Destruction of Service attacks could shut down organizations for good
The Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential Destruction of …
Cisco and IBM Security announce services and threat intelligence collaboration
In a new agreement, Cisco and IBM Security will work closer together across products, services and threat intelligence for the benefit of customers. Cisco security solutions …
Despite tremendous growth, most IoT projects fail
60 percent of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and only 26 percent of companies have had an IoT initiative that they considered a complete success. …
Cisco patches leaked 0-day in 300+ of its switches
Cisco has plugged a critical security hole in over 300 of its switches, and is urging users to apply the patches as soon as possible because an exploit for it has been …
300+ Cisco switches affected by critical bug found in Vault 7 data dump
While combing through WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 data dump, Cisco has unearthed a critical vulnerability affecting 300+ of its switches and one gateway that could be exploited …
New infosec products of the week: February 24, 2017
Security solutions for IoT automotive telematics Building a secure automotive telematics platform to achieve a profitable business model for automakers and ecosystem partners …
Cisco Prime Home flaw allows hackers to reach into people’s homes
Cisco has patched a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow attackers to completely take over Cisco Prime Home installations, and through them mess with …
CSOs reveal true cost of breaches
Over one-third of organizations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20 percent, according to the Cisco …
The latest on the critical RCE Cisco WebEx extension vulnerability
Since Google bug hunter Tavis Ormandy revealed the existence of a remotely exploitable code execution flaw in the Cisco WebEx extension for Google Chrome last week, Cisco has …
Cisco WebEx extension opens Chrome users to drive-by malware attacks
Windows users who have the widely used Cisco WebEx extension installed on Chrome are in danger of getting silently hacked when visiting a malicious website. The vulnerability, …
New infosec products of the week: November 4, 2016
Cisco transforms endpoint security with AMP for Endpoints Cisco unveiled a new approach to endpoint security. AMP for Endpoints offers a path to more effective endpoint …
Cisco plugs critical hole in Prime Home management platform
Cisco has released nine security alerts on Wednesday, and among these are two for critical vulnerabilities in its ASR 900 Series routers and the Cisco Prime Home management …