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New Cisco ASA and FTD features block VPN brute-force password attacks
Cisco has added new security features that significantly mitigate brute-force and password spray attacks on Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), helping protect the network from breaches and reducing resource utilization on devices. Password spray and brute force attacks are similar in that they both attempt to gain unauthorized access to an online account by guessing a password. However, password spray…
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Cisco confirms attackers stole data, shuts down access to compromised DevHub environment
Cisco has closed public access to one of its third-party developer environments after threat actors successfully stole data from a public-facing DevHub environment. On 14 October, the prominent threat actor IntelBroker posted on BreachForums that they compromised data including source code, hard-coded credentials, certificates, API tokens, private and public keys, AWS private buckets, Docker builds, and Azure storage buckets as…
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Cisco takes DevHub portal offline after hacker publishes stolen data
Cisco confirmed today that it took its public DevHub portal offline after a threat actor leaked “non-public” data, but it continues to state that there is no evidence that its systems were breached. “We have determined that the data in question is on a public-facing DevHub environment—a Cisco resource center that enables us to support our community by making available…
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Cisco confirms investigation amid data breach claims
Cisco has confirmed it’s investigating reports a hacker accessed networks and stole files, leaking them online, but says it has found no evidence so far. The hacker, known as “IntelBroker”, made the claim on BreachForums, a black-hat hacking site, suggesting the data was stolen on October 6, 2024. “Today, I am selling the Cisco breach that recently happened (6/10/2024). Breached…
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Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum
Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. “Cisco is aware of reports that an actor is alleging to have gained access to certain Cisco-related files,” a Cisco spokesperson told BleepingComputer. “We have launched an investigation to assess this claim, and…
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Rubrik partners with Cisco to bolster cyber resilience
Rubrik and Cisco have announced a new partnership to enhance organizations’ cyber resilience and defense against cyber attacks that target critical data. As part of the collaboration, Rubrik has joined Cisco’s SolutionsPlus program, while its security offering now integrates with Cisco XDR. As part of the SolutionsPlus program, customers will have access to Rubrik’s range of products via Cisco’s Global…
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Cisco layoffs cut deeper than expected as firm ramps up AI focus
Networking giant Cisco is the latest tech company to slash jobs while pledging to refocus on AI as well as cybersecurity. The company said it would slash its global staff numbers by 7% – more than 6,000 jobs – following a drop in revenue of 10% in its fourth quarter. That follows a first round of layoffs earlier in the…
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Cisco to cut thousands of roles in second batch of layoffs this year
Cisco is set to cut thousands more jobs this year as it shifts its focus to higher-growth areas and adjusts to current economic conditions. The exact number of jobs to be slashed has not been confirmed, but sources close to the matter told Reuters they expect the figure to be similar or slightly higher than the 4,000 staff it laid…
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