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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 | 245

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 | 219

Dump these insecure phone adapters because we're not fixing them, says Cisco

Security hole ranks 9.8 out of 10 in severity, 0 out of 10 in patch availability

CSO05 May 2023 | 90

Beware of geeks bearing gifts, so check the fine print on Cisco's latest financing deal

Buy now, even services or second-hand kit, and pay in 2024 … if you feel lucky

Networks04 May 2023 | 4

Russian snoops just love invading unpatched Cisco gear, America and UK warn

Spying on foreign targets? That's our job!

CSO18 Apr 2023 | 7

Cisco Moscow trashed offices as it quit Putin's putrid pariah state

Even destroyed spare parts, then may have rubbed salt into the wound by filing for tax write-offs

Networks06 Apr 2023 | 97

Warning: Your wireless networks may leak data thanks to Wi-Fi spec ambiguity

How someone can nab buffered info, by hook or by kr00k

Spotlight on RSA30 Mar 2023 | 15

Cisco, Huawei, Ericsson on the hook for Philippine telco's $880M overspend

Next time you blow a project budget, console yourself that you weren’t this bad

Networks24 Mar 2023 | 4

Cisco kindly reveals proof of concept attacks for flaws in rival Netgear's kit

Maybe this is deserved given the problem's in a hidden telnet service

Research22 Mar 2023 | 24

Switchzilla revisits training and cert tools with looming debut of 'Cisco U.'

Some training in refreshed certification platform to be free, including short how-to vids

Networks13 Mar 2023 | 7

SBOM is a 'massive galaxy of mess' for supply chain security

SCSW Talos team warns on third-party threats, but will it work? Betteridge's Law may apply

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 7

Antivirus apps are there to protect you – Cisco's ClamAV has a heckuva flaw

Switchzilla hardware and software need attention, unless you fancy arbitrary remote code execution

Patches17 Feb 2023 | 8

Burn, backlog, burn: Cisco inferno clears away supply chain hassles

As rival Arista admits Meta and Microsoft now account for at least ten percent of its business

Networks16 Feb 2023 | 5

US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware

Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too

Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10

Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit

Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports

Networks13 Jan 2023 | 42

Oops. Cisco installed wrong firmware on some boxes and they report fake ‘severe faults’

DNA Center Appliances shipped since September may spoil Christmas with inaccurate reports of dead disks

Networks21 Dec 2022 | 10

Cisco’s Talos security bods predict new wave of Excel Hell

Criminals have noticed that spreadsheet's XLL files add custom functionality - including malware

Security21 Dec 2022 | 16

Corporate execs: Get back, get back, to the office where you once belonged

Sing it in the key of C-suite, because operations truly doesn't care

On-Prem16 Dec 2022 | 183

Microsoft ain't the only one squashing exploited-in-the-wild bugs this month

Patch Tuesday Plus there's a PoC for this unpatched Cisco bug

Patches14 Dec 2022 | 11

Cisco closes in on debut of cloudy Nexus management service

Existing Nexus Dashboard to be recommended for sovereign clouds or air-gapped rigs

Networks12 Dec 2022 | 1

Cisco unifies GUIs across security range

'Magnetic' design framework, already deployed in Meraki kit, will make it to other products in coming years

Networks07 Dec 2022 | 5

Cisco wriggles out from $2 billion bill for ‘willful and egregious’ patent infringements

Supreme Court won’t revisit case after agreeing conflict of interest trumped tech

Networks06 Dec 2022 | 19

Microsoft makes a game of Team building, with benefits

Solitaire and Minesweeper coming to Windows giant's software

Software17 Nov 2022 | 20

Cisco starts 'talent movement options', and restructuring amid real estate cuts

Profit down in latest quarter but forecast for 2023 raised

Networks17 Nov 2022 | 4

Cisco AnyConnect Windows client under active attack

Make sure you're patched – and update VMware Cloud Foundation, too, by the way

Patches26 Oct 2022 | 7

Cisco's latest switch packs 32 800G ports into a pizza box

If you need even more speed, Nvidia and Broadcom have silicon twice as fast

Networks19 Oct 2022 | 5

Huawei rolls dice, adds exec heads to enterprise and carrier divisions amid troubled times

