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There’s too much at stake for the public sector to risk buying counterfeit, writes Spencer Cleary, investigator in brand protection, Cisco
Whether networking equipment is installed at a hospital, school or a government agency, organisations in the public sector depend on their networks for critical needs and operations, including access to databases with sensitive information and, increasingly, voice and video communications.
Given the central role these networks play, security risks, revenue and productivity losses associated with even brief network failures can be very significant. It is therefore paramount that organisations are informed about counterfeiting and other potential risks intrinsic in purchasing network equipment from sources other than the manufacturer’s authorised channel.