A survey of 259 information security professionals shows Cisco gaining clout with them as a network-security provider. McAfee topped the list of “exciting vendors,” with Symantec falling to second place, followed by Cisco and Palo Alto Networks. Data-loss prevention was cited by about a third of enterprises as a top initiative for this year. The InfoPro report also asked about virtualization and cloud computing strategies. About 35% of Fortune 1000 companies said they were already using cloud computing services.”]