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Strengthening the Foundation: A Predictable, Customer focused Response to AI-Accelerated Vulnerability Discovery
Cisco is moving to a scheduled, twice-monthly security release model to address AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery, providing customers with greater predictability and streamlined, systemic security updates.
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Security at Cisco Live: Going Shields Up for the Agentic Era
In the post-Mythos era, AI makes exploits faster than ever. Cisco builds security right into your network and infrastructure, helping your organization stay resilient even when threats move faster than human response.
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Cisco Debuts Cloud Control for Agentic IT Operations
Cisco today unveiled Cisco Cloud Control, a new unified platform built for humans and AI agents to manage, monitor, and defend critical IT infrastructure. This platform is fully extensible, with more than 40 ecosystem tooling connectors, and fully customizable, enabling the creation of custom applications and agents using natural language directly within the platform. Cisco…
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Security Needs a New Operating Model
Explore how Security in Cisco Cloud Control with AI Canvas unifies context, policy, and AI-guided action across fragmented security operations.
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From Log Flood to Threat Signal: Cisco and Splunk Bring Context to Modern Defense
Cisco is bringing more detailed visibility into Splunk across Cisco Firewall and Isovalent, helping teams act across hybrid environments with greater speed and confidence.
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Finding what lives between the alerts: Announcing Cisco Talos Threat Hunting
Announcing Cisco Talos Threat Hunting expansion across Cisco Secure Endpoint, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Cisco Duo, delivered via Security in Cloud Control.
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Cisco Secure Access and Island Browser Enable Zero Trust Everywhere
The integration between Cisco Secure Access and Island enterprise browser improves the user experience while reducing risk by connecting and protecting user access to private applications from unmanaged devices.
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Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Purview Integration for Simplified Data Protection
Announcing the new integration between Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Purview designed to provide unified DLP based on Purview policies that can be enforced locally and in the cloud within Cisco Secure Access.
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Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Edge for Business Integration
Announcing the new integration between Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Edge for Business, designed to enhance enterprise browser security and protect an organization’s applications and data.
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Multi-Turn Attacks Expose Ongoing Weaknesses Across Frontier AI Models
A Cisco evaluation of frontier LLMs found that no tested model consistently resisted multi-turn adversarial attacks, raising concerns about current AI safety assessments. The research suggests that many widely used AI safety benchmarks may underestimate real-world risk because they focus primarily on single-turn prompt evaluations rather than adaptive, iterative attacks. Key Takeaways from Cisco’s Research…
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Cisco study finds major frontier models susceptible to multi-turn prompt injection attacks
Single-turn attack success rates are not a reliable benchmark for model safety, Cisco concludes.
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Cisco Live 2026 Preview: AI, Security, and Partner Changes
Ahead of its annual North American conference in Las Vegas, Cisco has spent the last few months rolling out a steady stream of AI-focused announcements touching nearly every corner of its business, from networking and cybersecurity to certifications and channel programs. Recent earnings report shows record revenue due to AI infrastructure demand The company’s latest…
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Cisco patches critical 10.0 flaw in Secure Workload APIs
Cisco patches critical 10.0 API flaw in Secure Workload platform.
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Cisco’s Risk-Based Vulnerability Disclosure in the Age of AI
Discover how Cisco is evolving its vulnerability disclosure practices. We are leveraging AI to prioritize high-risk security issues, helping customers focus on critical patching and remediation efforts.
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Cisco Patches CVSS 10.0 Secure Workload REST API Flaw Enabling Data Access
Cisco has rolled out updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Secure Workload that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data. Tracked as CVE-2026-20223 (CVSS score: 10.0), the vulnerability arises from insufficient validation and authentication when accessing REST API endpoints. “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability if they are able to send
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Critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload rated at maximum severity
A critical vulnerability in the on-premises version of the Cisco Secure Workload security platform could allow a threat actor to obtain the privileges of a site admin, enabling them to compromise endpoints and read or modify configuration data. “CSOs need to drop what they are doing and patch this immediately,” warned consultant Robert Enderle, who…
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Enhancing Cisco Secure Email Gateway: Safer Clicks and Cleaner Files
Cisco Secure Email Gateway enhancements: RBI neutralizes web-based threats via isolated browsing, CDR sanitizes malicious components from email attachments.
