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Cisco-led consortium to spread AI expertise in the workforce

CIO

APRIL 4, 2024

Cisco and eight other companies today announced they would form the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium, as a venue to share generative AI knowledge and expertise in the workforce, and to help workers gain skills relevant to the newly AI-centric jobs of tomorrow.

Artificial Intelligence

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Cisco to acquire cloud-native networking and security startup Isovalent

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. The companies did not share the purchase price.

Network

Network Cloud Open Source Operating System

Cisco: Workers like the hybrid model, but crave better offices

CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

According to a new survey of about 14,000 workers and 3,800 employers released today by Cisco, 72% of employees said that they responded “positively” to employers who mandated at least a partial return to office work, while a minority of employers said that they’d lost workers due to such mandates.

Technical Review

Technical Review Survey Software Review Sustainability

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Three weeks later, investors are still not terribly enthusiastic about the massive Cisco-Splunk deal

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Three weeks after the Cisco announced a massive $28B acquisition of Splunk, investors still seem less than enthused about the deal.

Enterprise

Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2021

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Indianapolis-based startup Socio , which helps plan hybrid in-person and virtual events. When it does close, Socio’s 135 employees will be joining Cisco. Cisco is buying Slido to improve Q&A, polls and engagement in WebEx videoconferencing.

Virtualization

Virtualization Meeting Video Tools

Cisco beefing up app monitoring portfolio with acquisition of Epsagon for $500M

TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Cisco announced on Friday that it’s acquiring Israeli applications-monitoring startup Epsagon at a price pegged at $500 million. The purchase gives Cisco a more modern microservices-focused component for its growing applications-monitoring portfolio. Cisco to acquire internet monitoring solution ThousandEyes.

Microservices

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Cisco Duo’s Multifactor Authentication Service Breached

Ooda Loop

APRIL 16, 2024

A third-party provider that handles telephony for Cisco’s Duo multifactor authentication service (MFA) has been compromised in a social engineering cyberattack. Cisco Duo Customers have been warned to be on alert for phishing schemes.

Authentication

Authentication VOIP Social Engineering

Cisco Bets on OpenTelemetry to Advance Observability

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Cisco today announced a technology preview of a Cisco Full-Stack Observability Platform based on instances of open source OpenTelemetry agent software being advanced by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to collect metrics, event, logs and distributed traces.

Open Source

Open Source Metrics Cloud Technology

ArcaneDoor Espionage Campaign Targeting Cisco Firewalls Linked to China

Ooda Loop

MAY 3, 2024

The cyberespionage campaign called ArcaneDoor, targeting Cisco firewalls with two zero-day vulnerabilities, is suspected to be the work of a Chinese threat actor, according to Censys.

Firewall

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State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Two Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerabilities for Espionage

Ooda Loop

APRIL 25, 2024

A malware campaign exploited two zero-day flaws present within Cisco to deliver malware and perform data collection on targets. The malware campaign, titled ArcaneDoor courtesy of Cisco Talos attributed the campaign to a state-sponsored actor known as UAT4356. Also known by the name Storm-1849 by Microsoft.

Malware

Malware Performance Data

Cisco Unveils AI-Native Enterprise Security Solution Hypershield

Ooda Loop

APRIL 18, 2024

On Thursday, Cisco revealed Hypershield, an AI-native and cloud-native enterprise security solution. According to Cisco, Hypershield is a new security architecture that is built with AI considerations. Essentially, Hypershield was designed to provide security for applications, devices, data, and clouds.

Enterprise

Enterprise Architecture Cloud Applications

Cisco AppDynamics Survey Surfaces DevSecOps Challenges

DevOps.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

A survey of 1,150 large enterprise IT professionals from the AppDynamics unit of Cisco suggested application security progress is being made slowly and steadily as organizations continue to embrace DevSecOps best practices.

Survey

Survey Applications Enterprise Organization

Cisco Acquires Splunk to Create Observability Powerhouse

DevOps.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cisco today revealed it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Splunk for $28 billion in cash.

Metrics

Metrics Performance Applications Culture

Cisco Aligns With Nutanix on Hybrid Cloud Computing

DevOps.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

Cisco and Nutanix announced a strategic partnership through which the two companies will collaborate to advance hybrid cloud computing.

