Cisco spotlights new IT roles you’ve never heard of
A Cisco report on IT trends says new jobs to address changing IT needs include business translator, network guardian and network detective. The future of IT networking jobs is being...
Review: 5 top videoconferencing services put to the test
A comparison of Zoom, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, and Google Meet in real-world tests to see which videoconferencing platforms perform best for business users. Here’s how they stack up....
IT vendors offer new financing options for cash-strapped enterprises
Cisco, Dell, HPE, and Nutanix craft payment deferrals, lower initial payments and trade-in deals as short-term sweeteners for businesses that need new gear but whose budgets are pinched by COVID-19....
Cisco says to patch critical UCS security holes now
Cisco posted 17 security warnings about authentication vulnerabilities in its Unified Computing System. Cisco has posted a package of 17 critical security warnings about authentication vulnerabilities in its Unified Computing System that...
Coronavirus prompts collaboration tool makers to offer wares for free
Several big-name vendors, including Microsoft, Google, Cisco and LogMeIn, are making some of their chat and video-conferencing services free as demand for remote working booms. Major collaboration and video conferencing...
Cisco security warnings include firewall holes, Nexus software weaknesses
Cisco details security vulnerability warnings with Firepower firewall (FXOS), Unified Computing System software and Nexus (NX-OS) switch operating system. Cisco has issued another batch of security warnings that include problems...
Cisco patches a security glitch affecting routers, switches and phones
Cisco fixes vulnerabilities in its Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) that could let remote attackers take over products without any user interaction. Cisco has issued fixes for five security glitches that...
Cisco software fortifies industrial IoT security
Cisco security architecture learns customer IIoT environment, keeps watch for anomalies. Cisco is looking to better protect myriad edge-attached IoT devices with new security software that promises to protect industrial...
Cisco and IBM offer a managed private-cloud service
Cisco and IBM have partnered to offer Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service for VMware and IBM/RedHat OpenShift environments. Cisco and IBM have rolled out a pair of managed private-cloud services aimed at customers looking...
Cisco issues critical security warnings its Data Center Network Manager
Cisco warns of vulnerabilities that can let attackers issue arbitrary actions with administrative permissions. Cisco this week issued software to address multiple critical authentication exposures in its Data Center Network Manager...