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Cisco has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Emergency Responder that allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to sign into susceptible systems using hard-coded...
Cisco released security updates to fix a Cisco Emergency Responder vulnerability that let attackers log into unpatched systems using hard-coded credentials. "This vulnerability is due to the presence of static user credentials for the root account that are typically reserved for use during development," Cisco explained in an advisory issued today.
Cisco is warning of attempted exploitation of a security flaw in its IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could permit an authenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution on...
Cisco warned customers on Wednesday to patch a zero-day IOS and IOS XE software vulnerability targeted by attackers in the wild."An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by either compromising an installed key server or modifying the configuration of a group member to point to a key server that is controlled by the attacker," Cisco explained in a security advisory published on Wednesday.
Cisco is warning of five new Catalyst SD-WAN Manager products vulnerabilities with the most critical allowing unauthenticated remote access to the server. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager for WAN is network management software allowing admins to visualize, deploy, and manage devices on wide area networks.
US and Japanese law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warn of the Chinese 'BlackTech' hackers breaching network devices to install custom backdoors for access to corporate networks. The FBI notice warns that the BlackTech hackers use custom, regularly updated malware to backdoor network devices, which are used for persistence, initial access to networks, and to steal data by redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled servers.
On Thursday Cisco agreed to buy Splunk in a $28 billion deal intended to address AI-enabled security and observability issues. Cisco announced yesterday its intention to acquire Splunk, a renowned name in data observability and security, in a deal valued at approximately $28 billion.
Cisco is making its most expensive acquisition ever - by far - with an announcement it's buying data crunching software firm Splunk for $157 per share, or approximately $28 billion. The transaction, which Cisco said it expects to close in calendar Q3 of 2024, was already unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, and once completed will see Splunk CEO Gary Steele join Cisco's exec team as a direct report to Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins.
Threat actors use Google Ads tracking templates as a loophole to create convincing Webex software search ads that redirect users to websites that distribute the BatLoader malware. Malwarebytes reports that a malicious Google ad impersonates the official Webex download portal, ranking at the highest position in Google Search results for the "Webex" term.
A new study by Cisco Investments with venture capital firms finds that most CISOs find complexity of tools, number of solutions and users, and even jargon a barrier to zero trust. The guide, which explored the cybersecurity market around identity management, data protection, software supply chain integrity and cloud migration, resulted from interviews with Cisco customers, chief information security officers, innovators, startup founders and other experts.