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Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI

Reorg of entire biz as tech giant addresses downturn in core networking segment

Networks15 Aug 2024 | 15

Cisco plans to slash thousands more jobs amid AI, cybersecurity push

Updated Cuts reportedly to come as soon as Wednesday's earnings release

Networks12 Aug 2024 | 13

Hello? Are you talking on a Cisco SPA300 or SPA500 IP phone? Now's the time to junk 'em

Multiple critical flaws found and they won't be fixed

Security09 Aug 2024 | 31

Maximum-severity Cisco vulnerability allows attackers to change admin passwords

You’re going to want to patch this one

Patches18 Jul 2024 | 17

Don’t be complacent on cybersecurity resilience

Read the 2024 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index for tips on how best to prepare

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No rest for the wiry as Cisco Nexus switches flip out over latest zero-day

Command injection bug being abused by suspected Chinese spies – patch up

Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 6

Cisco fixes WebEx flaw that allowed government, military meetings to be spied on

Researchers were able to glean data from 10,000 meetings held by top Dutch gov officials

Cyber-crime07 Jun 2024 | 12

Cisco's emergency caller can send first responders to the wrong location

911 is a joke

Software03 Jun 2024 | 22

Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military

Operation busted after dodgy devices ended up at Air Force

Networks02 May 2024 | 41

Governments issue alerts after 'sophisticated' state-backed actor found exploiting flaws in Cisco security boxes

Don't get too comfortable: 'Line Dancer' malware may be targeting other vendors, too

Security24 Apr 2024 | 11

MITRE admits 'nation state' attackers touched its NERVE R&D operation

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Akira ransomware resurgent; Telehealth outfit fined for data-sharing; This week's nastiest vulns

Security22 Apr 2024 | 3

Cisco creates architecture to improve security and sell you new switches

Hypershield detects bad behavior and automagically reconfigures networks to snuff out threats

Security18 Apr 2024 | 11

Fire in the Cisco! Networking giant's Duo MFA message logs stolen in phish attack

Also warns of brute force attacks targeting its own VPNs, Check Point, Fortinet, SonicWall and more

Security17 Apr 2024 | 6

Sun Microsystems co-founder charged with insider trading

Andreas Bechtolsheim is paying out less than $1M to SEC amid allegations he illegally bought options

Networks26 Mar 2024 | 11

Ker-Splunk! Cisco closes $28 billion analytics acquisition

Job one: Splunkify Talos threat intelligence, then do the same all over the Cisco portfolio

Software19 Mar 2024 | 8

Cisco is a fashion retailer now, with a spring collection to prove it

Promises quarterly lookbooks of branded tat, powered by branded kit

Offbeat12 Mar 2024 | 19

Nutanix doesn't expect a rush of VMware refugees – maybe for years

Beats guidance as renewals grow and waits for Broadcom and Cisco to bring more bucks

Virtualization29 Feb 2024 | 4

C-suite execs not immune to downsizing drama at Cisco

Maria Martinez, chief operating officer, is out after role was 'eliminated'

Networks21 Feb 2024 | 5

Cisco cuts 5% of workforce amid cautious enterprise spending

$800M charge facing network giant as customers work way through existing inventory

Networks15 Feb 2024 | 2

WTF is 'deployment phasing'? One reason Cisco revenue just went backwards, is what

Splunk deal may close early, but AI is a way off turning into a money fountain. Meanwhile, Cisco waits for you to finish projects

Networks15 Feb 2024 | 6

Cisco wields axe again as results season swings around

In an industry addicted to job cuts, 34,000 staff roles vanished in first six weeks of 2024

Networks12 Feb 2024 | 2

Cisco, Nvidia expand collab to push Ethernet into AI clusters

InfiniBand dominates in GPU-boosted servers while Big E gains steam

Networks08 Feb 2024 |

Nearly 4-year-old Cisco vuln linked to recent Akira ransomware attacks

Evidence mounts of an exploit gatekept within Russia's borders

Research31 Jan 2024 |

CDW settles in lawsuit with rival reseller over Cisco sales

Updated Meanwhile pending case from Cisco accuses Dexon of selling counterfeit kit

Networks15 Jan 2024 | 1

Cisco goes Christmas shopping, buys Cilium project originator Isovalent

Switchzilla likes what eBPF does for multicloud networking and security

Networks22 Dec 2023 | 13

Cisco's cloud network push will tie licensing change to generational product refreshes

Bundled support has already come to Catalyst – but don't bother asking how it works

Networks08 Dec 2023 | 6

Cisco delivers a powerup to its switches for small and medium biz

Catalyst 1200 and 1300 keep perpetual licenses, PoE and stackability

Networks07 Dec 2023 | 3

Cisco intros AI to find firewall flaws, warns this sort of thing can't be free

Predicts cyber crims will find binary brainboxes harder to battle

Security06 Dec 2023 | 14

Cisco whips up modded switch to secure Ukraine grid against Russian cyberattacks

GPS-jamming tactics were doing much more than simply scrambling missile guidance systems

