Another week, another emergency patch as Cisco plugs Unified Comms zero-day The critical-rated flaw leaves unpatched systems open to full takeover Networks22 Jan 2026 | 1
Cisco finally fixes max-severity bug under active attack for weeks This is a threat to security - and to the weekend for some unlucky netadmins Patches15 Jan 2026 | 2
Patch Cisco ISE bug now before attackers abuse proof-of-concept exploit No reports of active exploitation … yet Patches08 Jan 2026 | 3
Cisco XDR in 30: Turning Security Signals Into Confident Action How network-led Cisco XDR helps teams see threats clearly and respond faster Sponsored Post
Attacks pummeling Cisco AsyncOS 0-day since late November No timeline for a patch Security17 Dec 2025 | 12
Cisco decides its homegrown AI model is ready to power its products Apparently you’re about to get better advice on any identity issues lurking in your infrastructure AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 9
Attackers turned Citrix, Cisco 0-day exploits into custom-malware hellscape Vendors (still) keep mum Security12 Nov 2025 | 4
Cisco creating new security model using 30 years of data describing cyber-dramas and saves Exclusive Doubles parameters to over 17 billion, to detect threats and recommend actions Security10 Nov 2025 | 6
Cisco warns of 'new attack variant' battering firewalls under exploit for 6 months Plus 2 new critical vulns - patch now Patches06 Nov 2025 | 4
Cisco suggests a stubby chassis, shrunken servers and router, to tame the edge 'Unified Edge' designed so even retail workers can replace a server On-Prem04 Nov 2025 | 12
Senator presses Cisco over firewall flaws that burned US agency Bill Cassidy letter asks if Switchzilla sat on critical flaws before feds were forced into emergency patching Public Sector16 Oct 2025 | 6
Cisco: Most companies don't know what they're doing with AI Only 13% are AI-ready; the rest are bolting it on and hoping for ROI AI + ML15 Oct 2025 | 19
Cisco’s new router unites disparate datacenters into AI training behemoths With enough routers, Switchzilla says it can link bit barns 1,000 km apart and scale fabrics beyond 3 exabits per second Networks08 Oct 2025 | 2
Warnings about Cisco vulns under active exploit are falling on deaf ears 50,000 firewall devices still exposed Patches30 Sep 2025 | 22
UK and US security agencies order urgent fixes as Cisco firewall bugs exploited in wild CISA gives feds 24 hours to patch, NCSC urges rapid action as flaws linked to ArcaneDoor spies Patches26 Sep 2025 | 14
Zero-day deja vu as another Cisco IOS bug comes under attack The latest in a run of serious networking bugs gives attackers root if they have SNMP access Networks25 Sep 2025 | 13
US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure Seven-year-old Cisco vuln that remains inexplicably unpatched is their way in Cyber-crime04 Sep 2025 | 14
In the rush to adopt hot new tech, security is often forgotten. AI is no exception Cisco finds hundreds of Ollama servers open to unauthorized access, creating various nasty risks Security02 Sep 2025 | 6
FBI: Russian spies exploiting a 7-year-old Cisco bug to slurp configs from critical infrastructure Snarfing up config files for 'thousands' of devices…just for giggles, we're sure Cyber-crime20 Aug 2025 | 11
Ethernet switch vendors like Cisco are riding high on AI network economics When one GPU translates into three to five of the fastest switch ports money can buy, can you blame them? Cloud Infrastructure Month15 Aug 2025 | 1
Cisco's Secure Firewall Management Center now not-so secure, springs a CVSS 10 RCE hole Switchzilla's summer of perfect 10s Patches15 Aug 2025 | 8
Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco's AI sales by a cool billion bucks Big Tech is spending vastly more on AI infrastructure but Switchzilla thinks its piece of the pie will be fat and juicy Networks14 Aug 2025 |
Cisco donates Agntcy project to Linux Foundation in the hope it gets AI agents interacting elegantly AI frameworks are becoming a Russian nesting doll of abstraction layers AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 5
No login? No problem: Cisco ISE flaw gave root access before fix arrived, say researchers Shadowserver claims miscreants were already poking at a critical hole in early July, long before Switchzilla patched it Cyber-crime24 Jul 2025 | 4