Cloud

Cloud Company Infrastructure Network

Cisco: Long-Term Cybersecurity Changes Afoot

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic will usher in long-term changes to corporate cybersecurity policies and investments — largely due to the rapid onset of remote work — according to a Cisco report. For […].

Policies

Policies Report

CVE-2023-20198: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Exploited in the Wild

Tenable

OCTOBER 16, 2023

CVE-2023-20198: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Exploited in the Wild A maximum severity CVSS 10 zero-day vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE has been exploited in the wild. Organizations should apply the mitigation steps from Cisco as soon as possible until patches are released.

Software Review

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Cisco Streamlines Licensing Options for IT Operations Platform

DevOps.com

MARCH 10, 2023

Cisco has reduced the number of licensing options for its Intersight operations platform to two as part of an effort to make the software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing on-premises and cloud computing environments more accessible.

Cloud

Cloud Software System DevOps

Cisco Unveils 880G Networking Platform to Advance DataOps

DevOps.com

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit conference, Cisco announced it developed an 800-gigabit switch that consumes significantly less power than the previous generation of its networking equipment. The post Cisco Unveils 880G Networking Platform to Advance DataOps appeared first on DevOps.com.

Network

Network Conference Product Management Cloud

Cisco Extends Scope and Reach of Observability Platform

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cisco this week expanded the scope of its observability platform by adding predictive and generative AI capabilities and log analytics.

Generative AI

Generative AI Analytics Metrics Performance

Cisco Adds Open Source Tool to Validate Serverless Functions

DevOps.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Cisco has launched an open source project, dubbed FunctionClarity, that makes it possible to verify signatures before code is deployed in a serverless computing environment. The post Cisco Adds Open Source Tool to Validate Serverless Functions appeared first on DevOps.com.

Open Source

Open Source Serverless Tools Technology

CVE-2023-20269: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Reportedly Exploited by Ransomware Groups

Tenable

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Analysis CVE-2023-20269 is an unauthorized access vulnerability in the remote access VPN feature of the Cisco ASA and FTD software. The targeted system must be running a vulnerable version of Cisco ASA software, which includes versions 9.16 Instead, Cisco has shared a variety of workarounds to help thwart exploitation attempts.

Groups

Groups Report Authentication Software Review

Will Splunk be Gobbled up by Cisco?

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Word on the street is that Cisco and Splunk are in discussions about a possible acquisition. Splunk, the technology monitoring, search and analytics company could be acquired by Cisco—originally a networking company but now a complex hardware and software conglomerate. The post Will Splunk be Gobbled up by Cisco?

Hardware

Hardware Analytics Network Software

Otter.ai expands automatic transcription assistant to Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex

TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

is expanding its Otter Assistant feature for Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex. AI-powered voice transcription service Otter.ai first released this feature for Zoom users earlier this year (in May).

Meeting

Meeting Authentication Mobile Tools

Cisco Expands Effort to Meld DevOps, NetOps

DevOps.com

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cisco Systems has accelerated its efforts to converge network operations (NetOps) by adding support for Terraform tools for managing infrastructure-as-code as well as expanding its support for the Ansible IT automation framework. The post Cisco Expands Effort to Meld DevOps, NetOps appeared first on DevOps.com.

DevOps

DevOps Infrastructure Network Programming

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Enterprise Collaboration Products

Ooda Loop

JANUARY 25, 2024

Cisco released patches for a recent critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20253, on Wednesday. The vulnerability affects Cisco’s Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products.

Unified Communications

Unified Communications Enterprise Company

Broadcom and Cisco support AT&T for IP edge routing platform

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

AT&T, the third largest mobile operator in the United States in terms of subscribers, has deployed a next-gen open dis-aggregated IP edge routing platform with support from Broadcom, Cisco, and […].

