and emerging types.
Corporate Espionage: What You Need To Know
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Corporate Espionage: What You Need To Know

Cyber threats are not only anonymous. Find out why people you know, and perhaps partner with, are spying on you — and whether it’s corporate espionage.