Wang and Li appointed following death of Ryan Ding

Networks18 Oct 2022 | 3

Cisco asks shareholders to vote against global tax transparency

Amazon's already said no to country-by-country breakdown

Networks27 Sep 2022 | 7

Noberus ransomware gets info-stealing upgrades, targets Veeam backup software

'One of the most dangerous and active malware developers operating at the moment'

Cyber-crime25 Sep 2022 | 6

Cisco SMB revolution: selling hardware with no subscription required

In Cisco's world this makes a $125 Wi-Fi AP 'easier to buy' – maybe easier than its own Meraki kit?

Networks19 Sep 2022 | 9

Former Cisco boss launches upstart to rattle old employer's cage

John Chambers' Nile wants to remove humans from network management

Networks15 Sep 2022 | 17

Cisco: Yes, Yanluowang leaked our data. No, it's not serious

Everything's fine!

Security13 Sep 2022 | 4

Dump these small-biz routers, says Cisco, because we won't patch their flawed VPN

Nothing like an authentication bypass for your private IPSec network

CSO08 Sep 2022 | 56

Lazarus Group unleashed a MagicRAT to spy on energy providers

Cisco finds custom malware in North Korea's latest cyberespionage effort

Security08 Sep 2022 |

LockBit gang hit by DDoS attack after threatening to leak Entrust ransomware data

Prolific group pummeled days after claiming to be file thief behind attack on cybersecurity vendor

Cyber-crime22 Aug 2022 | 7

Cisco admits corporate network compromised by gang with links to Lapsus$

Voice-phished their way in, but Switchzilla claims no damage done

Security11 Aug 2022 | 7

DuckDuckGo says Hell, Hell, No to those Microsoft trackers after web revolt

In brief Plus: That Twitter privacy leak, scammers send Ubers for victims, critical flaw in Cisco gear, and more

Security06 Aug 2022 | 38

Critical flaws found in four Cisco SMB router ranges – for the second time this year

At least Switchzilla thinks they're salvageable, unlike the boxes it ordered binned back in June

Security05 Aug 2022 | 14

US Cyber Command spots another 20 malware strains targeting Ukraine

Plus Mandiant, Cisco Talos uncover digital espionage

Research21 Jul 2022 | 1

Apple hits brakes on hiring amid economic uncertainty

Joins roster of tech giants embarking on cuts or recruitment freezes

Personal Tech19 Jul 2022 | 12

Microsoft says staff layoffs not linked to recession fears

Redmond characterizes job losses as an annual clean-up rather than a sign of anything serious

Software12 Jul 2022 | 13

Florida man accused of selling fake, broken Cisco devices from China to hospitals, schools, military

Plus, Oracle reportedly mulling laying off staff to cut costs by up to $1b

Networks08 Jul 2022 | 26

Cisco compresses Catalyst switches to compact size

Fanless fun for the whole family (if the supply chain functions)

Networks28 Jun 2022 | 16

Cisco quits Moscow

Networking titan to shutter Russia and Belarus presence, after previously stopping operations

Networks24 Jun 2022 | 20

Cisco warns of security holes in its security appliances

Bugs potentially useful for rogue insiders, admin account hijackers

Patches22 Jun 2022 | 11

If you're using older, vulnerable Cisco small biz routers, throw them out

Severe security flaw won't be fixed – as patches released this week for other bugs

Networks16 Jun 2022 | 27

Cisco dials back on hiring, cool winds blow through economy

'I think it is a time for everyone to be prudent' says networking giant's CFO

Networks16 Jun 2022 | 3

Cisco execs pledge simpler, more integrated networks

Cisco Live Is this the end of Switchzilla's dashboard creep?

Networks16 Jun 2022 | 5