Mobile

Mobile System

Cisco Systems Joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican Pledge to Ensure Ethical Use and Development of AI

Ooda Loop

APRIL 25, 2024

On Wednesday, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and IBM signed onto a pledge sponsored by the Vatican to ensure ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) development called the Rome call. The pledge, instituted by Pope Francis was created to ensure the ethical use and development of AI for the common good. The pledge values […]

Artificial Intelligence

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AppDynamics Partners With Cisco to Secure Application Runtimes

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Developed in collaboration with the security business unit of parent company Cisco, the Cisco Secure Application offering, available from AppDynamics, can detect attacks, identify deviations in application behavior and block attacks […].

Applications

Applications Policies Software Development

Cisco CEO: Developers Need More Infrastructure Control

DevOps.com

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins said this week that the company’s No. Speaking at its annual Cisco Partner Summit, which occurred online, Robbins said Cisco is working toward […]. Speaking at its annual Cisco Partner Summit, which occurred online, Robbins said Cisco is working toward […].

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Development Applications System

CVE-2021-1609: Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Small Business VPN Routers

Tenable

AUGUST 5, 2021

Cisco releases patches for Critical vulnerabilities in its line of Small Business VPN Routers. On August 4, Cisco released several security advisories , including an advisory for two vulnerabilities in a subset of its line of Small Business VPN Routers. According to Cisco, the flaw exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests.

Small Business

Small Business Software Review WAN Wireless

FireMon Releases Timely Cisco Firepower Fix

Firemon

MARCH 2, 2022

A current example of this came from Cisco Firepower devices: Cisco recently released a field notice alerting users that several OS versions powering these devices may stop receiving security intelligence updates in March due to an SSL certificate change. The post FireMon Releases Timely Cisco Firepower Fix appeared first on FireMon.

Firewall

Firewall Scalability Network Policies

Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

CIO

MAY 2, 2024

According to the Cisco AI Readiness Index , 95% of businesses are aware of the increased workload demands, yet only 17% have networks fully prepared to handle this complexity. Learn more about high-performance and sustainable data center solutions from Cisco. Networking

Data Center

Data Center Artificial Inteligence Data Sustainability

Following a Ruling of $2bn in Fines, Cisco Requests New Trial

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

After spending a month in a trial held via Zoom, Cisco was found guilty of copyright infringement. The patents belong to the Virginia-based cybersecurity company Centripetal Networks. This is actually […].

Network

Network Company System

Cisco Systems pulls back from smart city push

CTOvision

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cisco Systems Inc. is pulling the plug on a flagship effort to help digitize the modern city, the latest example of a big tech company struggling to enter a new […].

System

System Examples Company

Cisco Moves ACI Strategy Forward

DevOps.com

JUNE 3, 2020

Cisco is advancing its hybrid cloud computing strategy with release of version 5.0 of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), a software-defined networking (SDN) that can be deployed on cloud platforms or networking equipment deployed in an on-premises IT environment.

Strategy

Strategy Network Infrastructure Virtualization

How to Increase Your IT Salary with Cisco Certifications

Gitprime

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cisco certified professionals are some of the best paid people in the IT industry. Let's take a look at some of the latest Cisco salary statistics and go over Cisco certification paths that can help you make more money and advance your IT career. Are you looking for ways to increase your salary?

How To

How To Industry

Cisco Leans on HashiCorp to Manage Infrastructure as Code

DevOps.com

MARCH 25, 2021

HashiCorp and Cisco today announced a Cisco Intersight Service for Terraform offering based on HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Business software. Cisco Intersight is an IT operations management platform that enables IT teams to manage IT infrastructure across a hybrid cloud computing environment.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Open Source Cloud Tools

Cisco Aligns With Google to Meld DevOps and NetOps

DevOps.com

MAY 14, 2020

The extension of a partnership between Cisco Systems and Google to drive tighter integration between their respective software-defined wide area network (SD-WANs) offerings and cloud platforms promises to accelerate the convergence of NetOps and DevOps.

DevOps

DevOps WAN Network Cloud

Cisco Opens IoT Development Center

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Cisco Systems this week launched an IoT Dev Center as part of an effort to foster development of a new generation of applications that will be deployed at the network edge. Announced at the Cisco Live EMEA event, the IoT Dev Center provides access to sandboxes and tutorials for building highly distributed IoT applications that […].

