Cisco warns of brute-force attacks on VPN and SSH applications
Cisco security specialists are warning of brute-force attacks on VPN and SSH applications for their own devices, as well as those from CheckPoint, Fortinet, SonicWall and Ubiquiti. The attacks focus on stealing login credentials and may have links to previous recent attack attempts.
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Consortium must assuage concerns about job loss due to AI
In response to -certainly not unwarranted- concerns about job loss due to the rise of AI, major technology companies have formed a consortium to prepare workers and organizations in the ICT sector for upcoming changes through upskilling and retraining. Cisco spearheaded the foundation of this aptly... Read more
Cisco: ‘3% of companies fully prepared for cyber attack’
Most companies globally are still not fully maturely prepared for cyber incidents.
That's according to research by Cisco. Companies are still major targets of cyber attacks, such as phishing, ransomware, supply chain and social engineering attacks. Nearly three-quarters of companies expect to be... Read more
Cisco closes acquisition of Splunk
Cisco has confirmed today that it has acquired Splunk. Following approval from all competition authorities, the deal worth $28 billion is complete.
On March 13, the last deadline for the EU antitrust watchdog expired, removing the last possible roadblock to Splunk's acquisition. Today, Cisco its... Read more
Mass layoff looming at Cisco due to lower orders – update
Cisco is facing fewer orders and is considering a reorganization. The reorganization is expected to affect thousands of jobs in the short term.
Update 15 February: Several days after the initial announcement by Cisco CEO Chuck Robins that Cisco would restructure, it has become clear how many peo... Read more
Subsea cable between America and Europe completes 800Gbps test
The successful trial of the 6,236-kilometer Internet cable should lay a foundation for supporting cloud and AI services.
At issue is the Amitié cable, on which Microsoft and Cisco are collaborating. This cable runs from Boston in the U.S. to Bordeaux in France. To complete the trial, the cable ... Read more
Webex also gets into spatial computing with Vision Pro app
Shortly after Zoom was first in to support the Apple Vision Pro, Cisco's Webex is now following suit. The conferencing app resembles the conventional application in many ways, but with unique features designed to take full advantage of the new Apple headset.
In our analysis a week ago, we notice... Read more
Cisco offers more observability for cloud-native and Kubernetes
The Cisco Observability Platform features new functionality. Enterprises now have access to new Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and extended Berkeley Packets Filters (eBPF).
The update introduces an updated DEM application on the Cisco Observability Platform. Within this application, real us... Read more
Cisco step closer to Cisco Networking Cloud Vision
Cisco has introduced new AI-based networking technology to its Cisco Networking Cloud portfolio. The move was made to improve security, customers' digital end experience and automation.
Cisco announces new integrations with Cisco Secure Access within its Cisco Networking Cloud. This is to enhanc... Read more
Cisco and Nvidia build Ethernet-based AI infrastructure
Cisco and Nvidia have big plans when it comes to building an AI infrastructure for organizations. At least that's the message both companies broadcast today at Cisco Live EMEA. Of particular note is that this is an Ethernet-based infrastructure.
If an organization wants to get started with AI, i... Read more