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Max severity Cisco Secure Workload flaw gives Site Admin privileges
Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity vulnerability in Secure Workload that allows attackers to gain Site Admin privileges. […]
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Cisco fixed maximum severity flaw CVE-2026-20223 in Secure Workload
Cisco fixed a critical Secure Workload flaw (CVE-2026-20223) that could let attackers gain Site Admin privileges through crafted API requests. Cisco released patches for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20223 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Workload. The flaw stems from insufficient validation and authentication in REST API endpoints. According to Cisco, remote attackers could…
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Cisco Trims Workforce as AI Demand Drives Record Revenue
Even with record quarterly revenue, Cisco is axing jobs again. The company said it will eliminate “fewer than 4,000 roles,” representing less than 5% of its workforce, as it reorganizes around AI. That comes as revenue climbed to $15.8 billion, up 12% year over year and ahead of expectations The timing may feel counterintuitive, but…
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CVE-2026-20182: Critical Authentication Bypass in Cisco SD-WAN Can Grant Admin Access
A vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller has drawn urgent attention after Cisco, Rapid7, and CISA confirmed active exploitation. CVE-2026-20182 is a critical authentication bypass flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that carries a CVSS 10.0 score and can let an unauthenticated remote attacker gain administrative privileges on an affected…
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Cisco patches another actively exploited SD-WAN zero-day (CVE-2026-20182)
Cisco has patched yet another Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-20182) that has been exploited as a zero-day by “a highly sophisticated cyber threat actor”. About CVE-2026-20182 CVE-2026-20182 – affecting both Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (the “brain” of the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN solution) and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (the management plane for the entire…
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Cisco warns of an actively exploited SD-WAN flaw with max severity
Cisco has disclosed a max-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting its Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager platforms, warning that the flaw has already been found to be exploited in the wild. The disclosure follows an earlier authentication bypass vulnerability that Cisco patched in February. In the latest advisory, the company said the new flaw…
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Cisco warns of new critical SD-WAN flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Cisco is warning that a critical Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks that allowed attackers to gain administrative privileges on compromised devices. […]
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, tracked as CVE-2026-20182 (CVSS score of 10.0), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Cisco fixed CVE-2026-20182, a flaw in SD-WAN control…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Auth Bypass Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access
Cisco has released updates to address a maximum-severity authentication bypass flaw in Catalyst SD-WAN Controller that it said has been exploited in limited attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. “A vulnerability in the peering authentication in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly
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Inside the SOC: AI-powered DNS defense against ransomware
Use AI-powered predictive DNS defense in Cisco Secure Access to disrupt ransomware and streamline your SOC investigations.
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Cisco patches high-severity flaws enabling SSRF, code execution attacks
Cisco fixed several high‑severity flaws in its enterprise products, including SSRF bugs in Unity Connection that could enable code execution or service disruption. Cisco released patches for multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities affecting its enterprise products. Successful exploitation could allow code execution, server‑side request forgery (SSRF), or denial‑of‑service attacks. Two notable flaws, CVE‑2026‑20034 and CVE‑2026‑20035, impact Cisco…
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New Cisco DoS flaw requires manual reboot to revive devices
Cisco patched a Crosswork Network Controller and Network Services Orchestrator denial-of-service vulnerability that requires manually rebooting targeted systems for recovery. […]
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CloudZ Malware Abuses Phone Link to Steal SMS OTPs
Cisco Talos uncovers CloudZ RAT and Pheno plugin abusing Microsoft Phone Link to intercept SMS OTPs
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From Strategy to Architecture: How Cisco is Building a Quantum-Safe Future
Dive into the architecture behind Cisco’s holistic, mutilayered PQC strategy to understand how Cisco is operationalizing the secure communications and secure products across the communication planes, inside the chipset, and down to the firmware that loads before your operating system even boots.