Watch out, another max-severity, make-me-root Cisco bug on the loose Updated Three perfect 10s in the last month - ISE, ISE, baby Patches17 Jul 2025 | 16
Cisco scores a perfect 10 - sadly for a critical flaw in its comms platform The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look Patches02 Jul 2025 | 14
Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI Getting it in might mean re-racking the entire datacenter and rebuilding the network, though Datacenter Networking Nexus27 Jun 2025 | 6
Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs on Identity Services Engine components A 10.0 and a 9.8 – these aren’t patches to dwell on Datacenter Networking Nexus26 Jun 2025 | 4
CIO wants to grow tech team by cloning staff as digital twins and AI agents Cisco Live UC San Diego hopes humans spend less time fighting fires, more time repelling 'exquisite' attacks from abroad that researchers accidentally invited AI + ML12 Jun 2025 | 23
Cisco returns to load balancing market as it chases VMware refugees Cisco Live Uses eBPF, which both Google and Meta have proven out at scale Devops11 Jun 2025 | 2
Cisco president says dredging coding syntax from wetware memory wastes engineers' expensive synapses Cisco Live Wants to let AI do the boring bits so his team can invent more cool stuff AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 60
Cisco Borgs all its management tools into a single Cloud Control console Cisco Live Not just a salve for netadmins – this is also a play to ensure Switchzilla is AI-relevant Networks10 Jun 2025 | 5
Cisco says it’s already dug in to protect itself – and customers – if trade war breaks out Also reckons it can dodge DOGE Networks13 Feb 2025 | 4
Yup, AMD's Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security Which is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches Networks11 Feb 2025 | 3
Cisco patches two critical Identity Services Engine flaws One gives root access, the other lets you steal info and reconfig nodes, in the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances Networks05 Feb 2025 |
Patch now: Cisco fixes critical 9.9-rated, make-me-admin bug in Meeting Management No in-the-wild exploits … yet Patches23 Jan 2025 |
Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V Patch Tuesday Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life's too Snort for Cisco Patches15 Jan 2025 | 7
Screwed by the cloud: Hardware vendors looking for that raison d'refresh 40% of world's servers are 6 years +, drink 66% of DC energy, provide 7% of compute. Please refresh, says HPE On-Prem02 Jan 2025 | 14
Cisco combines Meraki and Catalyst into single wireless brand Simplifies licenses and adds more 'included value' such as compulsory support Networks11 Nov 2024 | 12
Cisco scores a perfect CVSS 10 with critical flaw in its wireless system Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul doesn't live up to its name Patches07 Nov 2024 | 16
Emergency patch: Cisco fixes bug under exploit in brute-force attacks Who doesn't love abusing buggy appliances, really? Software24 Oct 2024 | 3
Cisco confirms 'ongoing investigation' after crims brag about selling tons of data UPDATED Networking giant says 'no evidence' of impact on its systems but will tell customers if their info has been stolen Cyber-crime15 Oct 2024 | 7
Chinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic Security07 Oct 2024 | 6
Why Cisco reportedly wants in on CoreWeave's rent-a-GPU racket Analysis This may help Switchzilla hit $1B AI sales goal by FY25 Networks06 Oct 2024 |
Cisco is abandoning the LoRaWAN space, and there's no lifeboat for IoT customers Support stretches to end of 2029, no more maintenance beyond 2026 Networks02 Oct 2024 | 5
Cisco merch shoppers stung in Magecart attack The 'security issue' was caused by a 9.8-rated Magento flaw Adobe patched back in June Security06 Sep 2024 | 7
Cisco's Smart Licensing Utility flaws suggest it's pretty dumb on security Two critical holes including hardcoded admin credential Security05 Sep 2024 | 9
Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber-crime convention Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more Security22 Aug 2024 | 13
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
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 | 10
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 | 12
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