Networks22 Nov 2023 | 13

BlackCat plays with malvertising traps to lure corporate victims

Updated Ads for Slack and Cisco AnyConnect actually downloaded Nitrogen malware

Research16 Nov 2023 | 1

Cisco has a new problem: You take too long to implement its products and stop buying more kit

Supply chain is back to pre-COVID normal, just in time for big clouds to spend $1 billion on networks for AI

Networks16 Nov 2023 | 8

Splunk sheds 7% of workers amid Cisco's $28B embrace

Have another great quarter? Time to get rid of some staff, then

Databases01 Nov 2023 | 5

Cisco to sell enterprise version of $400 Bang & Olufsen earbuds

Make Webex more collaborative and secure, while you enjoy its AI additions and active noise cancellation

Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 14

Shucks Chuck, how many employees pay = one Cisco CEO?

Robbins and the C suite bumper pay day on back of router and switch kingpin's 2023 double digit sales swing

Networks24 Oct 2023 | 3

Cisco fixes critical IOS XE bug but malware crew way ahead of them

Initial fall in infected devices indicates evolution, not extinction, of attack code

Security23 Oct 2023 | 2

Cisco's critical zero-day bug gets even worse – 'thousands' of IOS XE devices pwned

Good news: There's a free scanner to check your kit. Bad news: Still no fix

Cybersecurity Month17 Oct 2023 | 15

Cisco zero-day bug allows router hijacking and is being actively exploited

We'd say 'Hurry up and patch' but it hasn't written one yet. While you wait, disable HTTP

Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2023 | 12

Nutanix, Cisco say buyers will get the best of them both

There's enough overlap that the deal works already. Next: cloud networks and maybe a storage push

On-Prem13 Oct 2023 | 1

Cisco warns of critical flaw in Emergency Responder code

Hard-coded credentials strike again

Security05 Oct 2023 | 11

Routers have been rooted by Chinese spies, US and Japan warn

BlackTech crew looking to steal sensitive data traffic

Software27 Sep 2023 | 8

Cisco spends $28B on data cruncher Splunk in cybersecurity push

$157/share cash deal is the largest acquisition in networking titan's history

Security21 Sep 2023 | 5

Cisco dumps its Hyperflex hyperconverged infrastructure

To Nutanix go the spoils, to VMware users comes a compatibility nightmare

Systems14 Sep 2023 | 6

Ransomware fiends pounce on Cisco VPN brute-force zero-day flaw

No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah?

Networks08 Sep 2023 | 6

Cisco's Duo Security suffers major authentication outage

Updated Provides complete security by not letting anyone login

Off-Prem21 Aug 2023 | 12

Cisco close to clearing the backlog of hardware orders a certain virus caused

Subscriptions and software surge – just the way boss Chuck Robbins planned

Networks17 Aug 2023 | 1

Microsoft puts profanity filter on %@!#ing Teams transcripts

Just in case you blurt out that L***x is better than Windows? (That was a joke, PR friends)

Offbeat30 Jun 2023 | 43

Cisco buys SamKnows to give ThousandEyes a look at millions of endpoints

Packets you make at home or on mobile devices are in Switchzilla's sights, to make hybrid workers happy

Networks27 Jun 2023 | 10

Cisco challenges Broadcom, Nvidia with 51.2Tbit switch ASIC of its own

Chip promises denser, greener networks – at least compared to the fire-breathing GPUs they connect

Networks22 Jun 2023 |

Inclusive Naming Initiative limps towards release of dangerous digital dictionary

Proposes a mere ten terms it feels should disappear from tech vocabularies

Offbeat22 Jun 2023 | 246

Florida man (not that one) sold $100M-plus in counterfeit network gear

Military, schools, and hospitals burned by off-brand Cisco inferno

Networks07 Jun 2023 | 36

Cisco promises to unify its net management silos in the next three to five years

Stop us if you've heard this one before

Networks06 Jun 2023 | 10

Buckle up for meetings on the road as Cisco brings Webex to Audi autos

Have you considered taking up cycling?

Applications02 Jun 2023 | 35

Cisco squashes critical bugs in small biz switches

You'll want to patch these as proof-of-concept exploit code is out there already

Patches18 May 2023 |

Cisco to manufacture telecoms gear in India – but not much and not soon

‘To further strengthen and diversify the supply chain’ which is just what India loves to hear

Networks11 May 2023 | 2

Don't turn it off and on again: Expired Cisco cert cripples vEdge SD-WAN kit

Updates said to be rolling out now... if your gateway hasn't already bricked itself

Networks10 May 2023 | 15

Cisco: Don't use 'blind spot' – and do use 'feed two birds with one scone'

Switchzilla takes a stab at inclusive language. Sorry, that should be 'makes a first pass'

Bootnotes10 May 2023 | 220