CSC 311: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CISCO The
Global Cyber
Security
Ecosystem
BY FAISAL YUSSUF (CSC /2019 / 179)

TO: JOKE ONI, MSc.

Cisco is a global leader in offering products and services for networking, cloud, and
cybersecurity. Cisco helps customers transform their infrastructure, simplify their IT, and secure
their network with solutions for various industries and scenarios. Some of the products and
solutions that Cisco offers are:

 Networking: Cisco provides switches, routers, wireless, software-defined networking,

cloud and network management, interfaces and modules, and optical networking for
connecting devices and applications across different locations and platforms.
 Wireless and Mobility: Cisco enables wireless access and mobility for users and devices
with access points, controllers, and outdoor and industrial wireless solutions.
 Security: Cisco protects customers from cyber threats with a comprehensive portfolio of
security products and services, such as SecureX platform, Secure Firewall, Secure
Endpoint, Secure Email, Duo, Umbrella, and more.
 Collaboration: Cisco enhances communication and teamwork with collaboration
endpoints, conferencing, contact center, unified communications, experience
management, and video solutions.
 Data Center: Cisco optimizes data center performance and efficiency with servers, cloud
networking, security, switches, hyperconverged infrastructure, storage networking, and
more.
 Analytics: Cisco provides insights and analytics for network, application, and security
performance with Nexus Dashboard, Network Analytics, Secure Network Analytics, and
Video Analytics.
 Internet of Things (IoT): Cisco connects and secures industrial devices and systems with
industrial networking, routers, gateways, security, switching, wireless, connectivity
management, data management, sensor solutions, and more.
 Software: Cisco offers software solutions and services for networking, cloud, security,
collaboration, data center, and IoT, such as Cisco+, Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco DNA
Software, Cisco Intersight, Cisco ONE, and more.

The number of employees that Cisco has worldwide has varied in different years. According to a
source, Cisco had a global employee count of 10k-50k as of 2021. According to another source,
Cisco had 41,163 employees worldwide (excluding Scientific Atlanta and Linksys) as of the end
of the fiscal year 2006. Therefore, the exact number of employees that Cisco has at present is not
clear, but it is likely to be in the tens of thousands.

Some of the highlights of their financial results are:

 Cisco ended fiscal 2022 with Q4 revenue at $13.1 billion, flat year over year and fiscal
year revenue of $51.6 billion, up 3% year over year.
 Cisco had a strong demand with record full year product orders and backlog.
 Cisco had adjusted earnings of $3.53 per share, with revenue of $52.79 billion, or growth
of 2.3%.
 In fiscal 2022, Cisco generated over $15 billion of software revenue, 81% of which was
subscription-based.
  Total subscription revenue, including services sold as subscriptions, was over $22 billion,
and represented 43% of Cisco’s total revenue.
 Cisco’s annualized recurring revenue (ARR) was $14.8 billion, up 9% year over year.
 Cisco’s remaining performance obligations (RPO) were $28.9 billion, up 10% year over
year.

