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 | 14
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 | 8
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
Cisco's Duo Security suffers major authentication outage Updated Provides complete security by not letting anyone login Off-Prem21 Aug 2023 | 12
Cisco close to clearing the backlog of hardware orders a certain virus caused Subscriptions and software surge – just the way boss Chuck Robbins planned Networks17 Aug 2023 | 1
Microsoft puts profanity filter on %@!#ing Teams transcripts Just in case you blurt out that L***x is better than Windows? (That was a joke, PR friends) Offbeat30 Jun 2023 | 43
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 | 246
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 CxO16 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