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Cisco teams with IBM, Lancope, LogRhythm, Splunk and Symantec
17.06.2013
Cisco introduced new developments with security partners and information-sharing techniques under its Cisco Security Technology Partner Ecosystem.
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Cisco redesigns CCNA routing and switching certification
27.03.2013
Cisco today announced a redesign of the Cisco associate-level certification programs and the evolution of the CCNA certification to CCNA Routing and Switching certification.
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Cisco devices saddled with weakened password encryption
21.03.2013
Instead of improving it, an implementation issue has left a "limited" number of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE releases with a weaker password hashing algorithm, making new passwords more susceptible to brute-force attacks, Cisco warns in a recently released advisory.
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Information security: Understanding a global picture in a local context
07.02.2013
"Think globally, act locally" is a phrase now cliche because it expresses an incontrovertible and immediately graspable truth.
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Cisco unveils open networking "fabric" for data centers, clouds
05.02.2013
Network speed, latency, and greater network port density in a single unit are key considerations for customers deploying virtualized data centers and moving to a managed cloud environment where microseconds count, and physical data center real estate is limited.
Spotlight

The security of WordPress plugins
Posted on 18 June 2013. | Checkmarx’s research lab identified that more than 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress plugins are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection.

Information security executives need to be strategic thinkers
Posted on 17 June 2013. | George Baker, the Director of Information Security at Exostar, talks about the challenges in working in a dynamic threat landscape, offers tips for aspiring infosec leaders, and more.

Large orgs in denial about own security breaches?
Posted on 14 June 2013. | Over two thirds (66%) of large organizations said they either had not experienced a security incident in the last 12-18 months or were unsure if they had.

Vulnerability scanning with PureCloud
Posted on 12 June 2013. | nCircle PureCloud is a cloud-based network security scanning product built upon the companies' vulnerability and risk management system IP360.

Reactions from the security community to the NSA spying scandal
Posted on 11 June 2013. | Read on for comments on this scandal that Help Net Security received from a variety of security professionals and analysts.
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