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AI-Ready, Simpler, and More Secure WAN: Cisco SD-WAN Innovations
Explore what’s new in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 26.1.1, simplifying SASE adoption, enabling AI-ready networking, and streamlining operations.
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New Linux FIRESTARTER Backdoor Targets Cisco Firepower Devices
CISA and NCSC warn that FIRESTARTER, a Linux-based backdoor, targets Cisco Firepower devices, evades patches, and enables persistent access even after firmware updates.
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Infected Cisco firewalls need cold start to clear persistent Firestarter backdoor
Security researchers have discovered a chilling backdoor aimed at Cisco System firewalls that exploits unpatched vulnerabilities to maintain persistence, even after patching. This means that attackers can continue to access compromised devices without re-exploiting the holes. At risk are devices running Cisco ASA or Firepower software, including certain Firepower and Secure Firewall devices. So far, however,…
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CISA reports persistent FIRESTARTER backdoor on Cisco ASA device in federal network
CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running ASA software was compromised in September 2025 by the FIRESTARTER backdoor. The malware reportedly persisted even after security patches were applied,…
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Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches
Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. […]
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New Cisco firewall malware can only be killed by pulling the plug
Suspected state-sponsored attackers are using a custom backdoor to persistently compromise Cisco security devices (firewalls), the US CISA and the UK National Cyber Security Centre warned on Thusday. “The [Firestarter] malware (…) is relevant for both Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices; however, CISA has only observed a successful implant of the malware in the…
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US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied
A state-sponsored hacking group has implanted a custom backdoor on Cisco network security devices that can survive firmware updates and standard reboots, U.S. and British cybersecurity authorities disclosed Thursday, marking a significant escalation in a campaign that has targeted government and critical infrastructure networks since at least late 2025. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
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Bad Memories Still Haunt AI Agents
Cisco found and fixed a significant vulnerability in the way Anthropic handles memories, but experts warn that mishandled memory files will continue threaten AI systems.
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CISA flags another Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager bug as exploited (CVE-2026-20133)
CISA added eight new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability (CVE-2026-20133) that Cisco has yet to flag as exploited. Three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerabilities Alongside CVE-2026-20133, CISA has also listed CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122 – two other Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerabilities – as being leveraged in…
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U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known…
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Flawed Cisco update threatens to stop APs from getting further patches
Cisco admins are scrambling to patch a critical flash memory overflow vulnerability in over 200 Cisco Systems IOS XE-based models of wireless access points (APs), caused by a recent flawed software update. If the issue is not corrected quickly, the AP’s memory will become so flooded that new software updates will be blocked and the…
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Cisco Systems issues three advisories for critical vulnerabilities in Webex, ISE
Admins who use Cisco Webex Services configured to use trust anchors within the SSO integration with Control Hub must install a new identity provider certificate to close a critical vulnerability, or risk losing access control. Cisco said in an advisory this week that admins must upload a new identity provider (IdP) SAML certificate to Webex…
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Cisco Systems issues three advisories for critical vulnerabilities in Webex, ISE
Admins who use Cisco Webex Services configured to use trust anchors within the SSO integration with Control Hub must install a new identity provider certificate to close a critical vulnerability, or risk losing access control. Cisco said in an advisory this week that admins must upload a new identity provider (IdP) SAML certificate to Webex…
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Cisco fixed four critical flaws in Identity Services and Webex
Cisco fixed four critical flaws in Identity Services and Webex that could allow code execution and user impersonation. Cisco has addressed four critical vulnerabilities affecting its Identity Services and Webex platforms. The flaws could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and impersonate any user within the affected services. The issues pose serious security risks, prompting…
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Cisco says critical Webex Services flaw requires customer action
Cisco has released security updates to patch four critical vulnerabilities, including a fixed improper certificate validation flaw in the company’s cloud-based Webex Services platform that requires further customer action. […]
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Cisco Patches Four Critical Identity Services, Webex Flaws Enabling Code Execution
Cisco has announced patches to address four critical security flaws impacting Identity Services and Webex Services that could result in arbitrary code execution and allow an attacker to impersonate any user within the service. The details of the vulnerabilities are below – CVE-2026-20184 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper certificate validation in the integration of single sign-on…
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Agentic AI memory attacks spread across sessions and users, and most organizations aren’t ready
In this Help Net Security interview, Idan Habler, AI Security Researcher at Cisco, breaks down a threat most security teams haven’t named yet: agentic memory as an attack surface. Habler walks through MemoryTrap, a disclosed and remediated method to compromise Claude Code’s memory, showing how a single poisoned memory object can spread across sessions, users,…
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Cisco Targets AI Trust with Galileo Deal
If the original Galileo spent his time figuring out how things move and fall, Cisco is now tackling a version of that problem in AI, trying to understand how these systems behave once set loose. The company announced plans to acquire Galileo Technologies, an AI observability startup focused on helping enterprises monitor and evaluate how…
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Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Secure Firewall Roadmap
Cisco Secure Firewall’s post-quantum cryptography roadmap: what’s available today, what’s coming, and how to start planning.
