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Critical vulnerability opens Cisco switches to remote attack
2018-04-04 15:35

A critical vulnerability affecting many of Cisco’s networking devices could be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over vulnerable devices or trigger a reload and crash. The...

Egg on Cisco's face: Three critical software bugs to fix over Easter
2018-04-01 00:00

Pick your poison in IOS and IOS XE: denial-of-service or remote code execution? Cisco's ruined Easter for netadmins by revealing three critical-rated flaws, with fixes landing today.…

Cisco mess from 2017 becomes tool for state-sponsored infrastructure attacks and defacements
2018-04-01 00:00

Sigh. 160,000 un-patched boxen await p0wnage Cisco's Smart Install software has become the vector for a series of infrastructure attacks and politically-motivated defacements.…

Critical Flaw Exposes Many Cisco Devices to Remote Attacks
2018-03-30 08:15

Cisco has patched more than 30 vulnerabilities in its IOS software, including a critical remote code execution flaw that exposes hundreds of thousands – possibly millions – of devices to remote...

Cisco Patches Two Critical RCE Bugs in IOS XE Software
2018-03-28 21:35

Cisco releases 22 patches as part of its semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE software security advisory.

Cisco Meraki Offers Up to $10,000 in Bug Bounty Program
2018-03-19 06:27

Cisco Meraki, a provider of cloud-managed IT solutions, announced last week the launch of a public bug bounty program with rewards of up to $10,000 per vulnerability. Cisco Meraki, which resulted...

Cisco Patches Hard-coded Password in PCP Software
2018-03-09 18:10

Cisco this week announced the availability of software updates to address a hard-coded password vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) Software. read more

Cisco fixes critical flaw in its Secure Access Control System
2018-03-08 18:03

Cisco has pushed out fixes for security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its products, including two critical flaws in its Secure Access Control System (ACS) and its Prime Collaboration...

Hard-Coded Password in Cisco Software Lets Attackers Take Over Linux Servers
2018-03-08 17:48

A medium yet critical vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning software that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges to root and take full control of...

Cisco Adds Vulnerability Identification to Tetration Platform
2018-03-05 22:34

Cisco today announced the availability of identification of software vulnerabilities and exposures as part of the security capabilities of its Tetration platform. read more