Cisco Was Built for This Moment – Cisco Blogs

Cisco Was Built for This Moment – Cisco Blogs

There is no question that digital transformation is accelerating at a rapid pace, with so much of what each of us do every day reliant on connections. This is leading businesses and governments around the world to deepen their focus and remain clear-eyed about their goals, to stay ahead of the curve and plan for the future. This is certainly true for us at Cisco – and the groundwork we have laid for the past…

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Recently reported Microsoft zero-day gaining popularity with attackers, Kaspersky says

Recently reported Microsoft zero-day gaining popularity with attackers, Kaspersky says

A flaw in the MSHTML engine that lets an attacker use a malicious Office document to install malware is currently being used against the energy, industrial, banking, medical tech, and other sectors. BeeBright, Getty Images/iStockphoto A recently reported security vulnerability in Microsoft’s MSHTML browser engine is being found all over the world, and Kaspersky said it “expects to see an increase in attacks using this vulnerability.” MSHTML is the under-the-hood browser engine that is found…

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More Tribes Given Enhanced Access to US Crime Data

More Tribes Given Enhanced Access to US Crime Data

More Native American tribes are going to be given enhanced access to critical databases containing national crime information for the United States. In an announcement made September 16, the Department of Justice said that 12 tribes have been newly selected to participate in the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), bringing the total number of federally recognized participating tribes to 108. TAP was set up in 2015 after tribal leaders raised concerns about not being able to…

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Platform Abstraction Simplifies, Accelerates, and Enhances the Work of Cisco Developers – Cisco Blogs

Platform Abstraction Simplifies, Accelerates, and Enhances the Work of Cisco Developers – Cisco Blogs

[By Shivu Vibhuti] NEEDS PROFILE Cisco Platform Abstraction (CPA) is a model-driven, administrative platform software development kit (SDK) created by Cisco developers that disaggregates software and hardware from a Network Operating System (NOS) like Cisco IOS XE. As a single source of truth and a standardized repository of hardware information, CPA simplifies development, debugging, and device validation, making it easier and faster for developers to provide code for data objects on new platforms.  Creating Order…

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Unleash the potential with AppDynamics – Cisco Blogs

Unleash the potential with AppDynamics – Cisco Blogs

After over a year and a half of pivoting through the unprecedented, AppDynamics is ready to unleash the potential for channel partners to take hold of the market opportunity in 2021 and beyond. Unleash the Potential, our Partner Program Launch Event taking place on September 22nd, is designed to inform, inspire and ignite channel partners’ businesses as various AppDynamics leaders speak to the opportunities ahead to drive profitability and go-to-market strategies jointly to a capture…

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Prison for AT&T Phone-Unlocking Fraudster

Prison for AT&T Phone-Unlocking Fraudster

A cyber-criminal who defrauded American telecommunications giant AT&T out of more than $200m through a phone-unlocking bribery scheme has been sentenced to prison. Muhammad Fahd, a 35-year-old citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, led a seven-year conspiracy in which AT&T employees were bribed to unlawfully unlock nearly two million customers’ cell phones for profit. The plot began in 2012 when Fahd colluded with others to recruit AT&T staff working at a call center in Bothell, Washington. The employees…

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CVE-2021-38647 (OMIGOD): Critical Flaw Leaves Azure Linux VMs Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

CVE-2021-38647 (OMIGOD): Critical Flaw Leaves Azure Linux VMs Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

Agents installed by default on Azure Linux virtual machines are vulnerable to a remote code execution flaw that can be exploited with a single request. Background On September 14, researchers at Wiz disclosed a set of four vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), an open source Common Information Model (CIM) management server used for managing Unix and Linux systems. CVE Description CVSSv3 VPR …

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Free REvil Decryptor Launched

Free REvil Decryptor Launched

Antivirus vendor Bitdefender has launched a free universal decryption tool to help victims of REvil ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi. The new tool, which was made available on Thursday, can restore many files impacted by the crypto-locking malware before July 13, 2021. However, the tool’s instructions include the warning that “some versions” of REvil “are not yet decryptable.” REvil victims can download the tool and a step-by-step tutorial on how to use it via the Bitdefender website. The free decryptor is…

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Have you tried to guess your boss’s password? Lots of workers have, according to a report

Have you tried to guess your boss’s password? Lots of workers have, according to a report

An August Beyond Identity report takes a look at people’s password protection habits as well as their tendencies to guess other folk’s passwords. Image: GettyImages/GaudiLab In recent months, a slew of cyberattacks has hamstrung critical aspects of U.S. infrastructure including domestic meat and petroleum production as network security concerns take center stage amid soaring ransomware payouts. Last month, Beyond Identity published the results of a survey highlighting password protection habits, office password “guessing games” and…

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New Tech Fights Suicide with Analytics – Cisco Blogs

New Tech Fights Suicide with Analytics – Cisco Blogs

If you feel trigged by this article’s content, please contact a suicide prevention hotline immediately. In the U.S., the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s # is 1-800-273-8255. In the UK, the Samaritans can be reached at 116 123. Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting HOME to 741741 (US), 686868 (Canada), or 85258 (UK). This month, September, is National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States. Alice Hendy lost her brother, Josh, when he was…

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