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Mobile World Congress 2026: AI-powered Network Security
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
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Powering MWC Barcelona – Building a Unified SOC and NOC with Splunk in Record Time
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
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Inside the Mobile World Congress 2026 SOC: Detecting Shadow Traffic with Firepower 6100
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Cisco Secure Firewall 6100, Secure Access, Cisco XDR and Splunk to bring them together.
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AI-powered Network Security at the Mobile World Congress 2026 SNOC
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
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High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain Breaches, and AI Threats Redefine Cybersecurity This Week
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities High-Severity Flaws A newly disclosed Cisco IMC vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative access to UCS servers. Cisco has issued patches, and while no active exploitation has been observed, immediate updates are strongly advised. In another critical discovery, a GIGABYTE Control Center flaw enables remote code execution…
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Cisco IMC auth bypass vulnerability allows attackers to alter user passwords (CVE-2026-20093)
Cisco has fixed ten vulnerabilities affecting its Integrated Management Controller (IMC), the most critical of which (CVE-2026-20093) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the system as Admin. Cisco ICM riddled with vulnerabilities Cisco Integrated Management Controller is a built-in hardware management system used in Cisco servers. It allows…
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Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products
Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability in its out-of-band management solution, present in many of its servers and appliances. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain admin access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), which gives administrators remote control over servers even when the main OS is shut down. The vulnerability,…
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ShinyHunters Hackers Claim Theft of 3M+ Cisco Records, Threaten Public Leak
ShinyHunters hackers claim they stole 3 million+ Cisco records via Salesforce and AWS, warning of a public leak if demands are not met by April 3, 2026.
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Cisco fixed critical and high-severity flaws
Cisco fixed critical flaws that could allow attackers to bypass authentication, run code, and gain access to sensitive data. Cisco released patches for two critical and six high-severity vulnerabilities. These flaws could let attackers bypass authentication, execute malicious code, escalate privileges, and access sensitive information. One of these critical flaws is CVE-2026-20093 (CVSS score of…
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Inside the Talos 2025 Year in Review: A discussion on what the data means for defenders
A conversation between Cisco Talos and Cisco Security leaders on identity, vulnerabilities, and what defenders should focus on in 2025.
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Critical Cisco IMC auth bypass gives attackers Admin access
Cisco has patched several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities, including an Integrated Management Controller (IMC) authentication bypass that enables attackers to gain Admin access. […]
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Cisco source code stolen in Trivy-linked dev environment breach
Cisco has suffered a cyberattack after threat actors used stolen credentials from the recent Trivy supply chain attack to breach its internal development environment and steal source code belonging to the company and its customers. […]
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Cisco Reimagines Security for the Agentic Workforce
COMPANY NEWS: With end-to-end security across AI actions, Cisco is helping organizations confidently deploy AI agents at scale News Summary: Cisco extends Zero Trust Access to agents with agent discovery in Cisco Identity Intelligence, agentic Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Duo, and model context protocol (MCP) policy enforcement and adaptive risk protection in Secure Access…
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Cisco builds security framework for safe enterprise adoption of AI agents
Cisco has introduced solutions to address AI security issues and remove a top barrier to agent adoption. By establishing trusted identities, enforcing strict zero trust Access controls, hardening agents before deployment, enforcing guardrails at runtime, and giving SOC teams the tools to stop threats at machine speed, Cisco is building security into the foundation of…
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Zero Trust for Agentic AI: Safeguarding your Digital Workforce
85% of enterprises are experimenting with AI agents—autonomous systems that lack judgment and disregardconsequences. Cisco announces Zero Trust for AgenticAI, integrating identity, access, and behavioral controlsto secure your adoption of AI.
