Cisco PSIRT
Introducing a New Addition to Cisco’s Security Impact Rating
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is introducing a new Security Impact Rating (SIR) for Cisco Security Advisories: Informational.
Cisco PSIRT – Mitigating and Detecting Potential Abuse of Cisco Smart Install Feature
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A Cisco Security Response alerts about possible abuse of the Smart Install feature. While not considered a vulnerability, the Response provides guidance on how to protect their networks against abuse.
Update for Customers
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Following a recent Juniper security bulletin discussing unauthorized code, we have fielded a number of related questions from our customers. Being trustworthy, transparent, and accountable is core to our team, so we are responding to these questions publicly. First, we have a “no backdoor” policy and our principles are published at trust.cisco.com Our development practices […]
Cisco Active Advisor: Get the Most From Your Enterprise Network
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When I was little, my father kept our family car in tip-top shape. He overhauled brakes, rebuilt engines, tuned carburetors, and swapped out suspensions. He could do just about anything, and he knew every component, inside and out. From an early age, I enjoyed “helping” my father whenever there was a chance. I handed him […]
Improvements to Cisco’s Security Vulnerability Disclosures
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Cisco is committed to protecting customers by sharing critical security-related information in different formats. Guided by customer feedback, Cisco’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is seeking ways to improve how we communicate information about Cisco product vulnerabilities to our Customers and Partners. As John Stewart mentioned on his blog post, the Cisco PSIRT has launched a […]
Cisco Active Advisor – Network Maintenance and Improvement Made Easy
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Who doesn’t enjoy a vacation? And not just one day, but – four! What if there were a cloud service that saved you so much time, you could actually send all of London’s working population on a 4-day vacation? Well, that’s exactly what Cisco Active Advisor does – save you time and money so you […]
Announcing the Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication
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Today, we released the final Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2014. Six years ago, Cisco committed to disclosing IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (on the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year) in direct response to your feedback. We know this timeline allows your organization to plan and help […]
New Standards May Reduce Heartburn Caused by the Next Heartbleed
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Ed Paradise, Vice President of Engineering for Cisco’s Threat Response, Intelligence and Development Group Much has been made of the industry-wide Heartbleed vulnerability and its potential exploitation. Cisco was among the first companies to release a customer Security Advisory when the vulnerability became public, and is now one of many offering mitigation advice. Those dealing […]
Heartbleed: Transparency for our Customers
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We know that communicating quickly and openly about security vulnerabilities can result in a little extra public attention for Cisco. As a trustworthy vendor, this is something we’re happy to accept. It’s recently been said that there is only one thing being discussed by IT security people right now – the OpenSSL heartbeat extension vulnerability […]
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