I would definitely work in this company as it serves as a source of security for companies or
businesses who utilize critical data. Their dedication to help society feel more secure and to
break new people into the cybersecurity space is something I have long admired. The tip of the
iceberg for me is the fact that they made themselves become one of the many cyber security
standards used globally.
 The Internet And Its
Growth in The Past
Years
History and Growth of the internet from 1995 till today
Date Number of Users % World Population Information
December, 1995 16 million 0.40% IDC
December, 1996 36 million 0.90% IDC
December, 1997 70 million 1.70% IDC
December, 1998 147 million 3.60% C.I. Almanac
December, 1999 248 million 4.10% Nua Ltd.
March, 2000 304 million 5.00% Nua Ltd.
July, 2000 359 million 5.90% Nua Ltd.
December, 2000 361 million 5.80% Internet World Stats
March, 2001 458 million 7.60% Nua Ltd.
June, 2001 479 million 7.90% Nua Ltd.
August, 2001 513 million 8.60% Nua Ltd.
April, 2002 558 million 8.60% Internet World Stats
July, 2002 569 million 9.10% Internet World Stats
September, 2002 587 million 9.40% Internet World Stats
March, 2003 608 million 9.70% Internet World Stats
September, 2003 677 million 10.60% Internet World Stats
October, 2003 682 million 10.70% Internet World Stats
December, 2003 719 million 11.10% Internet World Stats
February, 2004 745 million 11.50% Internet World Stats
May, 2004 757 million 11.70% Internet World Stats
October, 2004 812 million 12.70% Internet World Stats
December, 2004 817 million 12.70% Internet World Stats
March, 2005 888 million 13.90% Internet World Stats
June, 2005 938 million 14.60% Internet World Stats
September, 2005 957 million 14.90% Internet World Stats
November 2005 972 million 15.20% Internet World Stats
December, 2005 1,018 millions 15.70% Internet World Stats
March, 2006 1,023 millions 15.70% Internet World Stats
June, 2006 1,043 millions 16.00% Internet World Stats
Sept 2006 1,086 millions 16.70% Internet World Stats
Dec 2006 1,093 million 16.70% Internet World Stats
Mar 2007 1,129 millions 17.20% Internet World Stats
June, 2007 1,173 million 17.80% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2007 1,245 millions 18.90% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2007 1,319 millions 20.00% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2008 1,407 millions 21.10% Internet World Stats
June, 2008 1,463 millions 21.90% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2008 1,504 millions 22.50% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2008 1,574 millions 23.50% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2009 1,596 millions 23.80% Internet World Stats
June, 2009 1,669 millions 24.70% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2009 1,734 millions 25.60% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2009 1,802 millions 26.60% Internet World Stats
June, 2010 1,966 millions 28.70% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2010 1,971 millions 28.80% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2011 2,095 millions 30.20% Internet World Stats
Jun, 2011 2,110 millions 30.40% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2011 2,180 millions 31.50% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2011 2,267 millions 32.70% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2012 2,336 millions 33.30% Internet World Stats
June, 2012 2,405 millions 34.30% Internet World Stats
Sept, 2012 2,439 millions 34.80% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2012 2,497 millions 35.70% I.T.U.
Dec, 2013 2,802 millions 39.00% Internet World Stats
June, 2014 3,035 millions 42.30% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2014 3,079 millions 42.40% Internet World Stats
June, 2015 3,270 millions 45.00% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2015 3,366 millions 46.40% Internet World Stats
Jun. 2016 3,631 millions 49.50% Internet World Stats
Dec. 2016 3,696 millions 49.50% Internet World Stats
June, 2017 3,885 millions 51.70% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2017 4,156 millions 54.40% Internet World Stats
June, 2018 4,208 millions 55.10% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2018 4,313 millions 55.60% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2019 4,383 millions 56.80% Internet World Stats
Jun, 2019 4,536 millions 58.80% Internet World Stats
Jun, 2020 4,833 millions 62.00% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2020 5,053 millions 64.20% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2021 5,168 millions 65.60% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2021 5,252 millions 66.20% Internet World Stats
Mar, 2022 5,382 millions 67.80% Internet World Stats
July, 2022 5,473 millions 69.00% Internet World Stats
Dec, 2022 5,544 millions 69.00% Internet World Stats

% World population
Dec, 2022
Mar, 2021
Mar, 2019
June, 2017
June, 2015
Dec, 2012
Dec, 2011
Sept, 2010
June, 2009
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June, 2008 % World population

June, 2007
June, 2006
September, 2005
October, 2004
October, 2003
July, 2002
March, 2001
December, 1999
December, 1995
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%

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Courses Offered Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

CSC 311: Introduction to Data and Introduction to Component,
Information systems Information Information systems Structure,
Configuration
and
management of
Information
system
CSC305: Introduction to Database and Database system Overview of
database systems Database Users concepts and database
architecture language
CPE 301: Low level language Bits, bytes and Basic organization of Assembly/
words the Von Neumann machine
machine language
programming
MTH 301: Mathematical Functions of a C.R Equation C.R Integral
methods III complex Formula
variable
CSC 307: Numerical Numerical data Error, stability, Theory of
computation I representation convergence computational
on computer solution to
problem
CSC 315: Data structure & Basic structures Sequential and Efficient
Analysis of algorithm for data linked storage algorithms for
representation allocation sorting
CSC 317: Automata theory and Introduction Automata: Models of Computability
Computability abstract machines and
computational
complexity

Course Hardest Class

CSC 311: Introduction to Component, Structure,
Information systems Configuration and
management of
Information system

CSC305: Introduction to Data Models

database systems
CPE 301: Low level x86 Architecture
language
MTH 301: Mathematical C.R Equation
methods III

CSC 307: Numerical Error, stability,

computation I convergence
CSC 315: Data structure & Sequential and linked
Analysis of algorithm storage allocation
CSC 317: Automata theory Computability and
and Computability computational complexity