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Cisco To Appeal Against Billion Dollar Patent Ruling
Networking giant found guilty of infringing four cybersecurity patents and ordered to pay $1.9 billion, but it will appeal
Cisco Acquires ThousandEyes For Network Monitoring
Networking giant Cisco Systems opens its cheque book to acquire well estalished network intelligence software provider ThousandEyes
Coronavirus: Cisco Commits $225 Million To Covid-19 Fight
Networking giant Cisco pledges nearly quarter of a billion dollars to help global community fight the Coronavirus pandemic
United States Levels New Charges Against Huawei
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets and assisting Iran, as US Commerce Dept extends temporary trading license for 45 days
Unified Silicon Architecture Touted With Cisco Silicon One
First-ever single, unified silicon architecture launched with Cisco Silicon One, as foundation for all routers going forward
Cisco Files Lawsuit Against Former Employees
Three former staffers allegedly stole thousands of confidential files when they detected to competitor
Cisco Patches Critical Flaw That Allowed Root Access To Guest OS
Critical flaw in Cisco IOS software could allow hackers to access the Guest Operating System as root user
Cisco To Buy Acacia Communications For £2.28bn
Acquisition is aimed at adding cutting-edge pluggable optics to Cisco’s networking portfolio
Cisco Warns Of Flaws In Data Centre Kit
Cisco warns of two critical flaws affecting its equipment commonly used in data centres
Cisco To Help Cloud Customers Use Amazon Data Centres
Networking giant teams up with AWS to offer containers that can be used in internal and Amazon data centres
Cisco Fixes Critical Flaw In Surveillance Appliances
The company discovered an undocumented, hard-coded root account in its surveillance management software that could be exploited by hackers to take over a system
New Cisco UCS Server Takes Aim At AI With Latest Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia’s graphics processing chips can drastically reduce the time needed to train deep learning models, Cisco says
Russian Telcos ‘Using Foreign Tech’ To Comply With Surveillance Laws
Russian companies are reportedly relying on foreign data storage gear due to the lack of local alternatives
Iran Hit After Cyber Attack Exploits Cisco Router Flaw
Did nation state hackers target computer networks of Iran by exploiting a flaw with Cisco routers?
Cisco Container Platform Targets Hybrid Cloud Applications
Cisco Container Platform promises a consistent environment to manage and deploy containers across multiple types of infrastructure
Cisco Promises More Agile, Predictive Networks
More responsive and agile networks on the way as Cisco touts new ‘intent-based networking’ features
Cisco Acquires Skyport As Cyber-Security Investments Continue
ANALYSIS: January continues to be a month of cyber-security startup acquisitions, as Cisco, Facebook, Amazon and Sumo Logic announce new deals.
Interpol & Cisco To Combat Cyber Crime At Singapore Nerve Centre
Cisco is to contribute its world-spanning cyber-threat analysis to help battle increasingly sophisticated internet threats
BT Builds On AWS Cloud Deal With Cisco Network Partnership
BT strengthens SDN and NFV credentials with Cisco services following AWS cloud deal
Cisco, Google Buddy Up For Hybrid Cloud Push
Taking the cloud fight to Amazon, Google and Cisco partner for new hybrid cloud solution
Cisco Will Buy Communication Software Firm BroadSoft For $1.71 Billion
Cisco will look to extend its communications software portfolio with the acquisition
Cisco, Samsung, Intel And Others Targeted By CCleaner Hidden Malware
The supply chain attack was sophisticated and could have been state-sponsored
Aruba Adds Machine Learning Security Platform To Networking Range
The analytics-based Aruba 360 Fabric integrates with the firm’s own built-in security capabilities, but will work even if no Aruba gear is in place
Avast CCleaner Utility ‘Installed Malware’ For One Month
The popular utility CCleaner was apparently accessed by hackers and made to distribute malware during the month to mid-September, researchers say
Cisco & ScotRail To Trial 300Mbps Train Wi-Fi Between Glasgow & Edinburgh
It is claimed Project SWIFT will make commuters and train operators more efficient as one third of all Wi-Fi requests on trains fail
Cisco Buys Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software Firm Springpath For £250m
Cisco continues expansion into software with acquisition, becoming latest tech giant to invest in HCI
Cisco’s Meraki Admits Losing Customer Data After Misconfiguration
An ‘erroneous policy’ put into place on Friday caused user-uploaded data to be erased from Meraki cloud-based communications systems and security cameras
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Cisco Warns Of ‘Destruction Of Service’ Attack Threat
Cisco paints a bleak picture of the current cyber security landscape