Cisco routers are deployed in networks around the world and play pivotal roles in small networks as well as global wide area networks (WANs). The stability and security built into a Cisco router are ...

Government agencies in the U.S. and Japan say that a group known as BlackTech has been observed compromising Cisco routers and installing backdoors for maintaining access. Hackers linked to the People ...

Cisco routers are built into the fabric of the Internet and enterprise networks, a fact that makes them highly attractive targets for attackers. Researchers at FireEye have come across attacks ...

Security researchers have found that the firmware for several Cisco small-business routers contains numerous security issues. The problems include hardcoded password hashes as well as static X.509 ...

Replacing router firmware with poisoned versions is no longer just a theoretical risk. Researchers from Mandiant have detected a real-world attack that has installed rogue firmware on business routers ...

Cisco has released firmware upgrades for two small business routers to address vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of the boxes. Aside from upgrading the device firmware, the ...

A flaw in the Secure Boot trusted hardware root-of-trust affects enterprise, military and government network gear, including routers, switches and firewalls. Cisco has issued a handful of firmware ...

Attackers are targeting specific Cisco routers for infection, allowing traffic monitoring and malware injection. The malware, called SYNful Knock and discovered by researchers at FireEye, hides itself ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Security researchers have uncovered rogue malware on Cisco enterprise routers that persists even ...

The attack replaces the hardware's IOS, allowing for traffic to be secretly monitored and the further injection of malware. Researchers at FireEye have discovered that attackers are infecting Cisco ...

Cisco warned Internet service providers and corporations late Wednesday that a flaw in its router software could allow attackers to freeze Cisco routers and stop the flow of network data through the ...

Cisco Systems released patches this week for several vulnerabilities in its IOS software for networking devices and the Cisco and WebEx conferencing servers. The most serious vulnerability affects the ...