Category Archives: Cisco systems

Cisco acquires ultra-low latency networking specialist Exablaze

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Cisco today announced that it has acquired Exablaze, an Australia-based company that designs and builds advanced networking gear based on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The company focuses on solutions for businesses that need ultra-low latency networking, with a special emphasis on high-frequency trading. Cisco plans to integrate Exablaze’s technology into its own product portfolio. […] Continue reading Cisco acquires ultra-low latency networking specialist Exablaze→

United Airlines CISO Emily Heath joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September

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In an era of massive data breaches, most recently the Capital One fiasco, the risk of a cyberattack and the costly consequences are the top existential threat to corporations big and small. At TechCrunch’s first-ever enterprise-focused event (p.s. early bird sales end August 9), that topic will be front and center throughout the day. That’s […] Continue reading United Airlines CISO Emily Heath joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September→

High-Severity Bug in Cisco Industrial Enterprise Tool Allows RCE

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Bug allows for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on industrial, enterprise tools. Continue reading High-Severity Bug in Cisco Industrial Enterprise Tool Allows RCE→

Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator

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The enterprise software and services-focused accelerator Alchemist has raised $4 million in fresh financing from investors BASF and the Qatar Development Bank, just in time for its latest demo day unveiling 20 new companies. Qatar and BASF join previous investors, including the venture firms Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Foundation Capital, DFJ and USVP, and corporate investors […] Continue reading Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator→

Cisco Releases Flood of Patches for IOS XE and Small Business Routers

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The networking giant issued 27 patches impacting a wide range of its products running the ISO XE software. Continue reading Cisco Releases Flood of Patches for IOS XE and Small Business Routers→

Cisco Patches Critical ‘Default Password’ Bug

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Vulnerability allows adversaries to access monitoring system used for gathering info on operating systems and hardware. Continue reading Cisco Patches Critical ‘Default Password’ Bug→

Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai

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What do we do with a company that regularly pumps metric tons of virtual toxic sludge onto the Internet and yet refuses to clean up their act? If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiong… Continue reading Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai→

Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai

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What do we do with a company that regularly pumps metric tons of virtual toxic sludge onto the Internet and yet refuses to clean up their act? If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiongmai — a Chinese maker of electronic parts that power a huge percentage of cheap digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet-connected security cameras. Continue reading Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai→