Tag: Cisco

July 9, 2024

With new leadership, key acquisitions, and a platform-based vision, Cisco is betting big on security. Cisco’s dominance in networking and telecommunications products and services is well established, but its role in cybersecurity is less cemented. It has provided security software […]

May 30, 2024

Cisco Meraki rolled out 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) gateways, and AT&T said it will use them to offer a new service for business branch offices. The new Meraki MG cellular MG52 and MG52E gateways fill out the high-end of […]

April 18, 2024

Cisco has announced Hypershield, an AI-based capability of the company’s Security Cloud platform for hyperscalers. Hypershield is designed to defend cloud, data center, and distributed edge appliances from rapid vulnerability exploitation, according to Cisco. Patching today’s sprawling applications has become […]

February 20, 2024

IBM has significantly expanded its Cisco-focused professional services with new support and implementation options aimed at helping customers build more tightly integrated, better performing networks. IBM’s Technology Lifecycle Services (TLS) group has added support for Cisco’s software defined networking and […]

February 15, 2024

Cisco’s workforce trim adds another name to the running list of providers laying off workers in the first quarter of the year. SAP announced a restructuring program to focus resources behind AI, the company said in January. The plan will […]

February 12, 2024

Networking giant Cisco is planning to restructure its business, which may involve laying off thousands of employees, according to a Reuters report. The restructuring plans may be announced later this week in an earnings call, according to the Reuters report. […]

February 9, 2024

Cisco has fixed three serious cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in its Expressway Series collaboration gateway and a denial-of-service (DoS) flaw in the ClamAV anti-malware engine. CSRF flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary actions on vulnerable devices by tricking […]

February 7, 2024

Cisco is delivering a cloud-based service that gives enterprise customers a centralized hub for managing generative AI elements such as large language models (LLM), security controls, APIs and more. Called Motific, the service promises to help streamline and accelerate the […]

February 6, 2024

Cisco has announced plans to infuse new security and AI capabilities within Cisco Security Cloud, the company’s integrated, cloud-based security platform designed to secure on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, using in-house as well as third-party telemetry. New capabilities include Cisco […]

February 6, 2024

Cisco is updating elements of its overarching Security Cloud platform to help enterprise customers better protect widely distributed resources. The enhancements include a new service called Identity Intelligence that brings together information from the vendor’s existing security products, such as […]

January 31, 2024

Cisco and Hitachi Vantara have unveiled the first fruits of their partnership, signed last year, that aims to bring managed as-a-service offerings to enterprise customers with hybrid cloud environments. The joint offering, Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid Cloud, includes […]

January 26, 2024

Cisco fixed a critical flaw this week that affects multiple Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products and could be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on impacted devices. Medium severity vulnerabilities have also been patched in […]

January 24, 2024

Cisco and T-Mobile have teamed to offer a managed 5G-based connectivity service for remote branches and small offices. The T-Mobile-managed package, called Connected Workplace, will make use of Cisco Meraki 5G cellular gateways as well as its network and visibility […]

January 17, 2024

Cisco has raised the profile of the popular container connectivity technology eBPF (extended Berkeley packet filter) with its recent purchase of open-source, cloud-native networking and security firm Isovalent. Cisco announced the deal in late December and expects to close the […]

December 20, 2023

AI-related technology will drive many of the trends Cisco executives expect to impact the enterprise in 2024, while key networking and data-center developments will change the future of infrastructure. On the AI side, there are developments coming that Liz Centoni, […]

December 6, 2023

Cisco has unveiled its natural language-based AI Assistant for Security aimed at helping enterprise customers better assess security situations, eliminate configuration errors and automate complex tasks. The Cisco AI Assistant for Security will first be implemented as part of the […]

November 30, 2023

Cloud expertise continues to be in high demand and attract the highest compensation. Networking and security credentials are also financially fruitful, according to Skillsoft’s ranking of the 20 top-paying IT certifications going into 2024. At number one on this year’s […]

November 28, 2023

Look, it’s not you, it’s me. And right now, you need to give me some space. No, not the space in your data center, I’m not quite ready to commit on a deeper level. I need my own space, on […]

September 21, 2023

Today’s companies have difficulty acquiring the right talent, as evidenced by ManpowerGroup’s 2023 Talent Shortage Survey, where 77 percent of organizations stated that it’s challenging to find skilled workers. As a result, 71 percent of these organizations are focusing on […]

September 12, 2023

Cisco is adding a security module to its observability platform that promises to help enterprises assess threat risks and protect cloud-based resources. The Cisco Secure Application module, available now, is part of the vendor’s Full Stack Observability (FSO) platform, which […]