IoT

IoT Development Network Applications

Cisco request for new trial denied after $1.9 billion loss

CTOvision

MARCH 28, 2021

Cisco has been denied a new trial after it suffered a record $1.9 billion patent case loss against Virginian start-up Centripetal Networks in October 2020.

Network

Network Company System

CVE-2020-3580: Proof of Concept Published for Cisco ASA Flaw Patched in October

Tenable

JUNE 24, 2021

On October 21, 2021, Cisco released a security advisory and patches to address multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software web services. In April, Cisco updated the advisory to account for an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-3581. Background.

Internet

Internet Research Report Analysis

Microsoft, Cisco Integrate Their Cloud and IoT Services

CTOvision

APRIL 20, 2020

Microsoft and Cisco this week announced the “seamless integration” of the two companies’ Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud products, enabling more edge computing scenarios.

IoT

IoT Cloud Azure Internet

Top 8 IT certifications in demand today

CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Cisco certifications Cisco offers several certifications at the entry, associate, professional, and expert level, and these certifications regularly top the list each year as being in-demand for IT pros. According to PayScale, the average salary for a CISSP certification is $126,000 per year.

SCRUM

SCRUM Azure AWS Agile

Cohesity, HPE, Cisco Create ROBO Platform

DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Cohesity, in tandem with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Cisco Systems, today announced an integrated server and storage platform for remote office/branch offices (ROBOs) designed to be installed in a turnkey fashion. The post Cohesity, HPE, Cisco Create ROBO Platform appeared first on DevOps.com.

Fashion

Fashion Storage Enterprise System

Cisco-led consortium to spread AI expertise in the workforce

Cisco to acquire cloud-native networking and security startup Isovalent

Webinars

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Cisco: Workers like the hybrid model, but crave better offices

Webinars

Three weeks later, investors are still not terribly enthusiastic about the massive Cisco-Splunk deal

Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

Cisco beefing up app monitoring portfolio with acquisition of Epsagon for $500M

Cisco Duo’s Multifactor Authentication Service Breached

Cisco Bets on OpenTelemetry to Advance Observability

ArcaneDoor Espionage Campaign Targeting Cisco Firewalls Linked to China

State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Two Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerabilities for Espionage

Cisco Unveils AI-Native Enterprise Security Solution Hypershield

Cisco AppDynamics Survey Surfaces DevSecOps Challenges

Cisco Acquires Splunk to Create Observability Powerhouse

Cisco Aligns With Nutanix on Hybrid Cloud Computing

Cisco: Long-Term Cybersecurity Changes Afoot

CVE-2023-20198: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Exploited in the Wild

Cisco Streamlines Licensing Options for IT Operations Platform

Cisco Unveils 880G Networking Platform to Advance DataOps

Cisco Extends Scope and Reach of Observability Platform

Cisco Adds Open Source Tool to Validate Serverless Functions

CVE-2023-20269: Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Reportedly Exploited by Ransomware Groups

Will Splunk be Gobbled up by Cisco?

Otter.ai expands automatic transcription assistant to Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex

Cisco Expands Effort to Meld DevOps, NetOps

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Enterprise Collaboration Products

Broadcom and Cisco support AT&T for IP edge routing platform

Cisco Systems Joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican Pledge to Ensure Ethical Use and Development of AI

AppDynamics Partners With Cisco to Secure Application Runtimes

Cisco CEO: Developers Need More Infrastructure Control

CVE-2021-1609: Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Small Business VPN Routers

FireMon Releases Timely Cisco Firepower Fix

Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

Following a Ruling of $2bn in Fines, Cisco Requests New Trial

Cisco Systems pulls back from smart city push

Cisco Moves ACI Strategy Forward

How to Increase Your IT Salary with Cisco Certifications

Cisco Leans on HashiCorp to Manage Infrastructure as Code

Cisco Aligns With Google to Meld DevOps and NetOps

Cisco Opens IoT Development Center

Cisco request for new trial denied after $1.9 billion loss

CVE-2020-3580: Proof of Concept Published for Cisco ASA Flaw Patched in October

Microsoft, Cisco Integrate Their Cloud and IoT Services

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Cohesity, HPE, Cisco Create ROBO Platform

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