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
Discover how the Interlock ransomware gang is exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco firewalls, threatening global cybersecurity and urging immediate…
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Cisco FMC flaw was exploited by Interlock weeks before patch (CVE-2026-20131)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a zero-day by the Interlock ransomware gang, Amazon CISO and VP of Security Engineering CJ Moses revealed. “Our research [using Amazon’s MadPot system of honeypots] found that Interlock was exploiting this…
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
The ransomware gang, known for double-extortion attacks, had access to a critical Cisco firewall vulnerability weeks before it was publicly disclosed.
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Meet Your Incident Responders
Somewhere right now, a Cisco colleague is on a call with a company facing the worst day of their professional lives. Their network is compromised, their data may be stolen, and their business is at risk. That Cisco colleague is calm, focused, and already three steps into solving the problem. Meet Cisco Talos Incident Response, or Talos IR – our frontline…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says
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Interlock group exploiting the CISCO FMC flaw CVE-2026-20131 36 days before disclosure
The Interlock ransomware group has exploited a Cisco FMC zero-day RCE vulnerability in attacks since late January. The Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical zero-day RCE vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) since late January. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that…
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Cisco’s latest vulnerability spree has a more troubling pattern underneath
Cisco customers have confronted a flood of actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting the vendor’s network edge software since late February, and researchers say that five of the nine vulnerabilities Cisco disclosed in its firewalls and SD-WAN systems over the past three weeks have already been exploited in the wild. Attackers exploited a pair of these defects…
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Cisco Access Manager: Identity-Based Access Control That Lean IT Teams Can Actually Deploy
Learn how Cisco Access Manager makes identity-based access control simple in Meraki—no appliances, no complexity, just fast zero trust.
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Cisco SD-WAN: Navigating the Landscape of Risks and Misunderstandings
Explore the recent controversies surrounding Cisco’s SD-WAN technology and uncover the risks and misunderstandings impacting businesses today.
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Fake enterprise VPN downloads used to steal company credentials
A threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is distributing fake enterprise VPN clients from Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet to steal VPN credentials from unsuspecting users. […]
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Flexible, Modernized Threat Protection in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0
Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 expands protection, better matches security rules to users and apps, & offers better threat detection. Learn more in our blog.
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US Agencies Face CISA Deadline Over Critical Cisco SD-WAN Flaw
US agencies race to meet a CISA deadline after a critical Cisco SD-WAN Flaw exposed federal networks to long-term intrusion and forced security action.
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive Over Exploited Cisco SD-WAN Flaws
CISA issued urgent directive as attackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw granting admin access to networks
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN with Integrated NGFW Certified by Orange Business to Deliver Complete Branch Security
Orange Business certifies Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN integrated NGFW capabilities, enabling secure, simplified branch protection through a unified SD-WAN architecture for managed services.
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Gain web control with browser isolation
RBI advanced isolation controls extend how Cisco Secure Access secures internet access with fine-grained control over how users interact with web-based content.
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Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: XDR + Splunk ES
Cisco Security and Splunk protected Cisco Live Amsterdam with the first conference Security Operations Center. Learn about the latest innovations for the SOC of the Future.
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Encrypted Visibility Engine: The Security Analyst’s New Superpower
Cisco Secure Firewall with Encrypted Visibility Engine protected Cisco Live Amsterdam. Learn about the latest innovations for the SOC of the Future.
