Cisco Warns of Critical Nexus 9000 Data Center Flaw

Part of a slew of patches from the networking vendor, the CVSS 9.8 bug allows remote takeover of a vulnerable device. Continue reading Cisco Warns of Critical Nexus 9000 Data Center Flaw

Giving An Industrial Push Button USB, Elegantly

[Glen]’s project sounds perfectly straightforward: have a big industrial-style push button act as a one-key USB keyboard. He could have hacked something together in any number of ways, but instead he decided to create a truly elegant solution. His custom PCB mates to the factory parts perfectly, and the USB …read more

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Cisco rolls out patches for high-risk vulnerabilities in FXOS and NX-OS software

Networking giant Cisco has published an advisory bundle for admins with Cisco switches and firewalls under their command, as some of the equipment supplied by the company is in dire need of patching. The Cisco FXOS and NX-OS software security advisory … Continue reading Cisco rolls out patches for high-risk vulnerabilities in FXOS and NX-OS software

What are the risks resulting from having a switch without strong access control directly facing the Internet?

At home I have a connection to my provider via glass fiber that provides two VLANs: IPTV and Internet.

The structure of the network is exactly as shown in the following image, except for the phone connection, that I don’t ha… Continue reading What are the risks resulting from having a switch without strong access control directly facing the Internet?