Cisco

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 | 13

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 | 13

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 | 7

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