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How popular are AI tools like OpenClaw? Understanding AI usage across the network
During Cisco Live EMEA we noticed a variety of AI tools being used across the network. Let’s take a closer look at what tools were seen in the network traffic.
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Innovating the SOC – Bridging Cisco XDR and Splunk EnterpriseSecurity at Cisco Live EMEA 2026
Cisco Live EMEA SOC team engineered a seamless, bidirectional integration between Cisco XDR and Splunk Enterprise Security, automating escalations and investigation workflows to eliminate friction, preserve context, and unify analyst collaboration across platforms.
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Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: Enhancing Security Operations with Cisco Foundation AI (Reasoning)
Discover how Cisco Live EMEA SOC leveraged an innovative, integrated security architecture—featuring the new Cisco Security Foundation AI Reasoning model.
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Splunk & Cisco Secure Firewall: Better Together at Cisco LiveAmsterdam 2026
The Cisco Live Amsterdam SOC team upgraded to Secure Firewallversion 10.0, deploying new Splunk integrations and Advanced Loggingfeatures to enhance SIEM data quality and visibility, streamlineconfiguration.
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From Flood to Focus: Finding Signal in an “Overflow Attempt” Alert Storm
Cisco XDR, Splunk, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Endace (Zeek) were used to investigate a spike in security alerts at Cisco Live EMEA, quickly distinguishing genuine threats from environmental noise through correlated incident analysis and network context.
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RAR Occasion: Unzipping an Attacker’s Playbook at Cisco Live Amsterdam
Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026 SOC detected, investigated, and neutralized a malicious file delivered via email—leveraging Cisco XDR, Splunk Attack Analyzer, Secure Malware Analytics, and Endace.
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Cisco flags ongoing exploitation of two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws
Cisco warns that two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws, CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122, are already being actively exploited in the wild. Cisco warned customers that threat actors are actively exploiting two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122. The networking giant urged organizations to apply the latest security updates to reduce the risk of compromise.…
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Cisco Patches 48 Firewall Vulnerabilities with Two CVSS 10 Flaws
Cisco patches 48 vulnerabilities in Secure Firewall products, including two critical CVSS 10 flaws that could allow authentication bypass and remote code execution.
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Cisco Drops 48 New Firewall Vulnerabilities, 2 Critical
Edge bugs are so fetch, and Cisco just dropped 50 new ones, including some heavy hitters with 10 out of 10 scores on the CVSS scale.
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Cisco SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited
Cisco is warning customers that attackers are actively exploiting multiple vulnerabilities affecting its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager platform. The software serves as a centralized management console used to monitor and control large distributed SD-WAN deployments. These vulnerabilities “… could allow an attacker to access an affected system, elevate privileges to root, gain access to sensitive information,…
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
Cisco has handed security teams one of the largest ever patching workloads affecting its firewall products, including fixes for two ‘perfect 10’ vulnerabilities in the company’s Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. Overall, the March 4 release, the first of its semiannual firewall updates for 2026, addresses 25 security advisories covering 48 individual CVEs. The…
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Cisco Firewall Management Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
Cisco has reported a vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that could allow attackers to remotely execute code and take full control of affected systems. The flaw does not require user interaction or authentication. “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface…
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Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software
Cisco released information on a pair of max-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software Wednesday that unauthenticated, remote attackers could exploit to obtain the highest level of access to the underlying operating system or on affected devices. The vulnerabilities — CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20131 — affect the web-based interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)…
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Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities
Cisco has disclosed that two more vulnerabilities affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2026-20122 (CVSS score: 7.1) – An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file…
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Cisco warns of SD-WAN Manager exploitation, fixes 48 firewall vulnerabilities
Cisco has confirmed that two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122) patched in late February 2025 are being exploited by attackers. The exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20128, CVE-2026-20122) CVE-2026-20128 is a bug in the Data Collection Agent (DCA) feature of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, which could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain DCA user privileges…
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Cisco flags more SD-WAN flaws as actively exploited in attacks
Cisco has flagged two more Catalyst SD-WAN Manager security flaws as actively exploited in the wild, urging administrators to upgrade vulnerable devices. […]